Orchard Services
Orchard Services
Whatever varieties you have, Hayward (HW), Gold3 (G3/GA) or Sweet Green (HE14), our team will take care of each block in its stage of development from new growth to mature vines.
Our orchard management and orchard leasing options are designed to work for you. Read more about these options below.
Orchard Management
When you choose us to manage your orchard, an Orchard Manager will take time to assess your orchard, discuss your individual needs and together with you will develop a management plan tailored for you and your orchard.
Your plan will be specific to your orchard needs, focusing on goals to maximise the full producing potential of your orchard and with it, profitable returns. Each plan will come with a working budget and operational and spraying strategies.
Your Orchard Manager will meet with you regularly to discuss on-orchard activities, allowing you to be informed and updated but giving you the flexibility to have as much or as little input as you like.
Orchard Leasing
When you sign on for Orchard Leasing, Hume Pack-N-Cool will carry out all functions on your orchard ensuring areas such as:
- Vine and soil nutrient management
- Psa management
- Spray programme
- Shelter belt maintenance
- Fertiliser and weed spraying
- GLOBALGAP compliance
- Pollination
- Frost protection and more are administered timely following best practices.
The best part is that you retain ALL profits!
Orchard Leasing reduces growers' exposure to risk by utilising the knowledge and expertise of our Grower Services team, who will care for your orchard over the lifetime of the lease.
Our Orchard Managers will outline orchard leasing budgets with costs of operations, performance monitoring and financial reporting. Our Orchard Gate Return (OGR) for our lease growers has been extremely attractive over the years and our leasing option provides growers new to the industry an easy entry into the learning curve of owning a Kiwifruit orchard.
For experienced orchardists, orchard leasing allows you the peace of mind that your orchard will be cared for by the experienced Hume Pack-N-Cool orchard team.
Orchard Assistance
Need some help? Perhaps you might be an orchardist that is in need of assistance for certain on-orchard activities? It may be for carrying out a spraying programme, winter pruning or soil nutrient advice, labour staff needed; whatever your requirement, we are happy to help. Our Orchard Managers are ready to provide advice and a plan of action.
