GrowingProduce.com: New Zealand Tour Showcases Apple Grower Innovations

GrowingProduce.com: New Zealand Tour Showcases Apple Grower Innovations

Sam Dingle demonstrates one of the data charts that IFV’s FruitVision system provides. (Photo: Christina Herrick)

Innovation is a part of Kiwi lifestyle, GrowingProduce.com’s Christina Herrick writes in her wrap up coverage of the International Fruit Tree’s Association’s (IFTA) February New Zealand study tour.

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In fact, as IFTA New Zealand kicked off, we were told New Zealand’s connection to the No. 8 wire. This “No. 8 wire mentality” has become synonymous with Kiwi innovation. No. 8 was the British Standard wire used for sheep fencing, but was often used to fix structural or mechanical issues. It has become a greater symbol for New Zealanders’ resourcefulness in problem-solving.

While many stops along the two-week tour highlighted innovation, seeing the Future Orchard Production System (FOPS) in one of T&G Global’s commercial orchards was quite a sight to see. EnzaFruit Products Inc. is the U.S. Subsidiary for T&G Global.

Check out Herrick’s full recap over on GrowingProduce.com.

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