Summerfruit NZ team news
Anna Clark, Summerfruit NZ’s administrator, is finishing in her role this Friday 11 February.
FOPS Project Field Walk
Growers are invited to a field walk on pruning techniques for cherry and apricot FOPS as part of the SFF Futures FOPS project.
New Zealand Fruit Tree Company Amnesty Notice
New Zealand Fruit Tree Company Limited (NZFTC) is responsible for the administration and management in New Zealand of a range of fruit tree varieties and breeding programmes.
Kate's update
Changes to manage NZ Omicron outbreak As you know, all of New Zealand is now at Red following the confirmed community spread of Omicron.
Grower survey on future orchard production systems
A new research project aims to investigate barriers in adopting new growing systems, validate and refine the performance of the new growing system known as Future Orchard Planting Systems (FOPS),...
Apricot Co - NZ Summer Fresh update
Summerfruit NZ and the Apricot Co Interim Board (ACIB) have made good progress this year to establish an industry led cooperative, now registered as NZ Summer Fresh Ltd (previously referred...
Good to Great team leadership series – Mid-Canterbury and Southland
HR South and Primary People are running leaderships workshops for the growers and farmers. Courses are free thanks to funding from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and will run...
New Find-A-Pest app to track harmful pests
If you or someone you know discovers a pest on-orchard that seems unusual or concerning, you can use the Find-A-Pest app to help quickly identify it.
Littering from trucks spotted
Summerfruit NZ has received a complaint from a member of the public who noticed a truck-driver associated with a summerfruit orchard discarding plastic take away food containers out of the...
Support for Tonga recovery
The horticulture and wine grape industries in New Zealand are collecting donations to help with the recovery in Tonga, following the weekend’s tsunami.