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Emissions Trading Scheme could put remaining greenhouse growers out of business

24 July 2024

Changes to industrial allocation under the Emissions Trading Scheme could put remaining greenhouse tomato, cucumber and capsicum growers out of business.

Southern hemisphere’s largest celery grower has ‘never pushed a tree over’

19 July 2024

By Andrew Bristol

Adam Schreurs – the southern hemisphere’s largest celery grower – (pictured right, with VNZI's Daniel Sutton, left) has ‘never pushed a tree over’ on the 1000-acre farm that he…

Royal Society of NZ report highlights challenge of getting kiwis to eat vegetables

18 July 2024

A new Royal Society of New Zealand report highlights the challenges involved in getting New Zealanders to eat more vegetables and other healthy food.

Everything is big in Australia

1 July 2024

By Andrew Bristol

Everything is big in Australia. That was hammered home to me when I attended Hort Connections in Melbourne in early June, along with 4000 other delegates.

Vegetables NZ thanks growers for continued support

25 June 2024

More than 90% of fresh vegetable growers by value have voted to continue to support the work of Vegetables NZ through the fresh vegetable commodity levy.

Integrated approach offers fresh arsenal in battle against fall armyworm

25 June 2024

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investing in the development of an integrated pest management approach to safeguard New Zealand’s maize and sweetcorn industries against fall armyworm.

Pukekohe Young Grower for 2024 announced

20 May 2024

Jamie Wells, a 29-year-old agronomist at Balle Brothers, has won the 2024 Pukekohe Young Grower of the Year competition.

Voting on the Fresh Vegetables Commodity Levy is now open

15 May 2024

If you grow and sell fresh vegetables commercially, you should have received a voting pack either via email (from electionz. com, using this email address: iro@electionz.

Breeze Add One More Vegetable radio campaign's underway

13 May 2024

Vegetables. co. nz has teamed up with the Breeze and 5+ A Day to promote vegetables over the next month, as part of the Add One More Vegetable initiative.

More than 300 attend nationwide research and levy roadshows

10 May 2024

More than 300 growers and other vegetable industry participants attended one of the nine vegetable research and levy roadshows held around the country over the past few months.