Presidents Report, July
July 20, 2021
Last month some of our executive committee met to review HBFA’s strategic goals and discuss how we would achieve those goals. We were fortunate to have Mike Chapman join us . . .
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Soil Moisture Levels Near Field Capacity
July 18, 2021
Dr Kathleen Kozyniak Principal Scientist Air Hawke’s Bay Regional Council June’s weather was just what the doctor ordered. All areas of the region received near or above average rainfall for . . .
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NZAPI, July Update
July 18, 2021
Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, New Zealand Apples & Pears Although the 2021 selling season continues, the industry has turned its attention to the 2021/22 growing season. If there are no significant . . .
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Summerfruit NZ, July Update
July 18, 2021
Richard Mills, Summerfruit NZ Market Support I have had the pleasure of a couple of trips to Central Otago this month so I thought we might compare and contrast the Hawke’s Bay . . .
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KGI, July Update
July 18, 2021
Jens Liesebach, KGI Lower North Island Representative Finally, we are getting meaningful accumulation of winter chill units. Whilst it might slow down pruning, it will be great for budbreak. Application . . .
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What’s Coming Out of Tile Drains?
July 18, 2021
Leander Archer AgFirst is running a new project in the Hawke’s Bay investigating the impact of tile drains (referring to any sub-surface drainage) on water quality. All sectors need to . . .
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Training Sector Update
July 18, 2021
There are several assessments due in this week, so to some degree it is crunch time. A few trainees are struggling with their workloads. I know when I visit, that . . .
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NZAPI, June Update
June 17, 2021
Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, New Zealand Apples & Pears Last week I had the privilege of attending the Hawke’s Bay Young Grower of the Year awards dinner hosted by HBFA. Yet . . .
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Presidents Report, June
June 17, 2021
Earlier this month eight talented young fruit growers competed in the 16th Hawke’s Bay Young Fruit Grower of the Year competition and thanks to the calibre of the contestants, some . . .
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