Spotlight Placed on the ‘Sweet Side’ of Manuka Honey Hawera Symposium is using Manuka honey as its top-billing subject at an upcoming conference. New Zealand exports of the sticky stuff have increased to over $200 million per year which is aligned with the international demand for the product and experts believe that the potential for…
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NZ Honey’s Appeal Over Health Claims to Heard The legal battle between New Zealand Honey and the Ministry of Primary Industries has reached the Court of Appeals. According to ShareChat.co.nz, NZ Honey is appealing the High Court’s decision from November that decided the trademarks, “Manuka Doctor” and “Manuka Pharma,” amounted to health claims and could…
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Decline in Honeybee Populations Due to More than Pesticides, Entomologists Say Tom Turpin, a Purdue University entomologist, believes that there is “no such thing” as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in spite of the efforts by environmental groups to encourage the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce litigation that better regulates the use of neonicotinoids–this according…
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Last year’s Academy Awards was a breakthrough in artificial intelligence – according to ExtremeTech.com, Microsoft’s Bing artificial intelligence platform successfully predicted 21 out of 24 of the Academy Award winners. This was impressive considering that the New York Time’s panel of experts in film were unable to even come close to this percentage of correct…
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Honey Chicken Pasta with Strawberries Valentine’s Day is almost here and while out natural reaction is to take out sweetheart out to eat at their favorite restaurant, this may be the year to switch up this holiday routine. One of the most romantic things we can do for our loved one on Valentine’s Day is…
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Local EMT Also Third Generation Apiarist Jason Smith hands out business cards for his honey business that say “Eat honey, my child, for it is good” which comes from Proverbs 24:13. Although Smith is a local beekeeper and honey entrepreneur, he keeps himself busy by working as an EMT and when he isn’t on doing…
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Manuka Honey to Get Your Sweetheart this Valentine’s Day The holiday of love is right around the corner, and now is the time to start thinking about what you will be getting your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day. Manuka honey products make great gifts and may be the perfect way to show the one you love…
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11-Month-Old Joey Survives Bush Fire, Melts Hearts A recent brush fire in Yarlopp has left hundreds of domestic pets and native animals with injuries and in need of medical attention. The same can be said for 11-month-old joey kangaroo found by Waroona Veterinary Clinic staff members with week old burns that desperately needed to be…
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