Media Releases
Vegetable Grower from Pukekohe Wins National Horticulture Title
21 Jul 2016Andrew Hutchinson from Pukekohe, Auckland, was crowned Young Grower of the Year at tonight’s awards dinner in his home town. He has been identified by industry leaders as a sh...
Roxburgh Young Grower Places Third in National Horticulture Competition
20 Jul 2016Jack Gilchrist from Roxburgh has been awarded third place at the Young Grower of the Year annual awards dinner in Pukekohe tonight. Jack, 22, an Assisting Manager at Willowbro...
Bay of Plenty Grower Places Second in National Horticulture Competition
20 Jul 2016Chris Clement from Bay of Plenty has been awarded second place at the Young Grower of the Year annual awards dinner in Pukekohe tonight. Chris, who works at Apata Group, won t...
Jordan James named Hawke’s Bay’s best fruit grower
11 Jul 2016Jordan James, 25, from Mr Apple has beaten off tough competition from seven other entrants to be crowned Hawke's Bay's Young Fruitgrower for 2016 at Saturday night's gala dinn...
New Grower Board Members Elected To HortNZ
05 Jul 2016Two new grower board members have been elected to the Horticulture New Zealand board. Northland kiwifruit grower David Kelly has been re-elected for what will be his third...
Young Fruit Growers Compete to be Hawke’s Bay’s Best
30 Jun 2016Eight young fruit growers from orchards across the Hawke’s Bay are sharpening their secateurs in preparation for next week’s Hawke’s Bay Young Fruitgrower of the Year competit...
Young Fruit Growers Compete to be Nelson’s Best
27 Jun 2016Five young fruit growers from orchards across Nelson are sharpening their pruning shears in preparation for next week’s regional Young Fruit Grower competition at Hoddy’s Orch...
Chris Clement Dominates Bay of Plenty Young Grower Awards
22 Jun 2016Chris Clement, 29, from Apata Group has beaten off tough competition from five other entrants to be crowned Bay of Plenty's Young Fruit Grower for 2016 at tonight's gala dinn...
Horticulture Welcomes Bruce Wills As New Board Member
21 Jun 2016Former Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills has been appointed to the position of independent board director for Horticulture New Zealand. The Hawke’s Bay hill country fa...
Leading Australian Professor Talks Robotics at Horticulture Conference
21 Jun 2016The application of automation and robotics in the primary sector will be a hot topic at the New Zealand Horticulture Conference in August. Professor Salah Sukkarieh is the...