14 June 2019
Fruit size is providing the headwind to the new kiwifruit season while taste is the tailwind thanks to an exceptional late season ripening period that has left Zespri marketers with a paradigm for foreign markets.
10 June 2019
The pressing demand for staff in the kiwifruit sector has been most apparent this harvest season with expectations the shortage of picking and pack house workers might be 3000.
6 June 2019
They’re small but stickers on fruit, which are generally made of plastic, have a negative environmental impact. Luke Chivers spoke to three youngsters who want to change that.
4 June 2019
While much has been made of the prospects for robots harvesting kiwifruit and other orchards, one packing company has invested heavily this season in robotic technology in the pack house. Apata Group chief executive Stuart Weston outlined to Richard Rennie some of the smarts behind the country’s most robotised pack house, and what it heralds for the industry.
31 May 2019
Valuing high-quality soils as a resource of national significance is a step closer as the Government considers submissions in coming weeks on a national policy statement to protect them.
30 May 2019
Iwi and the kiwifruit industry are welcoming the latest tranche of funding from the Government’s Provincial Growth Fund that brings prospects of even greater funding in coming years.
29 May 2019
Vegetable seed exports have helped push the horticultural sector to a record earnings year, lifting total sales by $400 million to top $9.2 billion in the year ended on June 30 last year.
29 May 2019
MyFarm has launched a $100 million fund to invest in a group of horticultural enterprises rather than one-at-a-time syndicates for kiwifruit, avocados, hops and pack houses.
24 May 2019
Solid growth in international sales volumes, a faster rise in accompanying fruit revenue and strong fruit licensing income have all helped push Zespri’s gross revenue exceed $3 billion, a first for the kiwifruit marketer.
13 May 2019
Growers’ views on the Government’s greenhouse gas goals are muted but Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman says the main issue facing the horticultural sector is emissions from fertiliser use.
