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Nutrient uptake in a changing climate

28 November 2024

Claire Scofield is a recipient of a 2024 postgraduate scholarship. Her research investigates the effects of environmental conditions under rain covers on calcium uptake in cherries.

Understanding soil recovery

22 November 2024

Alex Dickson received the Horticulture New Zealand Postgraduate Scholarship for 2024 to investigate returning highly productive land to high value vegetable and fruit crop production after flooding.

Leadership programme future proofs the horticulture industry

18 November 2024

Horticulture New Zealand Leadership scholar Justin Wehner says he ‘fell into’ the horticulture sector by chance but soon recognised the great career opportunities it offers.

More tools in the toolbox after leadership programme

15 November 2024

Horticulture New Zealand Leadership scholar Reuben Carter says he graduated the 2024 programme equipped with more tools to deal with the challenges and opportunities in the sector.

Coastal block ideal for vegetables

14 November 2024

Ben Scott grew up working on his father’s market garden in Marshland, Christchurch and reckons that was enough to convince him growing vegetables was the las thing he wanted to do.

New report highlights risk to vegetable prices from unworkable regulations

31 October 2024

A new report by NZIER warns fresh vegetable prices could increase, possibly dramatically, if the Government doesn’t move quickly to provide a clear and workable regulatory pathway for vegetable production.

HortNZ undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships now open for study in 2025

22 October 2024

Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) is inviting applications for its 2025 scholarship programme.

Yams and lambs

17 October 2024

For as long as he can remember, Alistair Boyce says yams grew untended in the family garden, but in 1991 he and his father tried growing a few commercially.

Grace Fulford from Hawke’s Bay wins 2024 Young Grower title

11 October 2024

Grace Fulford has won the 2024 Young Grower national title, competing in her hometown.

Embracing Hort in Canterbury

9 October 2024

For more than 50 years, South Canterbury’s Turley Farms has been finding new ways to use the agricultural land in the region.