Search ResultsGreenGreen Kiwifruit Read more about "Green"...First Fresh NewsFirst Fresh News Read more about "First Fresh News"...Industry NewsIndustry News Read more about "Industry News"...Product Report - David StevensonEncore Mandarins Our 2018 / 19 season promotional campaign is underway and we are now engaging consumers with regular posts on Facebook and Instagram. This weekend we are a sponsor at the Round Taupo bike race and over six thousand Mandarins (at our cost) will be given away at the finish line. Go to the Facebook page and have a look at what is happening. And for those of you who use Instagram check out the firstfreshgisborne page. This UE Boom giveaway has so far generated over 15,000 ‘li... Read more about "Product Report - David Stevenson"...CitrusCitrus Gisborne and the Poverty Bay area is New Zealands largest citrus growing area. With a temperate coastal climate it lends itself to growing nearly all varieties. The region boasts a total planted area of some 800ha and over 200 growers. Read more about "Citrus"...GrapefruitGrapefruit Originally known as the forbidden fruit, Grapefruit are a fantastic source of vitamin C and are thought to aid in lowering cholesterol. Their sweet yet tart flavour makes them the perfect snack for those who like a little zing. In New Zealand we've been growing Grapefruit since the mid 1800’s so our growers are experts when it comes to producing premium yellow-skinned, orange-yellow fleshed globes of zesty goodness. Please contact the Grapefruit Product Manager, David Stevenson fo... Read more about "Grapefruit"...First Fresh PersimmonsNZ Persimmon leave for China after 12 year access battle New Zealand’s first export of persimmons is set to leave for China after a 12 year effort to gain market access concluded successfully this week. Gisborne-based exporter First Fresh will send the trial shipment of Gisborne persimmon next month following approval from China’s quarantine authority AQSIQ. Negotiations for market access began in 2005 and persimmon will be the first new fruit to gain access to the Chinese market since the F... Read more about "First Fresh Persimmons"...Micro-organisms in Psa battleMicro-organisms may be the answer to fighting the vine disease Psa-V which came close to devastating the New Zealand kiwifruit industry.Plant & Food Research scientists are fighting the disease Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae on two fronts as part of the Next-Generation Biopesticides research programme.Today, 2724 orchards have been identified with Psa, representing 87 percent of the country's kiwifruit orchard area. Thanks to a new more Psa-V tolerate variety of gold kiwifruit, the... Read more about "Micro-organisms in Psa battle"...LinksSome useful links New Zealand Citrus Growers Inc.NZCGI is New Zealand's national citrus growers' organization, operating to promote citrus grower interests, and the sustainable growth and profitability of the New Zealand citrus industry. NZ GapNew Zealand GAP is a quality assurance programme that provides a traceable, accountable system from crop to customer Plant and Food ResearchPlant & Food Research is a New Zealand-based science company providing research and development that adds v... Read more about "Links"...First Fresh Weather StationYou can view the “First Fresh” weather station on line by using the following link: http://harvestalarms.com/w.cgi?hsn=10086 This weather station is located at College Vineyard in College Road. Five grower entities in the College Road area have each contributed 20% of the cost and they have generously agreed to make the data accessible to all growers. We would hope to have further stations (using a similar cooperative ownership approach) installed as time goes by (one at Patutahi and perha... Read more about "First Fresh Weather Station"...
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FRESH NEWS
First Fresh wins export award
The room was filled with excitement and celebration at the Napier Conference Centre as the winners of the 2018 ExportNZ ASB Hawke's Bay Export Awards were announced....
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1/13
First Fresh Ltd finalist in HB Export Awards
Three Gisborne companies have been named as finalists in the Export New Zealand ASB Hawke’s Bay Export Awards....
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2/13
Supreme freshie for second time
MATAWHERO fruit growers Clive and Amanda Lewis deservedly took out the supreme award at the third annual First Fresh “Freshies” awards recently with four wins out of five categories in which they were nominated....
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3/13
Market Gardeners Limited acquires shareholding in First Fresh NZ
Leading New Zealand supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables, Market Gardeners Limited, trading as MG Marketing (MG), and leading New Zealand Citrus Marketing company First Fresh NZ Limited (First Fresh), are pleased to announce that in late December 2017, MG acquired a 30% shareholding in First Fresh....
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4/13
First Fresh Persimmons
New Zealand’s first export of persimmons is set to leave for China after a 12 year effort to gain market access concluded successfully this week. Gisborne-based exporter First Fresh will send the trial shipment of Gisborne persimmon next month following approval from China’s quarantine authority AQSIQ....
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5/13
Red carpet flavour at annual Freshies
First Fresh held its second "Freshies" grower awards on Thursday 23rd February at the Dome Room and John and Irene Honey of Patutahi won the Supreme Award - The Freshies Trophy....
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6/13
Gisborne tops NZ's citrus production
A grower survey conducted by New Zealand Citrus Growers Incorporated has confirmed that Gisborne is the number one citrus growing region in the country — by a long way. The NZCGI “snapshot” survey indicates there are 330 citrus growers in New Zealand with more than a million citrus trees and......
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7/13
First Fresh take silver award
First Fresh and our marketing-communications agency Tracta won a silver award at the New Zealand Direct Marketing Awards for our company's grower loyalty scheme campaign."Our Loyalty Recognition Agreement (LRA) is unique to the citrus industry and was developed to recognise the loyalty shown to us by our suppliers," said general......
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8/13
Law changes for use of Organophosphate insecticides
LEMON, LIME, GRAPEFRUIT AND TANGELO GROWERS...
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9/13
First Fresh NZGAP Group Scheme
A number of our growers have already taken up the opportunity to become members of the First Fresh Group Scheme for NZGAP. ...
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10/13
First Fresh Management Calendar and Checklist
Access our latest Citrus Fruit Size - Management Calendar and Checklist...
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11/13
First Fresh Weather Station
You can view the “First Fresh” weather station on line by using the following link:...
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12/13
First Fresh Citrus Crop Protection Programme
Hot off the press is the 2014/15 copy of the First Fresh - Citrus Crop Protection Progamme....
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13/13
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