$10 cauliflower! Wet weather wreaks havoc on shoppers
Recent rain has decreased supply of some vegetables and made them more expensive.
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Napier hosting US and Canadian fruit-growers
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Focus: Humidity hitting vegetable growers and driving up prices
North Island growers fear short supply of green vegetables if weather doesn’t improve soon.
Employment there for the picking
Apple industry crying out for pickers so get off the benefit and up those trees.
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Lincoln University linking with overseas institutions
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Listen: Rural property overview with Peter Newbold
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Onion breeding station opened in Pukekohe
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Person dies after being trapped in a potato harvester
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