Avocado Library/Avocado Maturity Monitoring 

• Full service including collection, green and ripe assessments and forwarding data to AIC.
• One off and on going dry matter assessments to assist growers in assessing maturity.

Comparative Analysis 

• Kiwifruit and avocado comparative reporting including production, taste and storage.

Contract Research/Data Capture 

• Basic trial design assistance.
• Project management, data collection and logistics.
• Capable of projects big and small.
• Clients include Packhouses, Growers, Zespri innovation, and industry suppliers.

Crop Estimation Counting Service 

• Consultancy service in assisting packhouses / growers in setting up systems to accurately estimate fruit and tray numbers.
• Data management service storing bud, flower, fruit counts and size information and providing associated reports for decision making. This service is currently in the process of being made web based.
• Fruit size monitoring either via callipering of fruit or fruit weighing to provide growth rates and or profile estimates.

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Crop Estimation Data Manager 

Agfirsts Crop Estimation Website will give you the ability to:

• Set-up monitor bays
• Enter bud, flower and fruit counts with results accessible to your pack-house immediately. (Growers can also view reports)
• Apply estimation assumptions i.e.: % undersize, average fruit size etc to convert counts into crop estimation reports. Fruit size predictions can either come from Netlab or can be manually over-ridden.
• See area & regional averages of flowers and fruit M2
• Add historical data into the website(if you require Agfirst to enter your historical data, an additional hourly charge will apply)

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General Consultancy 

• Full range of consultancy services
• Data modeling
• Property appraisals
• Special projects

Gold Library 

• Firmness assessments
• Disorder assessments
• Packhouse and grower reporting

Maturity Clearance 

• Sample Collection
• Laboratory processing.
• Easy web based sample request and reporting.
• In excess of 10 years experience.

Maturity Monitoring 

• Easy request system via our website.
• You collect the sample and deliver to our laboratory or nominated drop-off point / courier.
• Individual results available quickly via our website.
• Trends and comparative graphs for industry and regions available.

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NETLAB - Online Lab System for Fruit Testing 

• Web based technology that allows efficient capture of maturity data for Kiwifruit, Apples and Avocados
• Other crops planned to be introduced and potential for development outside the fruit industry.

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Soil and Leaf Analysis 

• Soil and leaf sample collection.
• Analysis of results and fertilizer recommendations.
• Online web application for soil and leaf analysis coming soon.

Irrigation Management and Soil Moisture Monitoring 

• Make informed decisions on irrigation and water use.
• Manage fruit size and dry matter of kiwifruit
• Improve fruit retention and size of avocados
• Meet Eurepgap requirements
• Good horticultural practice for all crops

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Temperature Monitoring 

• Data loggers available for purchase
• Setup loggers and download data
• Hours below 7 and Richardson Chill
• Growing degree days
• Avocado spring temperatures monitored to fruit set.
• Seasonal and regional comparisons