Tim Egan co-owns a 39-hectare orchard near Gisborne producing apples, gold kiwifruit and grapes. He says, the key to being successful in horticulture is growing high-value crops that overseas markets want, and planting the right crop for the region you live in. Listen or read Tim’s interview on Radio NZ here.
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Māori Kiwifruit Growers Inc (MKGI) in conjunction with Zespri and Plant and Food Research are providing a kiwiberry cultivar development scholarship for one current Māori undergraduate or postgraduate student. The initial scholarship is $40,000 and one year of work experience. This could include degrees in all areas of science. The Māori Kiwiberry Scholarship is offered to build awareness of the
Continue readingA looming apple picker shortage is worrying Hawke’s Bay growers despite more workers from the Pacific being brought into help. Read the full story here on RadioNZ news.
Continue readingStrength in Work, is a new initiative to help young New Zealanders get valuable, sought-after skills and qualifications that can get them into a real job. It will also help address some of the skill shortages employers face. Click here to find out more about this new government initiative or download the Mana in Mahi Factsheet here.
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The apple harvest area is forecast to be up three percent at 9,700 hectares (ha) in 2018/2019. This increase coupled with normal weather for the growing season should boost apple production to 583,000 metric tons (MT), a 2.6 percent increase over 2017/2018. Read the full story here.
Continue readingRead Hort NZ CEO – Mike Chapman’s latest blog on the announcement that the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will take effect from 30 December this year. Click here.
Continue readingGisborne fruitgrower Matt Gomm has secured sponsorship to help him attend the Citrus Australia technical forum to be held in Adelaide in March and he is very grateful for it. Read the full story in the Gisborne Herald.
Continue readingA huge shift has occurred in the marketing sophistication of the horticulture industry, says Plant & Food Research chief executive David Hughes. Read the full story here.
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An increase of 260% in the number of brown marmorated stink bugs found at New Zealand’s borders has heightened the billion-dollar risk to the economy of the Bay of Plenty. Read the full story here.
Continue readingAccording to Government forecasts, horticulture, led by continuingly high kiwifruit sales, is expected to be New Zealand’s fastest-growing primary export sector in the year ahead. Read the full story here.
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