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U.S. seed sector to "Storm the Hill" with trade, innovation high on agenda
ASTA members from some 19 states will be in Capitol Hill this week to attend more than 90 meetings set up in the House and Senate.
April 04 , 2017
Philippine banana growers make plea for help amid revolutionary army killings
New People’s Army (NPA) members have allegedly attacked farmers who don't make extorsion payments, and also allegedly set fire to Dole facilities in Mindanao.
April 04 , 2017
High-tech mapping, robots and drones aid Cyclone Debbie crop response
The map's tree cropping layer has been "quickly validating and quantifying what would normally take weeks" in post-cyclone assessments.
April 03 , 2017
Zespri calls police over kiwifruit license transfer in China
The marketer believes a kiwifruit license may have been sold to a third party, breaching the terms limiting transfers within a country.
April 03 , 2017
South African credit rating downgraded to "junk" status
S&P held an emergency meeting over the weekend following a cabinet shuffle last week that ousted finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
April 03 , 2017
U.S.: Industry welcomes EPA's decision on HLB-fighting insecticide
A USDA representative said the decision was "grounded in evidence" and meant an "important pest management tool will remain available to growers."
April 03 , 2017
Chilean plums fail Chinese inspections twice in March
Both consignments were rejected by the same quarantine bureau, but for different reasons.
April 03 , 2017
Stemilt leads U.S. return to Japanese apple market after long absence
The Washington State shipper wants to bring selection and choice to a market that's had "the same old apple varieties served to their customers for the last 30 years".
April 03 , 2017
Israeli breeder tight-lipped over new disease-resistant bananas
One of the world largest banana tissue companies says the trial results are "very exiting" but is keeping key details on the down-low.
April 03 , 2017
Greek state ordered to pay abused Bangladeshi fruit pickers
Four years after the strawberry pickers were shot at, with some sustaining serious injuries, the ECHR has finally found a recourse for compensation.
April 03 , 2017
