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Are we running out of fresh food?
Destructive cyclones and changing climate - how long can New Zealand provide fresh food?
HB Tourism joins call for more fruitpickers
Hawke's Bay Tourism is targeting backpackers to help fill a seasonal labour shortage.
Zespri: Kiwifruit crop increase could lead to labour shortage
Kiwifruit crops are due to ripen faster than anticipated - and pickers are needed.
Inside story: Seasoned crews behind the kiwifruit boom
Seasonal work is a fun way to top up retired couple's income
Trevelyan packhouse manager role a good fit
Dougal Henderson has proven to be the best packhouse manager for Trevelyan.
Kiwifruit rejects and analysis all in a day's work at Trevelyan
Rejected kiwifruit are inevitable at Trevelyan — and it's one man's job to find out why.
Season's first kiwifruit shipment leaving Tauranga as harvest begins
Zespri is expecting sales to top $2 billion this season.
Central Otago apple growers welcome free trade agreement
Central Otago apple growers will welcome a new free trade agreement.
Bay students learn about horticulture industry
Bay students have been given an insight into the jobs available in horticulture.
Potter grows fabulous poppies
Ceramic artist Carolyn Hodgson of Marton's fabulous red poppies adorn Te Papa walls.
Merivale garden nourishes a community
Helping out for 'the love, the aroha of other people'.
Bay horticulture can get free recycling
Rural recycling programme Agrecovery comes to Hawke's Bay.
Kiwifruit sales to China, Japan set to hit $1 billion
Demand for kiwifruit continues as sales to China and Japan are tracking at record pace.
Has M. bovis put people off buying dairy farms?
GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate Peter Newbold looks at M. bovis' effect on dairy sales.
Website to find workers praised
Work The Seasons website applauded by Horticulture New Zealand chief executive.
Local workers and backpackers needed to pick up slack
Kiwifruit pack houses in the Bay are expecting volumes of fruit to be up on last season.
Sunflowers add colour to Claremont farm
Bold sunflowers are brightening up Paul and Emma Carrol's South Canterbury farm.
Kiwifruit industry needs to spend a cool $1 billion to keep up with hot demand
Zespri expects annual sales to double to $4.5 billion by 2025.
The Kiwi company betting big on hemp
Bay hemp seed growers poised to diversify product range with recent law change.
Three Te Puke orchards for sale
The portfolio includes three mid-to-large sized blocks with a total of 98 canopy hectares.
Move over Zespri, new berry group has big plans
Berries eyed as next billion-dollar export business by new joint venture.
Apple harvest earliest in recent history
Central Otago's apples are having their earliest harvest in decades.
Can 14m cartons of apples be picked in 21 days?
NZ Apples and Pears CEO on a shortage of pickers for a bumper crop of apples.
Fewer trucks and faster delivery for produce on Kiwi Express
A new shipping service for Northland's kiwifruit industry represents a win for everyone.
ANZ Agri Focus: Success with avocados is there for the picking
The avocado sector is in a good position for growth, according to ANZ Agri Focus.
Fruit-picking industry runs out of workers
Workers needed for peak 21-day period to pack the bulk of 14 million crates of apples.
Industrial building boom hits Hastings
Heretaunga Plains the site of several multimillion-dollar developments.
Harvesting South Island vegetables to order
Aimee Burton talks about how an ultimatum got her started on her business journey.
Worrying week for Napier winegrowers
"I've never seen it like this ever"- vineyard submerged after deluge.
The Food Basket avoids rising vege prices
Fruit and veges are getting unaffordable for many after a bad growing season.
'Solid' result for Scales in difficult year
Scales chairman said the Hawke's Bay region experienced a ''difficult growing season''.
No listeria-contaminated Australian rockmelons here
MPI assures public Australian rockmelons here are safe to eat.