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Outstanding in South Africa🍇 - Grapa Newsletter | 17 December 2023
As the “indoor” symposium came to an end, the outdoor tours began. Three ARRA showcases, highlighting outstanding ARRA Varieties, were held and led by both the TopFruit and Grapa teams. The first field day tours were at the TopFruit Test Block in Uitkomst, where the many 10th ITGS delegates could learn about the TopFruit operation as well as their topnotch test block management. The attendees were led in small groups to see and discuss the varieties on show.
TopFruit Newsletter | November 2023
40 Years of Fruit Innovation and Growth - after humble beginnings on 19 October 1983, TopFruit celebrated its 40th anniversary on 19 October 2023. It was an occasion to celebrate the successes and also to reflect on the lessons learned over the past 40 years. From the first successful apple variety, Panorama Golden, managed by TopFruit in the 80's, we now manage over 50 commercial contracts consisting of numerous varieties ranging from Pome Fruit, Stone Fruit, Table Grapes, Berries, Nuts and Kiwifruit. The newest...
ARRA Breaking News - Grapa Newsletter | January 2022
This week the spotlight is on the field day held in Peru presenting ARRA 79B-44+1 and South Africa where the harvest is in full swing. Read more...
A sweet taste of Africa - Grapa Newsletter | December 2021
In this week's Newsletter, we are excited to share the picking and packing of the early ARRA™ Varieties and Early Sweet™ in the Southern Hemisphere. Read more...
Olá ARRA - Grapa Newsletter | November 2021
In this week's edition of our Newsletter, we are proud to share with our readers the successful Brazilian ARRA Field days held in Petrolina. In addition, we are excited to showcase the opening of the early ARRA™ varieties' harvest season in South Africa and Namibia. Last but not least, we bring you news of the successful ARRA Sugar Drop™ production, in Queensland, Australia. Read more...
It is a great grape Sunday - Grapa Newsletter | November 2021
In this week's edition of our Newsletter, we are proud to share with our readers the early ARRA varieties soon to be harvested in South Africa and Namibia. In addition, we will have a sneak peek from Australia as well as from the successful Brazilian ARRA field days held in Petrolina. Read more...
TopFruit: “We expect ARRA 33 – ARRA Honey Pop™ will dominate early white seedless in coming years” - FreshPlaza | November 2021
Most Limpopo grape growers have started harvesting their Early Sweet™ grapes while the early Namibian grape growers have also kicked off. Read more...
TopFruit Newsletter | November 2021
With spring upon us, the wheels are set in motion at TopFruit for a new season of exciting discoveries adding value to the South African agricultural sector. Although winter is a slower period for agriculture, TopFruit is running full steam ahead planning for the new season, preparing for budwood orders and test tree plantings. Read more...
Keen interest in new ARRA varieties at recent field days in South Africa
Amid the uncertainty cast by Covid on the export table grape market, there was a strong turnout of growers and exporters at TopFruit’s recent annual field day in Augrabies (instead of Aussenkehr, Namibia) and, for the first time, in Limpopo. Read the full article
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