HORTICULTURE - MSC NewsWire

Registrations open for Hort Connections

REGISTRATIONS are open for delegates to the inaugural Hort Connections 2017 to be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from May 15-17. The event combines the National Horticulture Convention and PMA Fresh Connections, bringng together the largest number of growers, supply chain members, government stakeholders and industry service providers in the Australian horticulture industry. Hort Connections is a joint initiative between Ausveg and PMA Australia – New Zealand (PMA A-NZ), and will be co-hosted alongside a range of horticulture industry bodies including Australian Organic, Onions Australia and Irrigation Australia. Ausveg national marketing manager Nathan McIntyre said growers and whole-of-supply-chain members…

New brand, new tagline

Managing director Andrew Darling discusses the decision to rollout Darling Group – the new overarching brand connecting Global Fresh New Zealand and Australia, Just Avocados and JH Leavy & CoFamily. Fresh. Fun. It’s the tagline of newly formed brand Darling Group, which incorporates long-established businesses Global Fresh New Zealand, Global Fresh Australia, Just Avocados and, most recently, JH Leavy & Co. Since acquiring the Brisbane-based wholesaler JH Leavy & Co in July 2016, the group of companies decided it needed an overarching brand for its horticultural operations, which range from growing and packing to exporting, sales and marketing, as well…

New apple variety "Dazzle" released in New Zealand

New Zealand has released a new apple variety which has been launched today by Fruitcraft, after being licensed for the worldwide rights by Prevar. The apple variety PremA129, which will be marketed and known as Dazzle, is expected to be one of the biggest apple variety launches since Royal Gala decades ago. All New Zealand apple growers will be able to grow Dazzle, and all fruit exporters will be able to sell it. Dazzle is a large, red, sweet apple which has taken 20 years to develop by Plant & Food Research (PFR) at their research station in Havelock North.…

New Zespri head office in New Zealand

The Zespri Board last night approved plans for a new office building on its current site in Mount Maunganui. Zespri Chief Financial Officer Dave Hazlehurst explains that Zespri’s new building will provide a home for its brand and a future-proof building to support possible future growth in the industry. “Zespri has well and truly outgrown our existing building as the organisation has grown to support our industry’s rapid progress. With global sales expected to more than double to $4.5 billion by 2025, the new building will provide the facilities we need to deliver this growth for the kiwifruit industry. We’re…

China and NZ sign-off on organics deal

Organic producers and exporters in New Zealand and China are set to benefit under a new bilateral agreement. The Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Certified Organic Products was signed by the two countries in China late last month. New Zealand exports of organic produce to China are currently valued at NZ$27m per annum, with this figure tipped to rise thanks to a reduction in compliance costs under the agreement. “Our organic sectors should experience growth, not only with increased export and import opportunities but also a wider range of organic ingredients available for processed foods that would be available for sale…

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