News

Agro-Ecology Understory Planting Field Day

A-Lighter-Touch and Citrus NZ are excited to invite you to a field day centred on the “enhancing agroecosystems” project in Gisborne on Friday 25 November 2022.

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Understanding Fruit Loss In Central Otago

Central Otago growers with an interest in commercialising their waste fruit are invited to attend the following presentation.

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Pick The Bay Is Back!

The successful Pick the Bay job expo is back, after last year’s cancellation due to Covid restrictions.

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Fruit Fly Operational Agreement Has Been Renewed

A ground-breaking agreement to fight the threat of fruit fly has been renewed and updated by the Government and eight of New Zealand’s largest horticulture industry groups, including Summerfruit NZ.

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Hail Netting Available

James Adcock of Rose Cottage Orchard in Gisborne has some surplus hail netting available: two bales of 18x200 and one bale of 16x200.

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Growers’ Field Walk On Establishing FOPS Canopies

Jack Wilson, an agricultural consultant from AgFirst, will be presenting results from an economic evaluation of Future Orchard Production Systems (FOPS) performance compared to other growing systems. There will also...

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Final reminder For Growers To Register For Exports To Western Australia And Japan

Growers, packhouses, and exporters can register for export via the secure portal’s online registration system until 31 October.

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Kate’s Update

On Thursday 22 September, Roger Brownlie and I attended the 2022 Young Grower of the Year national final in Nelson.

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Opportunity Grows Here and Handpicked Campaign

Handpicked Crew is again being supported by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) this year, with its nationwide Opportunity Grows Here (OGH) campaign.

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Handpicked Crew Webinars

Over the past few months, we have put together a series of webinars to assist growers to attract, retain, and grow a skilled and productive workforce.

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