220July / August 2013
Welcome to your July 2013 issue.
This edition we focus on business strategy and the different approaches growers take to ensure a clear and sound strategy, even in uncertain times. We have technical articles on Psa in the xylem and the latest budbreak research. We also look at the value of copper clean-up, and the team at Fruition offers an overview of best practice in frost protection. As always, we bring you insights from orchardists who are surviving, and even thriving, in the current challenging environment. We hope you find this edition a satisfying mid-winter read.
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Young scientists take on kiwifruit challenges
08 Jul 13
Behind the scenes at The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research (PFR) you’ll find emerging science leaders who will help shape the future of New Zealand horticulture.
More than three decades of Gisborne growing
08 Jul 13
Peter and Anne Roberts, Gisborne
The Journal met with Peter and Anne Roberts on the last day of picking on their seven orchards, in front of a tiled fire on a clear May night. The Roberts are stalwarts of the Gisborne kiwifruit industry, growing around 35 hectares of kiwifruit and 25 hectares of grapes, with the help of their son, Simon.