Central Otago Young Grower on this Friday
The Central Otago competition will be held on Friday 10 June at the Otago Polytechnic Campus, 25 Bannockburn Road, Cromwell.
Teviot Valley grower shed meeting
The staff and Chairman of Summerfruit NZ invite you to take part in a group discussion and debrief on the last season; its challenges on and off orchard and learnings...
A Lighter Touch webinars
A Lighter Touch (ALT), the pan-industry project to reduce agrichemical use, is running a series of webinars about enhancing agroecosystems. Dr Charles Merfield (“Merf”), head of the BHU Future Farming...
Kate’s update
On Monday 23 May, the Summerfruit NZ team held a SummerGreen meeting in Blenheim. Thank you to all the growers who attended, it was great to see you all there.
Sir John Kirwan in Central Otago on Thursday 9 June
NZAPI is running a mental wellbeing workshop with Sir John Kirwan and the support of MPI in Central Otago on Thursday 9 June.
New immigration settings information for employers
Immigration New Zealand has compiled resources to help explain some of the changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) to hire migrants on visas for up to 3 years.
Plant Pass biosecurity scheme launched
Plant Pass, the new multisector plant production biosecurity scheme, was formally launched on 16 May. The new scheme is a systematic approach to biosecurity risk management in plant nurseries, adding...
Non-Chemical Weed Management Workshop – Fighting Herbicide Resistance
Dr Charles 'Merf' Merfield is running an updated version of his non-chemical weed management workshop. With the current MBIE Herbicide Resistance project finding large amounts of herbicide-resistant weeds in New...
Announcement - Nzsummer apricots Master Licence signed
It’s with great pleasure that Summerfruit NZ and Plant & Food Research announce the signing of a Master Licence agreement for the commercialisation of five Nzsummer apricot selections from within...