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Following a meeting of 150 Bay of Plenty growers over biosecurity failures leading to the Psa outbreak in their region, Zespri director Ray Sharp dismissed their concerns as “disappointment”.
Kiwifruit growers body Zespri has appointed retired judge Sir Peter Trapski to investigate possible illegal application of unproven kiwifruit cuttings in Bay of Plenty orchards.
Psa-V will have a detrimental effect on the size of this year’s kiwifruit harvest, according to the first crop estimate of the year from Zespri.
In the week in which global food giant Unilever made a contribution to sustainability, New Zealand’s own efforts at a meaningful response to scientific enquiry in the food arena were notably pathetic. First, there was the news that the Department of Conservation’s environmental support team is to be slashed by half, then two significant food industries announced impending disaster because of a lack of a decent science infrastructure.
Independent kiwifruit growers have raised concerns about the behaviour of marketing organisation Zespri in overseas markets.
Zespri gold kiwifruit may not have been everybody’s favourite, but they are unlikely to become a commercial success for New Zealand growers, through no fault of theirs, or the marketing prowess of Zespri
Turners and Growers (T&G) has said it will cease further action against kiwifruit marketer Zespri, once the current appeal against last year’s High Court decision is concluded.
In the wake of a huge vote in favour of the Zespri empowering commodity levy, Turners & Growers is going back to the High Court to again challenge the regulatory powers of NZ Kiwifruit Growers, owners of the Zespri brand and marketing arm.
The High Court of New Zealand has found against Turners and Growers in the company’s latest bid to destroy Zespri’s marketing operation.
Kiwifruit company, Zespri has announced a research partnership with the US-based bacteriophage producer, OmniLytics as it strives to find better control mechanisms for the Psa outbreak in New Zealand.
Kiwifruit trading company Zespri is planning to grow kiwifruit in the Philippines, according to Steven Bunyan, Zespri regional development manager for south east and east Asia.
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer ZESPRI and the research body fighting Psa in New Zealand, Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH), are coordinating an international research effort to combat the disease Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae (Psa)
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