News - In March, 2021

Archive: 1, 2021

The work to attract next season's casual staff needs to start now!

Summerfruit NZ's chairman Tim Jones looks ahead to next year's labour challengeWith the last of the 2020-21 season’s summerfruit moving through the supply chain now, it may seem premature to…

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Update from Richard Palmer 31 March 2021

Apricot Co Yesterday the growers of the NZSummer series apricots met in Alexandra and agreed on the commitment to a cooperative structure to take forward the commercialisation of these exciting new…

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We are going cheque free from 1 May 2021

Did you know you can no longer pay by cheque with Inland Revenue, NZ Post, ACC or Kiwibank?

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Spray diaries from Hawke's Bay, Marlborough and Nelson wanted

It’s that time of the year when we ask you to submit your spray diaries so that the benchmarking comparison report can be completed for the industry.

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Free spray diary offer extended

While electronic spray diaries are the norm for most of the industry, and mandatory for export, not all our growers use them.

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Update from Richard Palmer 24 March 2021

Seasonal labourThe last of the 2,012 RSE workers approved under the border exception have now arrived in New Zealand.

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Summerfruit NZ Board welcomes appointment of new chief executive

The chairman of Summerfruit New Zealand, Tim Jones, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kate Hellstrom as the new chief executive.

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Planted Hectares Declarations due 5pm today

This year the 27th Annual General Meeting of Summerfruit New Zealand will be held on Wednesday, 9 June in Napier and online via Zoom.

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Primary Industries New Zealand Awards

The Primary Industries New Zealand Awards are open for entries.   Celebrate the success of those working and contributing to the NZ Primary Industries Sector.

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Dithiocarbamate fungicides – EU update

While we do not export a lot of fruit to Europe, chemical reps, growers and exporters should be aware of pending changes if there is a possibility that your fruit…

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