Rootstock Technote
A new technote on rootstocks is available on the Summerfruit NZ portal under On Orchard/Nursery. The Technote presents a summary of summerfruit rootstock R&D tand provides a summary of the...
Handpicked Crew Webinars with PICMI
As part of the seasonal Handpicked Crew campaign, Genevieve Griffin-George of PICMI will be leading a series of webinars during October to support growers to enhance their HR practises, and...
Calling all new growers – please register with Summerfruit NZ
Packhouse and Orchard Managers, please ensure that all new growers you are working with are registered with Summerfruit NZ.
Cherries to Hong Kong
Summerfruit NZ has issued an update regarding the export of cherries to Hong Kong. Please refer to the Summerfruit NZ Portal under Export / Current Export Season.
Japan and Korea Tape
All fruit exported to Japan or Korea must be packaged using specific tape. This tape comes in different colours based on the market and includes wording as required by the...
Annual General Meeting – 3rd November 2023
The Thirtieth Annual General Meeting of Summerfruit New Zealand Incorporated will be held via Zoom on Friday 3 November 2023.
Handpicked Crew – supporting employers during the 2023-24 harvest
With the 2023-24 summerfruit season fast approaching, here is a list of resources and advice to support employers as you recruit workers and prepare for harvest:
Irrigation survey – we’d like to hear from cherry growers
Summerfruit NZ has engaged Primary Insight to undertake some practical irrigation research in four cherry orchards for the 2023-24 growing season.