Brighter future for orchardists
Canterbury orchardists face a brighter future for their weather-damaged crops. The provincial conference of the Fruitgrowers’ Federation has approved a national remit calling for a compulsory hail-insurance scheme. About 35 growers attended the one-day conference and elected delegates to represent Canterbury at the annual federation conference in Auckland this month. The federation's president. Mr G. P. Ward, said that the '-•remit's . success, at the national- conference would
solve a big problem for local growers. Canterbury orchards had a high record of hail damage. Representatives of the Apple and Pear Board also agreed to buy low-grade fruit at a nominal price and freight it at the board’s expense to the Nelson processing plant. Canterbury growers had asked for a processing plant in the district because damaged crops were not worth while carting to the Nelson factory but the board- said that not enough fruit was involved to make the project feasible. " . "
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Press, 14 September 1981, Page 10
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