The CountryAvocado orchard joins flavours festivalThe avocado capital of Katikati welcomes new orchard tourism business.10 Mar 03:00 PM
The CountryFive orchardists fined nearly $200k for illegal water takeAll pleaded guilty to the charges relating to the unlawful takes at their orchard.07 Mar 08:24 PM
The CountryHigh hopes for new kiwifruit blockWork on gold kiwifruit block to start this year05 Mar 10:00 PM
The CountryZespri battles fake kiwifruit packaging in ChinaChina’s Public Prosecutor’s Office told Zespri it would prosecute the crimes.05 Mar 03:48 AM
The CountryNZ seeds stored in doomsday mountain vault in NorwayThe Svalbard Global Seed Vault stores duplicates of every important crop in the world.05 Mar 12:30 AM
The Country140th Woodville Horticultural and Industrial Show a blaze of colour and creativityA huge and successful horticultural show at Woodville.03 Mar 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryZespri brand rides high in US, faces more rivals in EuropeBig potential in both markets as sales top $1 billion last season.03 Mar 10:00 PM
The CountryKūmara prices expected to dropAt its scarcest, some kūmara prices topped out at $14/kg.03 Mar 09:54 PM
The CountryPossums and preserves: The joys of rural vegetable gardeningHarvesting should be in full swing at the moment for all you keen vegetable gardeners.02 Mar 03:59 PM
The Country'Really promising': Is Northland the new home of peanuts?A feasibility project dotted across sites in the North is encouraging.01 Mar 06:23 PM
The Country30,000 cyclone-smashed apple bins fixed for growers, saving them $3mHawke’s Bay grows 70 per cent of NZ's apples and this year’s picking season has begun.29 Feb 07:37 PM
The CountryWatermelon 101: from pip-less varieties to a pocket-friendly priceIt’s time to chomp down on the thirst-quenching deliciousness that is watermelon.28 Feb 10:30 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryT&G Global posts big net loss after Cyclone Gabrielle, economic squeezeNew season looking brighter with strong apple volumes, US opportunities.28 Feb 10:14 PM
The CountryVegetables push through silt left behind by Cyclone GabriellePlant and Food Research is trying to work out how to 'use the silt to our advantage'.28 Feb 10:13 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountrySeeka feels lash of 2023 weather with $14.5m net lossProspects now look brighter as improved growing conditions signal record kiwifruit crops.27 Feb 10:26 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryKiwifruit industry ticks Zespri plans to boost growers' shares investmentIndustry alignment of growers and shareholders seen as major challenge ahead.25 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe Country450-home project will expand Flaxmere, orchard and vineyard make wayA large Māori-led housing project planned for Flaxmere has been given approval.23 Feb 12:22 AM
The Country2D trees lead to boost in yield for fruit growers"For apples, it's about double and for cherries, it's about a 50 per cent increase."22 Feb 08:23 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryIn a pool of apples during Cyclone Gabrielle, a policeman pulled out his phoneDetective Steve Leonard's photo is now blown up on the wall at police headquarters.22 Feb 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryZespri starts global search for new CEO but eyes a New Zealand base this timeGlobal marketer also reports record grower returns forecast for this season.22 Feb 04:00 PM
The Country'It’s depressing': Gabrielle still hammering kiwifruit growers'There's a lot saying how they’re hating going out into the orchard at the moment.'22 Feb 01:00 AM
The CountryWhy watermelons are cheaper right nowAre you eating the whole melon? Here's why you should eat the rind.19 Feb 08:15 PM
The CountryKiwifruit exports in growth mode again after tough two yearsGlobal marketer Zespri has growth in its sights again.15 Feb 01:23 AM
The Country'More vulnerable now': Flood risk worry for grower after Cyclone Gabrielle'My father set up this business about 50 years ago and we’re starting from the bottom.'12 Feb 10:02 PM
The CountryWonky Box's South Island expansion on trackWonky Box team employs 17 southerners, including an on-the-ground grower liaison.12 Feb 01:00 AM
The CountryFirst in the sky over 'a war zone': How an orchardist rescued 150 people with a chopperCam Taylor had no search and rescue expertise, but his community needed saving.11 Feb 10:30 PM
The CountryT&G Global full-year loss forecast balloons over insurance claim 'complexity'The firm's FY23 loss before tax is expected to be double what was previously anticipated.11 Feb 10:09 PM
The Country'Pretty simple': Horticulture business trials electric harvesterLeaderbrand is the first in NZ to trial new electric harvesting equipment.11 Feb 08:19 PM
The Country'A bit run down': Tourists at reopened winery blissfully unaware of cyclone'It’s taken a lot of hard work by so many people to get where we are today.'10 Feb 05:00 PM
The CountryHawke’s Bay growers say looks can be deceiving as devastated industry attempts to build backMuch of the post-cyclone cleanup is done, but horticulture still faces a long recovery.10 Feb 05:00 PM
The Country'A great event': Farmers ready to compete in Coast to Coast“I’ve grown up with the Coast to Coast ... it wouldn’t be a summer without it."08 Feb 09:39 PM
The Country$30k boost for primary industry advisory sectorGovt wants to ensure "we make farming an attractive career option for young people again".08 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryNapier man’s rise from farm life to putting together rockets in the USTim Charlton's off to the US to be part of a bold project to launch a new 40m-tall rocket.06 Feb 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryZespri's next big challenge: Kiwifruit growers' sinking appetite for share ownershipThe valuable kiwifruit export industry is recovering its mojo after a gruelling two years.06 Feb 04:00 PM
