RMD pest identification available in Clyde
Plant & Food Research (PFR) and MPI are offering remote microscope diagnostics (RMD) pest identification in Clyde, this season.
Research for 2020
Jack Hughes, our new research and development manager, has provided a brief summary of the R&D projects we will be working on with Plant & Food Research during the year.
Happy new year to you and your families
As I swapped a drizzly Nelson morning for the overcast skies of Wellington today, I reflected on the challenges that nature provides us in the horticulture industry – for this...
Next Summerfruit out in September
With the cancellation of the July magazine, the November issue has been brought forward to become a Pre-season issue.
Farewell from Marie
I hope you all had a great Christmas and managed to get a little time off to spend with family and friends over the busiest time of the season.
New market monitoring contact
The SEC has appointed Neil McLoughlin to collect export market monitoring data for the 2019-20 season. Exporters can contact Neil by email to neil.mcloughlin@xtra.co.nz or by calling 027 403 6647.
Japanese inspector visits Otago
Summerfruit NZ and MPI accompanied the Japanese inspector around cherry orchards and packhouses in Central Otago this week.
Welcome Jack Hughes
Welcome to Jack Hughes (seen above with his gorgeous granddaughter) who is taking over from Chris Hale as Summerfruit NZ's research and development manager.
EMS 2019-20 available
The Export Marketing Strategy or EMS for the 2019-20 summerfruit season is available online. It can be found on the Summerfruit NZ portal under Main Menu/Export/Export Marketing Strategy.
Export fruit queries
We've been receiving a few queries from people wanting to export summerfruit and we imagine growers have been getting similar queries too.