Jack Hughes, Jason Bennett and David Manktelow
Congratulations to Summerfruit NZ's research & development manager, Jack Hughes, who received an award at the Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Association Industry Awards Night last week.
The Fourneau Trophy for innovation in horticulture was awarded for the Green Atlas Cartographer, a collaborative project between Dr David Manktelow (Applied Research & Technologies), Jack Hughes, Fruition and the Green Atlas company, based in Sydney.
Jack says the Green Atlas Cartographer is an innovative and patented combination of hardware and software that accurately counts both flower and fruit counts over entire orchards.