President’s Report, November update
November 21, 2024
Presidents Report The season to date continues to shape up nicely – Lots of activities happening on orchard with thinning well underway. Our overseas work force have started arriving with . . .
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Chief Executive – November update
November 21, 2024
Hawke’s Bay Fruit Growers Association Update Explore, Grow & Thrive – Take a breath, and grow! As November unfolds, we find ourselves balancing exciting celebrations alongside some of the most . . .
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New Zealand Apples and Pears November update
November 21, 2024
NZAPI has begun a five-year project to find new and more effective ways to control bronze beetle after successfully securing additional funding from MPI. The project is backed by $888,630 . . .
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Late season Vigour management – Have you got the tiger by the tail?
November 21, 2024
Late season Vigour management – Have you got the tiger by the tail? By Meg Becker Balancing shoot growth (vigour) is critical to good fruit production. Leaves supply all the . . .
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EIT November update
November 21, 2024
Kia ora koutou, The EIT year is ending and we are not much wiser as to what the future holds for our institution. What we have been told is that . . .
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Weather Update – November
November 21, 2024
The first two months of spring have been drier than normal and November is shaping up to be no different. Hawke’s Bay had 56% of average rainfall in both September . . .
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President’s Report, October update
October 23, 2024
Presidents Report I want to start this report with congratulating Grace Fulford currently working at T & G Global for winning the 2024 National Young Grower of the year competition . . .
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Chief Executive – October update
October 23, 2024
Hawke’s Bay Fruit Growers Association Update Explore, Grow & Thrive – Take a breath, and grow! As October rolls on, the HBFA team is in full swing, gearing up for . . .
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Post Blossom Thinners
October 23, 2024
Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers Newsletter Jack Wilson 9th October 2024 Post Blossom Thinners What keeps chemical thinning interesting is the fact it’s just as much an art than a science. A . . .
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New Zealand Apples and Pears October update
October 23, 2024
HAWKE’S BAY APPLE AND PEAR INDUSTRY INJECTS ALMOST $1 BILLION TO REGION New research reveals pipfruit export growth is outstripping national export growth Today, we release the results of a . . .
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EIT October update
October 23, 2024
Kia ora koutou, Our teaching at EIT is winding down, with only one course left for the Level 4s, Human resource, which sits well at the end of their study . . .
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Weather Update – August
September 25, 2024
We are seeing the influence on our weather of the “Sudden Stratospheric Warming” events that occurred over Antarctica during July and August. The phenomenon has the effect of pushing an . . .
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President’s Report, September update
September 25, 2024
Presidents Report Blossoms are a buzz with bee activity. The road to harvest is well underway. The 2023/24 growing season is now in the past. it was another challenging, but . . .
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Growing Future Horticulturalists
September 25, 2024
Growing Future Horticulturalists Internship Programme Evaluation By Dr Lesley Petersen Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence (Food and Fibre CoVE) has recently completed the evaluation of the Growing Future . . .
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New Zealand Apples and Pears update
September 25, 2024
The new season is upon us and that means there’s plenty of key dates to mark in your diary. Ensure you don’t miss a thing by registering for the below . . .
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