Press Release – Horticulture NZ Twenty-eight-year-old Bryce Morrison, a Grower Services Representative for Seeka, has been named Bay of Plentys Young Grower of the Year for 2021. The competition took place on 22 July at Mount Maunganui College, where eight competitors tested …
Twenty-eight-year-old Bryce Morrison, a Grower Services Representative for Seeka, has been named Bay of Plenty’s Young Grower of the Year for 2021.
The competition took place on 22 July at Mount Maunganui College, where eight competitors tested their horticultural skills and knowledge in a series of challenges. The day’s activities were followed by a speech competition at a gala dinner, where each contestant spoke on the important lessons learned from Covid-19 and how they could be implemented for future years.
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NZKGI offers free winter pruning
training
Labour supply remains issue for
industry
The kiwifruit industry has successfully
reached the end of its harvest with a record crop now headed
for overseas markets – if not already there.
Harvest
New
Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc. CEO Colin Bond says the
sector weathered the labour crisis that affected the
country’s horticulture sector well – “but that was
down to a combination of good practice and good
fortune.”
Bond says the 2021 season’s domestic
operational practices weren’t disrupted by COVID-19 to the
same extent as last year’s, but continued border closures
meant Working Holiday Visa (WHV) holder numbers were down