Disease control is crucial for maintaining a healthy orchard, ensuring each tree thrives and ultimately yields more apples. Just like any living organism, apple trees can get sick too.
Managing Canker Disease in Our Orchards Read More »
Farrah Richards Triumphs as Nelson Young Grower of the Year 2024. This annual competition is open to both commercial fruit and vegetable growers from the Nelson region.
Nelson Young Grower of the Year 2024 Read More »
While taking a break in Europe in September, our company directors managed to squeeze in a visit to one of their Pink Lady™ customers in Cavaillon, France.
Let’s meet some of our orchard customers! Read More »
While taking a break in Europe in September, our company directors managed to squeeze in a visit to one of their Pink Lady™ customers in Cavaillon, France.
Our Pink Lady™ Apples – World Famous in Europe! Read More »
The apple trees are in full bloom, heavy with blossom and a promise of a bountiful crop to come. If you’d be interested in seasonal work at Fairfield Orchards helping to thinning our baby apples when they have finished blooming in November and December, take a look at the Fairfield Orchards vacancies.
Harvest ’23 is only weeks away! Ready, set, grow… They have a little more growing to do but these deliciously sweet Premier Star apples are starting to show some great colour. Our teams are getting ready to harvest them at the peak of their ripeness and juiciness in a just a few weeks time. If
Only a few weeks away now! Read More »
The refit of the Packhouse continues… Christmas comes early as the new plant and equipment arrives ready for installation. It might not be much to look at for many people, but the sight of a forklift unloading machinery from a shipping container is like unwrapping an early Christmas present for us. Five shipping containers loaded
Building for the Future – New Plant Arrives Read More »
Building for the Future – Packhouse Refit Increased production from our redeveloped orchards means more capacity is needed to get the fruit packed and delivered to our customers. In June 2022 we began refurbishing our packhouse to handle the larger volume of fruit. Finishing the harvest season in June is normally a opportunity to take
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Time to start apple picking! First up our high colour royal gala varieties! We have seasonal work available. If you have ever picked apples before call us 03 5284599 or email hr@fairfieldorchards.co.nz or click below to learn more about work options at Fairfield orchards Learn More about working with us Fairfield Orchards Ltd is a progressive
Looking for seasonal work? The summer picking season has begun! Read More »
With growing conditions changing over the last decade & Hail becoming more of a frequent occurrence, Fairfield Orchards has been proactive in protecting our crop with extensive hail nets. As development of our Orchards has occurred into new apple varieties we have ensured that the structures are installed to then protect our crop with either overhead
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