Over the next month, voters will have the opportunity to meet the candidates for the Mid North position for the NZAGA Board, before casting a vote. Events are being hosted in Whangarei to give growers the opportunity to meet all three candidates, and to learn more about the skills and capabilities they could offer as […]

Join NZ Avocado online on Thursday 30 September 2021 at 10.00am for a 20 minute zoom morning tea event. As the season progresses we are learning more about the challenges of shipping a significant increase in New Zealand avocado export volumes to markets across Asia. One initiative being undertaken to support exporters to grow volumes […]

An avocado industry structure review has been ongoing since 2020. The board has reviewed recommendations from the facilitators of this review and have agreed a pathway forward, to present to growers. The Chair will present the board’s recommendations from the Industry Structure Review on this webinar. Any recommendations will need to be voted on by […]

NZ Avocado will host an series of Grower forum webinars to share with growers the activities NZ Avocado undertake to support the industry. Join Phillip West, Research Manager, NZ Avocado on Friday 22nd October from 10:00am – 11:00am to hear an update on research relating to orchard productivity. The webinar will include: Innovative growing systems […]

NZ Avocado, as the industry body, intends to enable and support successful avocado industry growth. Significant investment has been made into avocados over the past five to ten years, with the largest developments in Northland. Northland is a region being highlighted by the NZ government, through MPI, as a region of focus, at the same […]

NZ Avocado will host a soil moisture/irrigation management webinar on Thursday 28th October running from 10:00am – 11:00am. Topics covered will help growers understand how their soil influences their soil moisture management, provide practical steps to work out a soil moisture balance and answer such questions as; how do I know how much moisture my […]

NZ Avocado invites you to join us for Fungal Management on Orchard zoom morning tea with plant pathologist Dr Liz Dann, The University of Queensland and NZ Avocado Industry Systems Manager, Glenys Parton on Thursday 4th November 11-11.30am. Topics covered will help growers understand fundamental principles of good fungal management on orchard and identify early […]

NZ Avocado will host an series of Grower forum webinars to share with growers the activities NZ Avocado undertake to support the industry. Join Sarah Sorensen, Sustainability Manager at NZ Avocado, online on Thursday 18th November from 10:00am – 11:00am to hear an update on orchard quality projects. The webinar will include updates on the […]

NZ Avocado understand that it has been a challenging year for many, and with Covid-19 restrictions in place, many in-person events have been postponed or cancelled. Come along and enjoy some Christmas cheer by joining your fellow growers on the orchard at Maria and Andrew Watchorn's place for a get-together on Thursday 25 November 2021.   Date: […]

NZ Avocado will host an series of grower forum webinars to share with growers the activities NZ Avocado undertake to support the industry. Join Brad Siebert, Biosecurity & Programme Manager from NZ Avocado, online on Thursday 2nd December from 10:00am – 11:00am to hear an update on sustainability projects and resource management. Representatives from the […]

Postponed until the New Year NZ Avocado invites you to join us for a zoom morning tea on Leafroller mating disruption for pest management on orchard with Nicola Mauchline from Plant and Food Research and George Follas from UPL on Thursday 9th December at 10.00am – 10.30am. Topics covered will include: Research findings to date […]