The Agenda for the Summerfruit Australia Ltd Annual General Meeting to be held Thursday 13th September from12.00 noon - 3.30pm
The Conference Room, DEDJTR Tatura Research Station
Address: 255 Ferguson Road, Tatura , Vic Phone: (03) 5833 5222
Annual General Meeting Agenda A light snack Lunch will be provided prior to starting
1. -12.45 pm Welcome by Chairperson
2.-12.50 pm Commencement of AGM - Apologies
3 -1.0pm Minutes of Previous AGM Meeting- Renmark 21st Sept 2017
Motion: That the Minutes are a true reflection of the meeting held at Renmark 21st Sept 2017
4-1.10 pm Business Arising
5-1.20pm Chairs Report
6-1.30pm Treasure’s Report and presentation of audited financial statement
a) Motion: That the Financial Report be accepted as read
10. 3.00pm Presentation by Dr Mark O’Connell , DEDJTR Field work projects, Sun Dial Orchard and inspection of portable fumigation chambers
11. 3.30pm Close of meeting
THERE’S a 17th century English proverb that Goulburn Valley fruit grower Rocky Varapodio is all too familiar with.
“Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs” speaks to the length of time it takes for these ancient crops to grow. But Mr Varapodio, who farms on 200ha in Ardmona, is hoping his newest pear trees will bear fruit in just four years.
The pear, apple and stone fruit grower is in the process of planting Australia’s first honey belle pear trees, a new smaller, robust, early pear variety also known as belle de jumet.
About 20,000 trees are going in the ground across 15ha, with fruit expected within three years.
Mr Varapodio is the only Australian grower with a licence to grow pan-Pacific fresh produce marketer Freshmax’s trademarked pear that’s already proved a hit in Asia and the US.
The third-generation farmer first came across the variety on a research trip to New Zealand four years ago.
“It’s a sweet pear with a nice crunch,” he said. “So I really like its characteristics in terms of its flavour profile, its texture and its sweetness and I think it’s well suited to our region.”
The honey nelle will be the first new pear variety to hit Australian shelves in years. Mr Varapodio is pinning his hopes on the variety to lift sales across the entire pear category.
The pears will be sold at Coles supermarkets from 2022.
Source: The Weekly Times
You may want to consider this product with a 7 day withholding for stone fruit for control of fruit flies and other pests. There is no residue limit set for this product for China which means the MRL for China is zero. This is not a recommendation to use this chemical you should seek professional advice from a suitably qualified person before using in your situation.
For further information, please see attached documents.
STONE fruit exports to China have soared 167 per cent since the China-Australia free trade agreement came into play two years ago.
New figures reveal that by the end of March this year, nectarine, peach and plum exports to China reached almost 5000 tonnes, up from about 1900 tonnes in the previous 12 months. - Read more of this Weekly Times article.
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