Life membership awarded
September 21, 2021
Leon Stallard has been awarded Life Membership at the Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers’ Association AGM held on Thursday night at the Toitoi Arts and Events Center. This award recognises the outstanding . . .
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Presidents Report, September
September 21, 2021
The HBFA AGM was held last week and I am excited to step into the role of President. HBFA is in an extremely heathy place – we have a full . . .
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NZAPI, September Update
September 21, 2021
Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, New Zealand Apples & Pears The government’s confirmation that quarantine free flights from Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga will commence from October was welcome news. This confirmed a . . .
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KGI, September Update
September 21, 2021
Jens Liesebach, KGI Lower North Island Representative Spring is just around the corner. Buds have broken in Gold orchards and the early Green orchards are not too far behind. With . . .
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Summerfruit NZ, September Update
September 20, 2021
Richard Mills, Summerfruit NZ Market Support Are there lessons from COVID that can be taken onto the orchard. Possibly there are lessons that can be taken from orchard hygiene and applied to . . .
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A late, dry, frost prone spring, with labour uncertainty
September 20, 2021
Ross Wilson As I write this, I’m trying to summarise in my mind the spring conditions that are likely to unfold and the management plans that need to be in . . .
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Rain brings much needed recharge to dry soils
September 20, 2021
Dr Kathleen Kozyniak Principal Scientist Air Hawke’s Bay Regional Council With July rainfall having been so low, it was blow that a reasonably dry August followed. The region got 75% . . .
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Training Sector Update
September 20, 2021
I want to congratulate the industry for continuing to work through the lockdown. Well done on complying with the requirements of Level 4 and then level 3. I recognise the . . .
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Training Sector Update
August 16, 2021
As spring approaches there is a greater likelihood that class time is going to clash with requirements to apply chemicals. This has been a perennial problem and is at times . . .
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