Kate’s Update
With the welcome arrival of Spring and longer lighter days, I hope that things are progressing well on orchard. A reminder that Summerfruit NZ’s export registration has now opened.
Ronald Vermeulum’s visit to New Zealand
Ronald Vermeulen, a technical horticultural consultant, was recently in New Zealand and presented at a series of grower meetings and field walks in Hawkes Bay, Marlborough and Cromwell.
New Summerfruit NZ Board Member
Reece van der Velden has joined the Summerfruit NZ Board as an exporter representative. Reece is General Manager at New Zealand Cherry Corp and is based in Cromwell.
Labour Webinars - Update
All webinars listed below will shortly all be available to view in the portal. Keep an eye for updates on these.You can find them under: Main menu/All documents/Labour resources.
Pre-Season Production and Labour Survey Begins this Week
This week Summerfruit NZ will be emailing growers and packhouse operators a SurveyMonkey link to an online short, sharp pre-season survey to gather data on this coming season.
Navigating MRL AND PHI Charts
Every year, Summerfruit NZ gets questions about to deal with situations where the chart doesn’t specify an MRL or PHI.
Modern Export Legislation Project
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reviewing the way it regulates the export of food and other primary sector products.
It’s not too late to take part in the Agricultural Production Census
There is still the opportunity to participate in the 2022 Agricultural Production Census. Summerfruit growers are encouraged to play their part and support their industry by completing the questionnaire.
Packhouses and Orchard Managers working with New Growers – Urgent
With export registration now open, please ensure that all new growers you are working with are registered with Summerfruit NZ.
Japan and Korea exports: check your MPI tape
Do you know how long you’ve had that MPI approved sealing tape used for exports to Japan and Korea?