Update from the Summerfruit NZ team
Kate Hellstrom – CEO With the 2023-24 harvest now underway, it’s great to see early season nectarines and cherries on supermarket shelves.
Cherries to Hong Kong – a reminder
In August 2023, Summerfruit NZ issued an update regarding the export of cherries to Hong Kong.
2023-24 Handpicked Crew update
2023 Webinar Series: Supporting Growers to enhance your HR practices During October 2023, as part of the seasonal Handpicked Crew campaign, Genevieve Griffin-George of PICMI led a series of webinars to support growers…
SummerGreen presentations are available online
Presentations from the pre-season SummerGreen series held in Hawke’s Bay and Central Otago are available on the Summerfruit NZ portal under SummerGreen / 2023 meetings.
Commodity Levy obligation reminder
With the 2023-24 summerfruit season underway, please note the levy requirements under the Commodity Levies (Summerfruit) Order 2020.
Annual General Meeting - November 2023 – resolution results
We held the 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Summerfruit New Zealand on Friday 3 November 2023. Thanks to all the members who were able to attend.
Welcoming Trudi Webb as Chair of Summerfruit NZ
Following our 30th AGM on 3 November, Trudi Webb, Producer Board member, stepped into the role of Chair of Summerfruit NZ while Roger Brownlie stepped back into the role of…
FruitMinder Open Day
FruitMinder is hosting an open day to showcase its innovative orchard management software.
Planar Canopy Field Walk – Central Otago
Plant & Food Research is hosting a growers’ field walk, looking at establishing young planar canopies in summerfruit.
Meet Anna Broxham - our new Biosecurity Manager
Anna Broxham has joined Horticulture Executive Services Ltd as Biosecurity Manager for a number of product groups, including Summerfruit NZ.