Fresh News Articles
A Strawberry Moment for Christmas
13 December 2019
Last weekend our wee family took our annual pre-Christmas trip to Somerfields Berryfruit Farm and, as usual, it was awesome.
If you live in the...
Lead Times, Land Miles and Learning Lessons
4 November 2019
I can’t keep track.
There is so much going on right now that I am lost in a veritable seasonal “smoothie” (or fruit salad?) of...
Good Guys, Good Business
6 September 2019
There’s been some big news from our end over the last couple of months. In certain parts of New Zealand it has been the “worst kept...
Do the Mahi, Get the Treats
19 July 2019
I’ve been hounding people a bit more than usual lately.
I’ve been filling up my calendar with post-season reviews, playing multiple...
Getting Amongst It and Showing Off
19 June 2019
It’s on! Trade show and conference season launched in style this month.
First up, the Summerfruit conference in Queenstown kicked off the...
A Mixed Bunch, Growing Together
9 May 2019
I’m very fortunate in my role to visit an array of suppliers and packers across many different categories of NZ’s amazing produce. It has...
Automating the Reduction of Plastic
27 March 2019
The noise around reducing plastic is growing louder and, as I’d selfishly hoped (as a concerned citizen of Planet Earth), shows no sign of...
A Resolution To Relish
28 February 2019
As clichéd as it is (and as clichéd as it is to begin the year writing about it) I reluctantly make a few easy-to-achieve resolutions...
Why Santa Doesn't NEED to Automate
13 December 2018
Across all categories in hort, the heat really goes on leading up to, and IN, “the season”. Come the New Year and everyone in kiwifruit...
Growing Together in NZ Horticulture
30 July 2018
You’ll have to excuse the potential puns, multiple meanings and broad nature of this month’s title… but, having seen first-hand...
Machines Taking Up Space and the Perfect Process
26 June 2018
The Jenkins Freshpac Systems team were lucky enough to spend some time over “the ditch” as we attended the annual Hort Connections event...
Looking forward to looking forward
25 May 2018
They say “change is the only constant in life”. And it’s true, nothing stands still for long, especially in horticulture. In fact,...
The Quiet in the Workshop is deafening
26 April 2018
The kiwifruit and apple seasons are in respective “full swing” and, as a result, our workshop has been decidedly empty… which is...
The Cost of NOT
16 March 2018
If I had a dollar for every conversation I’ve had, in the last 18 months, that revolved around ROI on capital investment and, in particular,...
The Storm Before the Calm!
21 February 2018
2018 is set to be the biggest year, by some margin, for our customer’s adoption of technology. The willingness to adopt automated solutions,...
