Handpicked Crew Cards – available in Central Otago again this season
Seasonal workers in Central Otago summerfruit businesses are part of the Handpicked Crew and as a result, are eligible to receive rewards cards.
Hawke’s Bay water consent update: please act now
4pm, Friday 29 November 2024 This is the date you need to have applications lodged by to replace water permits that expire on 31 May 2025, to ensure that you…
Orchard planting systems crop loading field walk - Hawkes Bay
A chance to view fruit set and discuss commercial crop loading strategy in Future Orchard Planting Systems (FOPS) apple and summerfruit plantings.
FOPS pre-harvest field walk, Lake Terrace Cherries, Cromwell
When: From 3pm, Wednesday 11 December. Where: Lake Terrace Cherries, 90 Smiths Way, Cromwell. There will be signs indicating where to go.
Symposium on Integrating Canopy Rootstock and Environmental Physiology in Orchard Systems
Growers and industry representatives are invited to attend the "XIII International Symposium on Integrating Canopy Rootstock and Environmental Physiology in Orchard Systems", which will be held in Napier on 19-24…
Biosecurity follow-up from the SummerGreen events
As mentioned at the latest SummerGreen events, good levels of hygiene are important for good crop health and are also a cornerstone of good biosecurity practice.
First weeks in CE role
Hi Everyone To those of you whom I have met already, particularly at this week’s SummerGreen meeting in the Hawke’s Bay, thanks for making me feel so welcome.
Export registration closing soon
Export registrations will soon close on 31 October. Growers, packhouses, and exporters can register for export via the secure portal’s online registration system, until 31 October.
Bruce Mackay honoured
‘Friend of the summerfruit industry’, Bruce Mackay, has been honoured by Summerfruit NZ with a Summerfruit NZ industry award.
New Fungal Pathogen Found in Central Otago – Discussion at SummerGreen on October 23rd Calosphaeria pulchella
Calosphaeria pulchella, an unwanted organism, was identified through the sequencing of canker lesions found on cherry tree trunks in Otago. It is believed that C.