All articles by Tom Bicknell – Page 7
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ArticleTe Awanui leads Japanese delegation
Maori grower Te Awanui Huka Pak will lead a NZ kiwifruit delegation to Japan this week and open the Zespri Trade Conference in Tokyo
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ArticleNew CEO for Avocados Australia
Avocados Australia has picked experienced horticulture man John Tyas as its new chief executive officer
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ArticleNew Californian cherry order
A reboot for the California’s cherry marketing programme paves the way for branded promotions in several key Asian markets
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ArticleBroad change to T&G management
T&G has announced the appointment of a number of new staff to its upper management, many of them BayWa representatives
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ArticleZespri deputy chairman cleared
Zespri’s Peter McBride has been cleared of any wrongdoing related to his brother’s illegal kiwifruit grafting
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ArticleZespri unveils Psa plan
Zespri has taken the cover off its Psa recovery programme, which plans to replace Hort16A with the new Gold3 variety
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ArticleKiwifruit picking begins in NZ
New Zealand has started picking its first kiwifruit of the season, with volumes expected to be higher than early forecasts
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ArticleRiverina Citrus to close doors
Amidst flooding in the region, growers have voted to wind down Australian peak industry body Riverina Citrus
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ArticleProduce linked to ‘golden’ skin tone
Eating fresh produce with high carotenoid levels can give skin an attractive ‘golden’ glow, according to new research
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ArticleAustralian flooding misses fruit
Fruit production in south east Australia appears to have dodged the worst of the flooding across the region this week
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ArticleAFFCO closes doors
The Australian Fresh Fruit Company (AFFCO) has officially been dissolved months after the group started winding down
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ArticleZespri raises profit forecast
Good fruit quality and higher than expected returns in Asia have boosted Zespri’s 2011/12 returns forecast
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ArticleNew Pink Lady apple horizons
The Pink Lady business is applying its efforts to a number of new Asian markets this year, and aims to bring more Australian fruit to bear
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ArticleNew chief executive for Pipfruit NZ
Peak industry body Pipfruit New Zealand announces Alan Pollard will replace retiring chief executive Peter Beaven
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ArticleT&G’s Jeff Wesley announces retirement
Jeff Wesley has announced he will retire as managing director of major New Zealand agribusiness group Turners & Growers
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ArticleT&G posts NZ$18.3m loss
T&G has posted a NZ$18.3m loss for 2011, attributed to one-off write-downs in orchard values and BayWa bid costs
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ArticleG3 pitched as kiwifruit saviour
G3 will pave the Psa recovery pathway for New Zealand’s kiwifruit industry if it can keep performing until May, Zespri has uncovered
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ArticleWoolworths trials virtual storefront
Woolworths Supermarkets has launched a one-week ‘virtual supermarket’ trial in Australian train stations
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ArticleAvocados Australia CEO resigns
Avocados Australia CEO Antony Allen has announced his resignation as he moves back into the commercial sector
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ArticleTrial broadens NZ avocado horizons
A new shipping trial could pave the way for New Zealand avocados to carve out a space in the European and North American markets