Weed seed tolerance (Australia)
Exporters to Australia will be pleased to hear that the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has increased the tolerance for quarantine weed seeds on fresh produce to eight...
2024-25 MRL and PHI chart advertising
Production is underway for the export apricot and cherry wall charts that are published by Summerfruit NZ each year and sent to all export growers and pack houses.
Stream Health Assessments in Central Otago
Do you want to know about the health of your stream? A Catchment Advisor at Otago Regional Council is available to help you understand the health of your stream.
XIII Orchard Systems 2025
The XIII International Symposium on Integrating Canopy, Rootstock and Environmental Physiology in Orchard Systems 2025 is being held in January 2025. Click here for more details.
Proposed Otago Land and Water Plan
Notification of this proposed plan is scheduled for 31 October 2024. The Otago Regional Council has prepared a number of frequently asked questions, which are important if you hold existing...
Mid-winter SummerGreen events
Professor Dugald Close, from the University of Tasmania, will be hosting on-orchard SummerGreen technical presentations, during the day in Hawke’s Bay on Tuesday 2 July; and in Cromwell on Thursday...
Mid-year grower events – registrations close on Friday 21 June
Keen to catch up with fellow growers, reflect on the season, enjoy good food and be entertained at the same time?
Central Otago and Hawke’s Bay Young Grower of the Year – congratulations to the winners
Congratulations to the recent winners of the regional Young Grower of the Year competitions.
There are now additional rules for the use of hydrogen cyanamide
The Environmental Protection Authority has recently approved a reassessment of hydrogen cyanamide. For a summary of its decision, including details on additional rules for its use, read here
Spray Diary Information Submission
Thank you to the growers who have submitted their spray diaries. This information is vital to the ongoing ability of Summerfruit NZ to provide information as anonymised data to HortNZ...