It was fantastic to see so many of you at the Summerfruit NZ conference last week in Queenstown. After the disappointment of having to cancel last year’s conference, we were excited to be back in Central Otago with growers, exporters and marketers who were more than ready to come together, reflect and expand horizons.
The conference was a great success with a range of speakers and topics. We hope those of you who attended took at least one thing away from each of the speakers.
Special thanks to the generous assistance of our sponsors. Without you, it would not be possible to book the calibre of speakers and venues. We are very grateful to MG Marketing who have been our platinum sponsor since 2017. It’s always fantastic to have their backing. It was great to have so many other organisations also showing their support for the summerfruit industry.
Thanks to Mike Casey and team at Forest Lodge, and Michael Jones and team at Suncrest Orchard, for hosting the Kick the Dirt visits. Thanks also to Tim Jones and team at 45 South for hosting us for lunch. We couldn’t have had such a successful conference without your support.
Recordings of the technical presentations will be uploaded to the portal for those members unable to attend, along with handouts from Kick the Dirt. You will be notified when these are available via Prunings.
Kick the Dirt presenter, Dr Clive Keiser, at Forest Lodge – delivering his session on Optimising Fruit Set
Dr Matt Whiting from Washing State University, delivering expert advice at Suncrest Orchard.
© Copyright images: Clare Toia-Bailey