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"You'd have to go right back to 1989 to find a harvest similar."
The upcoming kiwifruit season is expected to set another record.
The Bay of Plenty will need about 20,000 seasonal kiwifruit workers.
10 to 12 high potential ventures will be identified and analysed for their feasibility.
Lasers at Ewing Stevens' vineyard to replace labour intensive and expensive bird netting.
"Hawke's Bay can feel really good with where it sits in the country and with the world."
Kaipara kumara grower has to recruit pickers from Whangārei as labour shortage bites.
Hawke's Bay cherries may be heading overseas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Origin Capital has raised $69m to invest in kiwifruit orchards.
Crown and kiwifruit sector reach out of court settlement to the long-running litigation.
Bureaucratic issues meant some workers hadn't been allowed to move to another employer.
"Let's ensure we grow vegetables and fruit as well as houses near our main centres."
The rush for work among the Bay's unemployed has "exceeded government targets".
Hawke's Bay's grape harvest has steadily shifted forward over the past 10 years.
"I see oats as being complementary to other farming types rather than in competition."
Picking contractors are offering big prices to lure in orchard workers this season.
US buyers can't get enough of the bizarre-looking fruit.
A range of horticulture will be on display at the show.
The Tinwald saleyards closed in December 2016 after 138 years of operation.
The last event in November drew more than 500 people
Over 150 RSE workers from Samoa will start picking apples in Hawke's Bay this week.
Service to the industry, innovation and graduating horticulture students celebrated.
Cedenco want seasonal workers from March to October at their expanded Hastings factory.
Zespri's hope to partner with Chinese growers illegally growing gold kiwifruit is on hold.
John and Wendy recognised the importance of accommodation for their workers.
The global pandemic is partly to blame for a tighter than normal squeeze on supply.
Tasman orchardists call on govt for financial help following severe hail on Boxing Day.
Some Central Otago orchards say this season's crop is a write off.
Educational hui aims to teach people how to transform their backyards into food bowls.
Kerikeri blueberry growers are right at the height of their picking season.
The 2021 export onion season off to an early and positive start, despite Covid-19.
"We're going to keep plugging away, because if we don't, we won't pick the crop."
Up to 2000 seasonal workers from the Pacific are due to arrive in New Zealand.
New Year's deluge of torrential rain has been welcomed by winemakers.
Ehsan Bin Zakaria Muhammad died at a popular Roxburgh swimming spot.