6 January 2020
The term social licence to operate could be discarded as yet another slick marketing phrase but it is the guardrail that will keep New Zealand’s primary sector front and centre of this country’s continuing economic growth.
Richard Rennie spoke to Kellogg scholar and Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated communications manager Mike Murphy about his research on social licence and the kiwifruit sector.
16 December 2019
The Chinese importer suing Zespri for $25 million wants a trial held off until 2021 because its lead witness remains in a Chinese jail.
9 December 2019
A chance conversation over the fence between a blueberry grower and a brewer prompted the men to combine their talents to create a blueberry beer for summer.
5 December 2019
Some stonefruit will be in short supply this season after a severe hailstorm damaged Hawke’s Bay orchards in October.
29 November 2019
Vegetable growers have been told Overseer won’t work for them and farm environment plans are the best way to demonstrate good land management practice.
27 November 2019
Despite the swirl of biosecurity threats Zespri growers in Europe have managed to deliver similar crop volumes to last year, helping meet the marketers’ 12-month supply needs.
21 November 2019
Zespri has fired a warning shot at Kiwi growers over illegal SunGold kiwifruit plots in China and plans to crack down on increasing volumes of the illegally grown fruit being detected in the fast growing market.
21 November 2019
Summerfruit growers have voted overwhelmingly to renew their commodity levy.
22 October 2019
Summerfruit growers are voting on whether to continue industry funding for biosecurity, crop protection and export market access.
22 October 2019
Research has become a bigger part of Zespri’s marketing mix as it reverts to basics to increase sales in the United States.
