Well, its been a great start to what sounds like a very high quality harvest, here’s hoping the marketers work their magic for everyone this year. Please remind your workers to apply for the Hort NZ scholarship, which closes on 30th March. This is worth $500 and is paid direct to the worker. In 2024, we had 23 scholarship recipients in Hawkes Bay.
Also, the Young Fruit Grower of the Year competition is open – please encourage your younger workers to have a go . . . we have had plenty of past entrants in class, and across the board it has been a positive experience for them, which is designed to support and develop future leaders, not pitch organisations against each other 😊Leave that for the tug o’ war!
Classes are back in May, if you have identified potential students to start Level 3 after harvest, that’s definitely an option, and we can come and meet face to face to answer and questions. There are also options for Primary Industry Operation Skills, such safe tractor and chainsaw use.
Our Fruit Production Diploma course has started for 2025 and Post Harvest starts July. We are keen to take a dive at the great crop we have had this year and how we continue the success. We can enrol students at any point during the year, so please get in touch to develop those future foreman and managers at shartley@eit.ac.nz.
All the best
Claire, Steven and Chris
