Justavocados

WORKSHOP - High density planting and light interception
2025-10-29 10:00 - 11:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
Hosts: Moutere Farm – Kobus and Karin du Plessis
Time: 10.00am – 11.00am
Date: Wednesday 29th October
Location: 268 Woodland Road, Katikati
RSVP: By 21 October to kyra@justavocados.co.nz
Join us at Kobus and Karin’s Moutere Farm Orchard to talk about high density planting and light interception. This is a great opportunity to learn, share ideas, and see practical solutions in action. This workshop will be recorded and available on Thrive as soon as possible following the session.

COURSE - First aid course for growers
2025-11-19 07:30 - 14:30
Time: 7:30am – 2:30pm
Date: Wednesday 19th November 2025
Location: provided upon registration
RSVP: by 21 October to hello@darlinggroup.co.nz
Course details:

Course Type: Non–unit standard training contextualised to your workplace
Cost: $140+gst per person for up to 12, $100 per person thereafter

Includes: Certificates, participant books, and handouts over a 6 – 6.5hr time frame

Optional Qualification: NZQA Unit Standards 6401 and 6402 available upon request

Additional cost: $50 per person
Additional time: 1 hour for assessment paperwork
Government ID requirement: Passport or birth certificate only (driver’s licences cannot be accepted)
Lunch: Please bring your own lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.

Please register your attendance by emailing hello@darlinggroup.co.nz

WEBINAR: Darling Group export and domestic market update
2025-12-15 14:30 - 15:30
Join the Darling Group team for a brief export and domestic market update.
Most of the time in this webinar will be allocated to covering off your questions in a Q&A session.
If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to prepare information on to present, please send them to hello@darlinggroup.co.nz 10 December.

Meeting: 2025-26 season review and 2026-27 preview (Katikati + Livestream)
2026-03-31 15:00 - 18:00 | Fairview Golf Club, 34 Sharp Road, Katikati, Bay of Plenty, 3178, New Zealand
Join the Just Avocados and Darling Group teams to take a deep dive into the outcomes and activity in the 2025-26 season and discuss the forecast for the coming season. There will also be plenty of social time to catch up with individual team members and other growers.
Date: Tuesday 31 March 2026
Event location: Fairview Golf Club, 34 Sharp Road, Katikati
Time: 3pm – 6pm
RSVP by Monday 16 March 4:00pm to samantha@darlinggroup.co.nz
This meeting will also be livestreamed and recorded – the registration link will be shared soon.

DISCUCSSION - Pruning management
2026-04-29 15:00 - 17:00
Hosts: Anton and Chloe Herselman
Time: 3.00pm – 5:00pm
Date: Wednesday 29th April (Alternate date weather dependent Friday 1st May)
Location: Timon Drive off Wharawhara Road, Katikati
RSVP by 27th April to kyra@justavocados.co.nz
Join us at Anton and Chloe Herselman’s to join a practical orchard discussion focused on pruning management.
This will be a mobile, in orchard conversation across several blocks, showcasing a range of tree ages, spacings, and management histories. The orchards are located in a high wind environment and have undergone extensive pruning, providing strong real-world examples of what has worked well and what still needs refinement.
Discussion topics will include managing tree height to improve fruit quality, picking efficiency, and spray coverage, maintaining productive wood while balancing canopy renewal for sustainable long term yields, nutrient balance with a particular focus on managing nitrogen to support growth without compromising fruit set or quality, and thrip control, including why it is becoming more challenging and how to approach it economically.

AgriSea NZ Tour
2026-04-29 15:00 - 17:00
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Date: Tuesday 12 May
Location: AgriSea Business Park, 7446 State Highway 2, RD 4 Paeroa 3674
RSVP by Thursday 7 May to kyra@justavocados.co.nz, please include if you have any dietary requirements. Just Avocados Ltd invites you to join Kyra and Clare Bradley ArgiSea NZ CEO on a factory tour at AgriSea NZ in Paeroa. AgriSea NZ manufactures a range of ocean‑sourced plant and soil applications, including seaweed and fish fertilisers, and also produces humates.Seaweed contains over 60 minerals at a micro level, helping to improve crop performance, resilience, and overall tree health by restoring balance within the tree. Fish fertilisers and humates stimulate and support soil microbial life, improving mineral uptake through increased biological activity and mineral release in the soil.
As avocado roots do not have root hairs and are poor nutrient collectors, they rely on mycorrhizal root connections and other soil biological processes to enhance mineral and water uptake. AgriSea NZ has conducted research across horticulture, viticulture, and market gardens demonstrating improvements in fruit quality and nutrient content, reductions in the nitrogen‑to‑calcium ratio to improve shelf life, improved nutrient availability in soils, and increased earthworm populations, to name just a few benefits.
Notes:

Morning tea will be provided.
Carpooling is encouraged.
We are also aiming to organise a van (seating up to 10 people).
Please let Kyra know your transport preference when you RSVP.

WEBINAR: 2026-27 SEASON KICK OFF
2026-05-18 10:00 - 11:30
Join the Darling Group and Just Avocados teams for our 2026/27 Season Kick-Off Webinar

This webinar will cover key topics including compliance and quality requirements, pre-harvest and harvest updates, and a packhouse update. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions during a Q&A session.
When you register, please include any questions you have on these topics in the questions box.

WEBINAR: 2026-27 season export domestic market update
2026-06-03 10:00 - 11:00
Join the Darling Group team for a 2026–27 season export market update.

The webinar will focus on delivering key insights across export markets, with plenty of time to answer any questions about the season ahead.
Please register using the link and remember to add any questions.
