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Seeing red: RubyRed kiwifruit reaches million-tray milestone
Zespri's RubyRed kiwifruit variety is in its third year of commercial production.
Vietnam passionfruit project gets $6.2m from Govt
Project part of long-term development cooperation to support Vietnam’s agriculture sector.
Digital orchard will bear fruit
New technologies to help produce food in the face of big issues.
Healthy land for healthy food
Key NZ research aims to provide more food, more sustainably.
Wine sector gets climate 'message'
Industry thinking about the future as big changes loom.
Hospitality awards 2023 finalists announced
There are 20 categories from which the overall supreme winner will be chosen.
'Uncharted territory': Why Cyclone Gabrielle will kill fruit trees for years to come
“There’s not a lot of information about what to do - it's uncharted territory."
Insects key weapon against food wastage
Feeding waste to flies (and flies to fish) new move against waste.
Plants cry out when they need watering - but humans can’t hear them
Recordings show plants make ultrasonic popping noises likely heard by insects and mammals.
Weaving traditional knowledge into caring for native plant life in Kapiti
Kapiti Coast weavers are teaching local council about native plant care.
How NZ tops Australia - again
Aussie wheat is the best? Think again says research group.
Tiny wasp's sci-fi star role
Horror movie parallels in the use of nature to control unwanted horticultural pests.
Where would we be without bees?
Honey bees threat overstated – but new research is protecting colonies.
Pasture crops could be new food for humans
Plant & Food Research scientists finding new ways to diversify NZ's food production.
Wood revolution: New factory aimed at NZ domestic market
Gisborne plant a world-first and the structural lumber solely for the domestic market.
Fishing's never been like this
Meeting the 'needs of fish' is at the heart of a revolutionary ocean aquaculture plan.
NZ hops capturing world attention
Plant & Food Research's 70 years of work with hops still paying off globally.
New apples pip the world
NZ science is protecting the world's red apples from the worst effects of climate change