Wheat bug intercepted in Australia on apricots from New Zealand
Australia has notified MPI of the detection of wheat bug (Nysius huttoni) during an on-arrival inspection in Melbourne on an apricot consignment from New Zealand.
Nzsummer apricots field walk in Hawke's Bay
Hawke’s Bay growers were invited to view the trees and taste the fruit from Roger Brownlie’s trial plantings in Bay View on 28 January 2020.
Challenges of the new decade
Summerfruit NZ's interim chief executive, Richard Palmer, reflects on the challenges of the new decade.
Independent industry review update
Alasdair MacLeod is carrying out the industry review and has provided us with this update.
CITFL approval renewed
Summerfruit NZ is pleased to advise that MPI has renewed the approval of Centre Technique Interprofessionnel des Fruits et Legumes (CTIFL) in France for holding and testing of Malus and...
Nzsummer series budwood orders extended
For those growers planning to attend the Nzsummer series field walks in the coming weeks; there is an opportunity to place a late order for Nzsummer budwood.
Plant import pathway restored
After carrying out an extensive review, the Ministry for Primary Industries has issued the IHS: Prunus plants for planting as final, dated 23 January 2020.
Korean inspector visits Central Otago
Last week Dr Kyu-Ock Yim from Korea's Department of Plant Quarantine, made her official visit to New Zealand to inspect Central Otago cherry exports to Korea.
Compliance Based Intervention Scheme
In light of the upcoming apricot export season to Australia here is a reminder of how to increase your chances of success during the CBIS inspections currently implemented in Australia...
RMD pest identification available in Clyde
Plant & Food Research (PFR) and MPI are offering remote microscope diagnostics (RMD) pest identification in Clyde, this season.