The final Olives NZ Focus Grove Project Field Day will be held at Olives on the Hill, Mangawahi next Monday. ONZ EO Gayle Sheridan said that more than 100 people have already attended across the regions, with numbers ranging from 12 to 30+, and much has been learned by all involved.
“New recommendations have also been made for spraying, given a suspicion that Anthracnose may be causing a reduction in fertilisation and incomplete development of fertilised fruit, leading to reduced cropping. The advice was to add Difference to Mancozeb at the time of first flower opening and then follow with weekly spraying of Mancozeb over the next three weeks. Having said that, growers who use Adama Mancozeb should read this information“.
The next Focus Grove Field Day Report being compiled and will be on the Olives NZ website in a week or so. We’ll bring you more on the project in the December issue of Olivegrower & Processor.
