Insect pests of specific crops
Red imported fire ants Wingless grasshopper Horticultural crops Plague locust Plant bugs A field guide to insects in Australia The good bug book Queensland fruit fly [... more]
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HortNews - Major UK Study Sees Little Harm In GMO Crops
A fresh row over genetically modified (GMO) crops brewed in Britain on Monday after a major government and industry-backed study found no evidence they harmed the environment. LONDON, 29/11/2004 - A fresh row over genetically modified (GMO) crops ... [... more]
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NZ Grower Plans To Float Crop Of 700 Tonnes Of Ginseng
A ginseng growing and exporting company set up in Tauranga says it plans to take the world by storm with a crop they believe will grow into a multi-million dollar industry. TAURANGA 16/08/2004 - A ginseng growing and exporting company set up in ... [... more]
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HortNews - Bumper Fruit Crops Trigger Shortage Of Pickers
A shortage of orchard workers which Central Otago growers had thought to still be three or four years in the future looks set to occur this year, thanks to a bumper fruit crop. DUNEDIN 2/11/2001 - A shortage of orchard workers which Central Otago ... [... more]
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HortNews - Frosts Destroy Chardonnay Crops
Frosts have ruined up to 70 percent of Hawke's Bay's Chardonnay crop and wiped millions of dollars from the region's economy, grape growers said today. HASTINGS 18/11/2002 - Frosts have ruined up to 70 percent of Hawke's Bay's 'Chardonnay' crop ... [... more]
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HortNews - Nashi Crops Set To Diversify, Expand
Nashi pears have made a rapid transition from a horticultural curiosity to a multi-million dollar export crop. Nashi pears have made a rapid transition from a horticultural curiosity to a multi-million dollar export crop. JOHN HART of Hawke's Bay ... [... more]
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HortNews - Cashing In On Ginseng Crop
Kiwifruit growers from the Waikato and Bay of Plenty are invited to a field day in Tauranga next week to look at companion planting for their crop. TAURANGA 15/01/2007-Kiwifruit growers from the Waikato and Bay of Plenty are invited to a field ... [... more]
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High-Value Dollar Eroding Returns From Kiwifruit Crop
HASTINGS 21/03/2005 - The high dollar is taking the edge off a good kiwifruit harvest, growers say. Orchardist Dave Mackie, chairman of the Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Association kiwifruit sector, said the crop was later and lighter than usual ... [... more]
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HortNews - Engineer Mechanises Labour Of Netting Vine Crops
Hastings engineer Malcolm Baker has developed a neater, faster way of winding in the side netting that keeps birds from getting into grape crops. HASTINGS 7/06/2004 - Hastings engineer Malcolm Baker has developed a neater, faster way of winding ... [... more]
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HortNews - Small Avocado Crop Proves Lucrative For Growers
The small avocado crop picked since last August has had big rewards for the people with fruiting trees. TAURANGA 11/04/2005 - The small avocado crop picked since last August has had big rewards for the people with fruiting trees. Apata Avocado ... [... more]
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Field crops, pastures & rangelands
Salvaging crops for fodder, grain or grazing - costs and income calculator A calculator to help producers make decisions on salvaging crops. The Excel spreadsheet calculates the cost of baling crops for hay or silage and of taking crops through ... [... more]
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HortNews - Asparagus Crops Caught By Frosts
Asparagus growers say their outdoor crops in some regions have been hit hard by this week's frosts but expect the plants to make a speedy recovery - provided the weather is in their favour. HASTINGS 10/10/2003 - Asparagus growers say their ... [... more]
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