There is certainly not a sense of euphoria in the top fruit sector at all. But, things are looking up a bit. This is according to Michel Schrijnemaekers, a director at Veiling Zuid-Limburg. Veiling Zuid-Limburg is an auction house in the Netherlands. "Stocks are running out here and there. This has resulted in somewhat higher demand," he says. read more...

New Zealand horticultural exports grew significantly in value last year, with wine, kiwifruit and apples driving the increase to NZ$5.5bn from NZ$5.1bn the year before. read more...

Opening the gateway to hundreds of exciting new career and education opportunities in New Zealand’s booming apple and pear industry is underway with one of the first new Regional Career Coordinators in Hawke’s Bay this week. read more...

A crop-spraying drone has taken its first legal flight in South Africa - a big breakthrough which could radically transform farming in South Africa. After a lengthy process, the DJI drone (the AGRAS MG-1P model) was allowed to fly earlier this month. read more...

New Zealand industry representatives all gathered for the today’s launch of multimillion-dollar horticulture research institute PlantTech. PlantTech will focus on applying cutting edge artificial intelligence and machine learning to the scientific challenges in New Zealand's horticulture industry. read more...