New Zealand growers to vote on Fresh Tomato levy
Fresh tomato growers will be asked to vote for the Fresh Tomato levy that funds Tomatoes New Zealand, and for the Horticulture New Zealand levy.
For the levy to be approved, 50% of votes by number, and by value must be in favour. You will be asked to declare your sales value on the voting form, which you can either complete online or return by post to the independent returning office Electionz.com
Onions NZ, Vegetables NZ, and Process Vegetables NZ work alongside TomatoesNZ at the same location and they are in daily contact about the issues affecting growers. Those groups are also conducting their levy referendums alongside Horticulture New Zealand in July-August.
The details of the levy proposal document are being finalized, which will be posted to voters during April.
For more information:
TomatoesNZ
www.tomatoesnz.co.nz