Ellen Watt wins Central Otago Young Fruitgrower of the Year
Congratulations goes to Ellen Watt from Waitaki Orchards who won the competition following a day-long event in Cromwell.
New import health standards – vehicles and sea containers
Summerfruit NZ continues to advocate strongly on behalf of the industry for strict biosecurity border controls.
Another fruit fly in Auckland
Biosecurity New Zealand has reintroduced controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in the Auckland suburb of Northcote following the detection of a further Queensland fruit fly.
Sensational Summerfruit stakeholder meetings
Growers and the wider summerfruit industry are invited to attend stakeholder meetings to find out more about Sensational Summerfruit: A bold plan for growth, the initiatives planned, and to get...
Disease resistance testing
At the end of last season, Summerfruit NZ encouraged growers to sample some fruit and send it away for resistance testing.
New pest to look out for
The granulate ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus – a new to New Zealand ambrosia beetle, has been found in Auckland during high risk site surveillance.
2019 Conference looking sensational
The guide to our conference sponsorship and exhibition opportunities has just been published.
Can you tell a Queensland fruit fly from an Oriental fruit fly?
Fact sheets on summerfruit’s most unwanted pests and diseases are now available on the website in the Biosecurity section here.
Nzsummer series apricots take centre stage in Hawkes Bay
Phil Collins wasn’t the only star in Hawkes Bay last week. The new apricot varieties – Nzsummer2 and Nzsummer3 attracted a good crowd of growers and other industry participants at...
Update on OPI
Offshore Pre-shipment Inspection (OPI) will be finishing early this season due to a significant reduction in the amount of product being presented for inspection to the Australian market.