Clik here to view.
Good as green for top crop
A Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchard has posted a top orchard gate return based on its production of Hayward green in the 2013 season. Last season it produced an average of 15,109 trays/ha with size 33...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kiwifruit packer buys out key shareholder
Shareholders of Opotiki Packing and Cool storage (OPAC) yesterday voted resoundingly to buy out Seeka's 19.91% shareholding in the company at a cost of just over $3.2 million. OPAC managing director,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First shipments in Psa recovery voyage
KIWIFRUIT GROWERS have taken another step on recovery pathway from the vine-killing disease Psa, with gold kiwifruit volumes forecast to rise in 2014 after two years of decline, Zespri's chief...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kiwifruit first in biosecurity partnership
THE KIWIFRUIT industry is the first to sign a biosecurity partnership with the government under the Government Industry Agreements (GIA). The deed commits Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH) and MPI to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fellowship for Psa research
UNIVERSITY OF Waikato PhD candidate Rasika Subasinghe has been awarded a Zespri Innovation Fellowship for her research into the host cell wall degrading strategies of the Psa bacteria in kiwifruit....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Zespri’ s graduate recruitment scheme
ZESPRI IS launching a new graduate recruitment scheme to attract top young talent into the kiwifruit industry. Two positions are available to recent graduates, offering 18 months working across...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plans for more seasonal workers welcomed
GOVERNMENT'S PLANS to get more Kiwis into seasonal work and increase the annual Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) cap to 9000 are welcomed by the New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated (NZKGI)....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shanghai water fight marks new Gold release
IN A MARKETING success for Zespri, more than 1000 people took part in an Zespri 'Juicy Water Fight' in Shanghai to celebrate the launch of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit in China this season. The Juicy Water...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nominations for Hayward Medal
NOMINATIONS ARE open for the kiwifruit industry's Fresh Carriers Hayward Medal. The award last year went to ex-chair of the New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board, John Palmer, for his efforts to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Post-harvest operators oppose Kiwifruit Claim
ELEVEN POST-HARVEST operators including one representing five companies have written an open letter to the Prime Minister opposing the $885 million 'The Kiwifruit Claim' class action. The signatories...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tractors ease orchard’s disease management
TWO GOLDONI Quasar 90 tractors (85hp) are helping ease the load of Psa management on a Hawkes Bay orchard, says the tractor supplier. Roughly 21km south-east of Napier, the Waima orchard has 60ha...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Growing revolution fired by Psa disease
CAMPBELL TACON, who manages John Ericksen’s orchard, has worked there for eight years and before that in the apple industry. Tacon is highly regarded by other growers for his ideas and the way he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taste critical in Kiwifruit growers quest for profit
How growers can produce top-tasting kiwifruit and make top dollar was the theme of a recent Zespri field day in Hawkes Bay. This is a critical time for growers as decisions made now will determine the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record returns forecast
ZESPRI SAYS its forecast per hectare returns have broken $50,000 for the first time, predicting orchard gate returns per hectare of $51,047. This compares to $42, 659 for the 2013 season. The October...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2014 Hayward Medal rewards 1980s efforts
KIWIFRUIT GROWERS Paul Heywood and Leo Mangos have picked up the 2014 Fresh Carriers Hayward Medal for their achievements in the late 1980s. Judging panel chair Paul Jones, says that working as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Northland orchardist wins big
PATRICK MALLEY from Northland was the big winner at last night's Young Horticulturist of the Year awards, taking home the top prize and three other awards. The kiwifruit and avocado grower was one of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Growers don’t hail storm
ABOUT 40 pipfruit and kiwifruit growers in a concentrated orchard area of Motueka to Riwaka, west of Nelson, were affected by the Guy Fawkes-night hailstorm, says HortNZ president Julian Raine. Many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
G3 spurs growth
The Bay of Plenty kiwifruit company DMS is living up to its reputation as the 'G3 Champions' with changes to their coolstore facilities and packhouse operations. Industry-wide fruit production of G3...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Innovate faster or die – kiwifruit boss
KIWIFRUIT’S ACHIEVEMENTS to date are not enough to sustain a competitive advantage and change is needed, says Zespri’s chief executive Lain Jager. He told Zespri’s recent Momentum conference that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Dream’ fruit losses result for grower
For one Bay of Plenty kiwifruit grower, the 2014 season saw just a single tray of fruit loss thanks to the exceptional packing and management of local operator, DMS. John Cook's Te Puke orchards...
View Article
