Horticulture prospects look bright
he SunGold kiwifruit licence tender round reflected the level of industry confidence in the fruit’s future with its offshore consumers. Read the full story here.
Continue readingNew cool stores at Eastland Port a boost for kiwifruit industry
NZ Fruits takes over newly refurbished coolstore facilities just in time for 2020 Kiwifruit season. Read the full story here.
Continue readingKiwifruit harvest going well in Gisborne
Kiwifruit and apple croppers in New Zealand’s Gisborne region have been coping well when it comes to labour for picking fruit with some kiwifruit growers having already finished their harvests. NZ Fruits, which handles about half the region’s kiwifruit crop, had more than 60 percent of its crop picked. “We have adequate staff to meet our harvest needs,” said director
Continue readingNew Zealand kiwifruit harvest gets underway in Gisborne
The picking of kiwifruit in Gisborne and the Bay of Plenty has heralded the beginning of the 2020 kiwifruit harvest. Read more here.
Continue readingPastoral care the key to success
In October this year the Government announced a $940,000 investment into a two-year horticulture training programme run by Four Seasons in Gisborne. Read the full story here.
Continue readingFood producers urged to share their expertise
Gisborne producers need to stay on top of their technology game if they’re to survive and thrive on the “brave new farm”. Read the full story here.
Continue readingPGF boost for field services ‘big leap’
Provincial Growth Fund’s Te Ara Mahi funding stream would provide $1.6m to two projects to train new employees in Gisborne and the East Coast. Read the full story here.
Continue reading$17.2m to boost jobs and food production
The Government today poured $17.27m into bringing “world-leading” food-growing technology to Gisborne and creating more than 100 new jobs for agricultural workers and truck operators. Read the full story here.
Continue readingEnvy plantings hold promise
T&G Global this week celebrates the 10th anniversary of the first Envy apple tree in Gisborne. Read the full story here.
Continue readingGisborne celebrates 10 years of growing Envy apple
T&G Global celebrates 10 years of the first planting of Envy™ apple trees in Gisborne today. Read the full story here.
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