Chief Executive – August update
August 22, 2024
Hawke’s Bay Fruit Growers Association Update Explore, Grow & Thrive – Finding solutions, focus on the future As August draws to a close, can you believe how fast the year . . .
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President’s Report, August update
August 21, 2024
Presidents Report By all accounts we have had an excellent winter with chilling units working in our favour. Let’s hope we can get back to some sort of normality as . . .
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New Zealand Apples and Pears update
August 21, 2024
New Zealand Apples and Pears wants to acknowledge Kelvin Taylor, who was named as the 2024 recipient of the New Zealand Apples and Pears Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award. . . .
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EIT August update
August 21, 2024
Kia ora koutou, We are in the heart of our busiest months with all courses half complete, mountains of assessments to mark as well as classes to prepare for, and . . .
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Water water everywhere, but not enough in the TANK
August 21, 2024
Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers Association Newsletter Carl O’Brien August 2024 Water water everywhere, but not enough in the TANK As everyone is no doubt aware, water allocation on the Heretaunga Plains . . .
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Weather Update – July
August 21, 2024
A two-month run of wet weather came to an end in July. Most of the region received below normal July rainfall, apart from the Ruataniwha Plains and Northern Hawke’s Bay . . .
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President’s Report, July update
July 19, 2024
Presidents Report July has come around very fast, and we only have 10 or so days to go until August. This growing season looks like it’s tracking early because of . . .
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New Zealand Apples and Pears update
July 19, 2024
New Zealand Apples and Pears is very grateful to Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for conducting a new report into the needs of the Hawke’s Bay horticultural sector a year after . . .
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Chief Executive – July update
July 18, 2024
Explore, Grow & Thrive – It’s a chilly July! As we move through July and look ahead to the challenges of 2025, it’s essential to stay informed, prepared, and resilient. . . .
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Winter Wet and Management Considerations
July 18, 2024
Winter Wet and Management Considerations After a dry start to Autumn on the back of El Nino, this last week of June has brought a significant rain maker to bed . . .
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EIT July update
July 18, 2024
Tēnā koutou katoa, Its great to have busy classes back at EIT – the Level 4s are suddenly half way through their study, after a busy month. We expect their . . .
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Weather Update – June
July 18, 2024
We’re struggling to find middle ground with our rainfall this year. We had three dry months near the start of the year, all receiving about half the monthly average. Now . . .
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Chief Executive – June update
June 19, 2024
Explore, Grow & Thrive – It’s June already! My grandfather used to say, things come in threes, and indeed the past few months have brought a trio of significant events . . .
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President’s Report, June update
June 19, 2024
Presidents Report I need to start this report with writing about how awesome our HB Young Fruit Grower competition was earlier this month. Every year I say this was our . . .
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Summerfruit May update
June 19, 2024
HB Fruitgrowers Association Newsletter June 2024 The Mystery Creek Fieldays have finished for another year with Summerfruit NZ having a presence on the HortNZ stand alongside NZ Apples and Pears, . . .
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