Archive: October, 2022

Agro-Ecology Understory Planting Field Day

A-Lighter-Touch and Citrus NZ are excited to invite you to a field day centred on the “enhancing agroecosystems” project in Gisborne on Friday 25 November 2022.

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Understanding Fruit Loss In Central Otago

Central Otago growers with an interest in commercialising their waste fruit are invited to attend the following presentation.

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Pick The Bay Is Back!

The successful Pick the Bay job expo is back, after last year’s cancellation due to Covid restrictions.

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Fruit Fly Operational Agreement Has Been Renewed

A ground-breaking agreement to fight the threat of fruit fly has been renewed and updated by the Government and eight of New Zealand’s largest horticulture industry groups, including Summerfruit NZ.

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Hail Netting Available

James Adcock of Rose Cottage Orchard in Gisborne has some surplus hail netting available: two bales of 18x200 and one bale of 16x200.

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Growers’ Field Walk On Establishing FOPS Canopies

Jack Wilson, an agricultural consultant from AgFirst, will be presenting results from an economic evaluation of Future Orchard Production Systems (FOPS) performance compared to other growing systems. There will also...

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