LeaderBrand Opens Tairāwhiti Project
LeaderBrand hosted the Regional Development Minister Shane Jones, who opened its completed 11-hectare mega greenhouse project in Tairāwhiti. In October 2019, the Provincial Development…
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LeaderBrand’s New Electric Harvester In NZ
LeaderBrand has introduced an electric harvester and two self-propelled cargo platforms to operate in its new mega greenhouse. This is the company’s way of…
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Making The Most Of Asparagus Season
The asparagus season has begun. Mike Arnold, LeaderBrand’s South Island Manager, said he might be biased, but he thinks that LeaderBrand’s alpine Asparagus is…
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Investigative Project Launched by Leaderbrand and Countdown
A project led by LeaderBrand Produce, Countdown and Plant & Food Research is the first industry-wide collaboration to investigate the impacts of regenerative farming…
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Soil Preparation begins at Leaderbrand’s First Mega Greenhouse
It’s been a long and arduous journey over the last three years but finally LeaderBrand’s first stage, a smaller three-hectare greenhouse, is nearly complete…
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Salad Giant’s Crops Damaged by Torrential Downpour
Farming practices have to adapt to increasingly volatile weather, said Leaderbrand chief executive Richard Burke. The downpour that flooded Gisborne damaged Leaderbrand crops that…
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Giant Greenhouse to Grow Salad Year-Round
Leaderbrand, New Zealand’s largest broccoli grower, is building a giant greenhouse to grow salad leaves all year round in what is considered the first…
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Asparagus Yields High But Demand Low
Asparagus is abundant and affordable in the South Island due to the mild spring weather, but Auckland’s lockdown is affecting demand, said one vegetable…
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