{"id":23250,"date":"2023-05-11T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T08:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.hectre.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=23250"},"modified":"2024-04-01T19:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:53:57","slug":"hectre-boot-camp-delivers-juicy-insights","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/pl\/blog\/hectre-boot-camp-delivers-juicy-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Hectre Boot Camp Delivers Juicy Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23250\" class=\"elementor elementor-23250\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76057613 elementor-section-stretched banner type-2 header-light elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76057613\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4362eb0\" data-id=\"4362eb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7392029b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7392029b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f50565a elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f50565a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Hectre Boot Camp Delivers Juicy Insights<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c99086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c99086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Insights and Updates<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45df9f75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45df9f75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13260020 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13260020\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63949e2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63949e2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3731045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3731045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kevin-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-19719\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kevin-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kevin-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kevin.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694f6b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"694f6b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brought to you by:<\/p><p><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><strong>Kevin Park<\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/p><p>Customer Engagement Lead<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3581c cutout-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af3581c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa9cf9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfa9cf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c86207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c86207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recently, members of Hectre\u2019s New Zealand team took a trip to the picturesque Nelson-Motueka area, known as the fruit garden of New Zealand, to spend three days visiting orchards, touring packhouses, and connecting with our customers. The Hectre team, many of whom are involved in developing software solutions for our customers, eagerly embraced the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of our customers\u2019 daily challenges.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Hectre Customer Success Manager Tiia Toivola gives us the inside scoop:<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The adventure began with a visit to Wairepo Orchards, where we met with supervisor James and manager Mark Carrington. James and Mark explained their integral role of supervising people and QC\u2019ing bins: \u201cIf the supervisor nails their job in people management, we\u2019ll have high-quality fruit in the bins, and everybody will be happy.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260933e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"260933e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194c046 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"194c046\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3088e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f3088e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c5d9a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80c5d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tiia-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23252\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tiia-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tiia-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tiia-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tiia-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tiia-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tiia-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tiia.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe926f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfe926f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85628a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a85628a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eddbdbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eddbdbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While we listened to James and Mark, it was amazing how within the blink of an eye, Pepe, one of the pickers, filled his bag with apples. Later, when it was our turn to pick apples, we quickly learned that maintaining a solid picking performance throughout the long workday was definitely more challenging than Pepe made it seem!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Seeing what seemed like perfectly good apples to the untrained eye on the orchard floor surprised Hectre Senior Backend Engineer Lorena Racic, who took it upon herself to begin \u201creducing fruit waste\u201d one apple at a time. Obviously enjoying the delicious apples, others soon joined her.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba11fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aba11fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f962b58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f962b58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbbc53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cdbbc53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e1d35 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98e1d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230502_100701-1536x2048-1-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23253\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230502_100701-1536x2048-1-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230502_100701-1536x2048-1-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230502_100701-1536x2048-1-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230502_100701-1536x2048-1-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230502_100701-1536x2048-1.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae4c96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ae4c96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e9306 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09e9306\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f22913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f22913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next, we visited Golden Bay Fruit, a cooperative packing facility for about ten growers. Their Packhouse Operations Manager, John Bromley, gave us a tour of the impressive automated packing lines, where we marvelled at the efficiency of the process and gained insight into the scale of their operations. Seeing a packing line up close for the first time, Senior Engineer Waldo Theron, was intrigued.\u00a0<i>How does the cup know to drop that particular fruit at that specific time so it enters the right packing line?\u00a0<\/i>One of life\u2019s great mysteries! (It\u2019s tech Waldo!)<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Our final stop of the day was Moana Orchard, where we met with owners Oliver and Saskia Rowling. Oliver entertained us with witty grower jokes and insightful conversations about the realities of being a grower. The past few years have been tough for growers in the region with Covid-19, labor shortages, and weather events, resulting in disappointing returns for their fruit.\u00a0Despite these challenges, Oliver and Saskia\u2019s persistence and commitment were evident, deepening our appreciation for the obstacles our growers face.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2bf32c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2bf32c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620e1c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"620e1c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5401132 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5401132\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b331f7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b331f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3778-1536x2048-1-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23254\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3778-1536x2048-1-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3778-1536x2048-1-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3778-1536x2048-1-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3778-1536x2048-1-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3778-1536x2048-1.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed941b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aed941b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603adc1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"603adc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346315f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"346315f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Highlights of the following day, include visiting McLean\u2019s Orchard and Packhouse, Heywood Orchards, Fairfield Orchards, and Hoddy\u2019s Fruit Company. Meeting up with Fleming Jensen (pictured right with the team), Recruitment &amp; Compliance Coordinator from Heywood Orchards, was a great opportunity for our engineers to meet the man who often provides them with helpful feedback around new features he would like to see added to the Hectre app.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Seeing such a diverse range of operations and the dedication of each grower and packhouse team was inspiring for these city slickers, reinforcing our commitment to continue developing innovative and effective solutions tailored to the unique challenges that apple growers and packers face.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb36a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9cb36a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b102285 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b102285\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3361e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df3361e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28f95b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b28f95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230503_113900__01-2048x1536-1-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23255\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230503_113900__01-2048x1536-1-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230503_113900__01-2048x1536-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230503_113900__01-2048x1536-1-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230503_113900__01-2048x1536-1-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230503_113900__01-2048x1536-1-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230503_113900__01-2048x1536-1.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a6ddd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8a6ddd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0123d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa0123d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035a940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"035a940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Day three, and it was time to strap on our picking bags \u2013 and put on our raincoats \u2013 and do some real work!\u00a0Apple picking in the rain wasn\u2019t quite the get-back-to-nature, Disney cartoon image of singing birds and whistling workers that some of us had imagined, but we made the best of it and were better for the experience.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>QCing our efforts, Aaron and Donald from Birdhurst Orchards pulled no punches \u2013 which is just the way we like it! \u2013 pointing out how too much enthusiasm and not enough care results in what was good fruit having to be left on the ground and the lower market price for the damaged fruit only adding to the considerable financial pressure growers are already under.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Sadly \u2013 or perhaps more truthfully, with a sigh of relief \u2013 as the rain became heavier, we had to cut our apple-picking experience short. We retreated inside for a hot drink before meeting up with Sacha and Matt from Wairepo Orchards for a chat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b99e4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b99e4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8820e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8820e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848d7ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"848d7ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd5b3c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abd5b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230504_094305-1536x2048-1-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23256\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230504_094305-1536x2048-1-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230504_094305-1536x2048-1-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230504_094305-1536x2048-1-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230504_094305-1536x2048-1-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230504_094305-1536x2048-1.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ac009 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10ac009\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6141ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6141ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c87573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c87573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re incredibly grateful for the warm hospitality and valuable insights shared during our visit. Despite \u201csunny Nelson\u201d not quite living up to its name, the trip was an undeniable success, leaving those who missed out eager for the next opportunity to get first-hand experience and immerse themselves even further into the world of apple growing and packing.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/free-consultation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book a consultation<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-704bfd5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"704bfd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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