Central Otago and Hawke’s Bay Young Grower of the Year – congratulations to the winners
Congratulations to the recent winners of the regional Young Grower of the Year competitions.
There are now additional rules for the use of hydrogen cyanamide
The Environmental Protection Authority has recently approved a reassessment of hydrogen cyanamide. For a summary of its decision, including details on additional rules for its use, read here
Spray Diary Information Submission
Thank you to the growers who have submitted their spray diaries. This information is vital to the ongoing ability of Summerfruit NZ to provide information as anonymised data to HortNZ...
Non-Chemical Weed Management Workshop
Dr Charles Merfield is holding a workshop on 26 July 2024 in Pukekohe, In this workshop, he will provide a complete overview of non-chemical weed management as part of Integrated...
Mid-year grower events – save the dates in July
Summerfruit NZ is delighted to open registrations for our mid-year grower events, being held in Havelock North on Tuesday 2 July and in Cromwell on Thursday 4 July.
Summerfruit replant disease technote
To understand more about the underlying causes of replant disease, Summerfruit NZ has contracted Plant & Food Research to carry out a review of Summerfruit (Prunus) replant disease.
Summerfruit NZ team update
Summerfruit NZ chief executive, Kate Hellstrom, has resigned and will leave the organisation on 27 September 2024.
Post-season SummerGreen series available on the Portal
Summerfruit NZ (SNZ) was pleased to host several speakers at the post-season SummerGreen meetings held recently in Hawke’s Bay and Central Otago. These events were well attended by growers.
Summerfruit NZ supports PhD student to understand factors that influence calcium uptake in cherries
Claire Scofield from Plant & Food Research is currently pursuing a PhD with the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture at the University of Tasmania.
Mid-year grower events – save the dates in July
In early July 2024, SNZ will be holding two grower events (one in Hawke’s Bay on Tuesday 2 July, and one in Central Otago on Thursday 4 July).