KIWIFRUITNEWS NOVEMBER 2017
In the recent road show, Dan Mathieson shared Zespri’s vision of what success looks like in the next 10 years. The numbers being…
KIWIFRUITNEWS OCTOBER 2017
Do we keep packing and coolstoring the same as we have always done? I am certain of one thing – the ratio of Hayward to G3 is ch…
KIWIFRUITNEWS SEPTEMBER 2017
As I travel down my drive and watch buds emerge from the G3 canes, I dream of being able to train all those sparrows and finch, …
KIWIFRUITNEWS AUGUST 2017
Orchards are now selling at eye-wateringly high prices, based on great fruit returns with a market reported to be hungry for mor…
KIWIFRUITNEWS JULY 2017
As a family last week we spent time in China, retracing the steps of our son, Johnny, before he was adopted by Vic and myself. I…
KIWIFRUITNEWS JUNE 2017
As the Zespri Board announces their forecast predictions for this year’s pay-out, it certainly puts a smile on the face of my or…
KIWIFRUITNEWS MAY 2017
My father was a passionate sailor and my mother proudly couldn’t tie a knot. I spent my younger days in and around small sailing…
KIWIFRUITNEWS APRIL 2017
As most of the packlines on site swing into processing G3, there is a common site at the bin tips. It is a team of workers remov…
KIWIFRUITNEWS MARCH 2017
It is great to be up and underway for the 2017 season – you can spend so much time getting ready it is a relief to start.
KIWIFRUITNEWS FEBRUARY 2017
The engineers have arrived to install the Near Infra-Red (NIR) technology onto the sizer in shed 4 at a cost of approx. $150,000…