A new research project to support the future growth of the summerfruit industry is underway. The project is investigating barriers to adopt new growing systems, improving the performance of the new growing system, known as Future Orchard Planting Systems (FOPS), and support uptake of emerging technologies (more details are here). The multi-million dollar project is funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund (SFF Futures) and industry.
Growers are asked to complete the Plant & Food Research survey, link below. The survey asks about your current orchard systems, any new systems you have planted, your views on new orchard systems and the factors that influence what crops and systems you invest in. The project team will report the results to growers.
Plant & Food Research are particularly interested in hearing from those who make decisions on orchard systems for new plantings of apples, pears, cherries and apricots. They want a wide range of views, so growers of all orchard systems are encouraged to answer the survey.
Deadline is now 5pm, Friday 4 March.
You can submit your feedback via the survey link, and it should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Please use Google Chrome or similar web browser - do not use Internet Explorer as it will not work.
Your opinion won’t count if you don’t complete the survey, so get in now!