Record Breaking Rainfall in Napier
November 13, 2020
Dr Kathleen Kozyniak Principal Scientist Air Hawke’s Bay Regional Council What a difference a day makes. We’re still waiting to see the full effects, but the heavy rain on the . . .
Read More → NZAPI, November Update
November 13, 2020
Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, New Zealand Apples & Pears The NZAPI team is very busy across all of their respective areas of responsibility. The most topical and urgent work, unsurprisingly, is . . .
Read More → Smart Thinning and Vigour Control
November 13, 2020
John Wilton We have seen some spectacular chemical thinning results this year, undoubtedly helped by the dull cloudy weather and warm nights. With lower value commodity varieties such as the . . .
Read More → Presidents Report, November
November 13, 2020
Spring conditions to date have remained favourable for growing fruit overall, although most of us would have preferred a little less rainfall this week! Despite the heavy rainfall, reports of . . .
Read More → Summerfruit NZ, November Update
November 12, 2020
Richard Mills, Summerfruit NZ Market Support Cherry harvest is underway, as is the early nectarine, MayGlo. To date the growing degree days (as of 26th Oct) are as good as they have . . .
Read More → KGI, November Update
November 12, 2020
Jens Liesebach, KGI Lower North Island Representative Flowering in Gold blocks was early and compact. Bees are starting to fly in green blocks. As I write this summary, the Napier . . .
Read More → Committee Reports, November
November 12, 2020
Protect The ‘Pick the Bay’ employment expo was a huge success with over 500 people pouring through the doors at Toitoi Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre, eager to find . . .
Read More → Presidents Report, October
October 15, 2020
Pipfruit orchards are full of flower with strong return bloom, good fruit set can be seen on summer fruit orchards and kiwifruit vines are fully laden with flower buds. So, . . .
Read More → KGI, October Update
October 15, 2020
Richard Pentreath, KGI Lower North Island Representative Orchards are generally in very good shape as we count down to flowering. Early canopy development has been strong and thankfully we have . . .
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