MPI’s latest edition of The Border Space has been released, updating readers on the latest biosecurity news and activity from MPI. 

Around 20 people from around the kiwifruit industry came together on Monday with representatives from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to have a robust discussion about the Biosecurity 2025 project, with the aim of shaping a submission on behalf of the kiwifruit industry.

A final reminder to eligible members to cast your vote for up to three new grower directors on the KVH Board if you haven’t already done so. Eleven grower members have been nominated—read about them here.

• When: Wednesday 31 August, 9.30am
• Where: ASB Arena, 81 Truman Lane, Mount Maunganui

Presentations from the KiwiNet meeting held late last month are now available on the KVH website:

• Andrew Sander, National biosecurity capability network
• Catherine Richardson, Fruit fly presentation 
• Elaine Gould, Verona vine decline presentation 
• Karyn Lowry, Kiwifruit Plant Certification Scheme 
• Matt Dyck, Avoiding complacency in kiwifruit biosecurity 

The Psa-V Best Practice Guide for 2016-17 has been finalised and is now available on the KVH website here.

To accompany the online Guide, a summarised ‘Wall Chart’ version is also available online here. Growers will receive an A2 poster-sized copy of the Wall Chart in the post with the next Kiwiflier.

• New copper product, AG Copp 75, has been included.
• KeyStrepto™ is available under a Justified Approval (JA) only.
• Kasumin® is limited to one application for the season.
• A second application of a bactericide (Kasumin® or KeyStrepto™) may be allowed under JA only.
• Kasumin® is permitted from the start of bud break until 21 days before the start of flowering (male or female).
• KeyStrepto is permitted from the start of bud break until 7 days before the start of flowering (male or female).
• CPPU (Ambitious/Caplit) - one application permitted from bud break until 7 days before the first female flower opens. Not permitted on gold varieties.
• A second CPPU application may be allowed under a JA only.
• Soil applied Actigard™ has been removed. It may be permitted under a JA only.

• Click here to view the online demonstration
• Click here to access the Psa-V Risk Model

• Agenda
• Chairman's Report
• KVH 2016 Annual Update
• 2016 Resolutions and Explanations
• KVH Foundation Incorporated—Financial Statements 2016
• KVH Incorporated—Financial Statements 2016
• KVH Foundation Incorporated and KVH Incorporated—Budget 2017
   
• Grower director nominees

The 2016 Psa Symposium was held on Monday in Palmerston North and was well attended by industry, researchers, MPI staff and other interested groups—many of whom also stayed on to attend the New Zealand Plant Protection Society Conference which ran 9-11 August.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is holding six hui and public meetings around the country during August and September so New Zealanders can have their say and help influence the government on biosecurity. This follows the release of MPI’s ‘Biosecurity 2025’ discussion document in late July.

Voting is now underway for three grower director positions on the KVH Board. Eleven grower candidates have been nominated. AGM voting packs were posted to all eligible growers on Friday 5 August.

Growers who have received their AGM packs in the post should have also received a copy of the latest KVH Annual Update for 2015/16.