Great day last Friday at Euroa with over 50 growers attending the VCA AGM. 

After the business side of things was over Dr Penny Measham from TIAR presented her latest research on “Management of Fruit Cracking”, growers were able to learn improved techniques to manage fruit cracking – see presentations below this post.

Fruit Growers Victoria IDO, Michael Crisera, and Michael Rouget from VCA delivered the latest on QFF and chemical restrictions.

Growers got to hear about the Victorian Cherry launch at this year’s Spring Harvest Picnic at Werribee on Sunday 27 November.  The Pip Spitting competition has become a major event at the festival with more work done for this year to make the event bigger and better.  For more information go to http://www.harvestpicnic.com.au/

Many growers got to meet the r elatively new CGA CEO, Simon Boughey, for the first time.  Simon was able to update us all on the future directions of CGA.

The Cherry Trail Brochure was launched with many of the participating growers taking home their bundle of brochures.  To see where you can pick your own of buy cherries at farm gate prices go to http://www.cherries.org.au/3633750/victorian-cherry-association-cherry-trail.htm

The meeting finished off with a positive seasonal outlook from all cherry growing regions in Victoria.