Presidents Report
We are once again on the cusp of another spring (although you wouldn’t think so it’s 11 degrees as I write this report) Green tip is just around the corner – Lets believe for another excellent growing year as was 2024/25. I’m hearing mixed reports of how fruit sales are going – some good reports and some not so good. I have always been a great supporter of industry collaboration in all senses of the word. We will always be better and stronger if there is alignment in our common goal of selling apples to the world.
I attended the NZAPI conference and AGM back in late July. Congratulations to the team at API who out on such a great event. There was plenty of takeaways from the array for speakers and good networking opportunities throughout the event. Congratulations to Richard Hill for receiving API’s services to the industry award. Richard also received HBFA’s Joe Bell trophy a few years ago for outstanding services to our industry. So well done to Richard to be doubly honoured.
The Horticulture New Zealand and RSE conference is set to begin next Tuesday and Wednesday at the new Takina Convention & Exhibition Centre in Wellington. HORTNZ’s AGM will also be held on Tuesday Afternoon at 4pm. This will be live streamed.
HBFA have been working hard to get our new constitution updated with the new Incorporated Societies Act. 2022. We will endeavour to put this forward at this years HBFA AGM on Thursday 25th September. We hope to see as many of our members there as possible. Papers will be in early September. We have a new category of membership in our new constitution which will open more industry related people to join HBFA and potentially come onto the executive team. There will be more information on this coming out soon.
We have our HBFA golf day coming up on the 19th of September. Please register your team and come along for a great day of golf, prizes industry networking.
All the best for the up-coming start to the growing season.
Kia kaha
Brydon Nisbet
President HBFA
