Kiwifruit orchard visitor and contractor sign-in
Know which contractors came onto your orchards, what they told you at the gate, and when they left. GateBud™ replaces the paper sign-in book with a QR code at every gate, and gives you the record KVH and your GAP auditor ask for.
What KVH expects at your gate
KVH treats contractors as high risk, because they move machinery, tools, plant material and compost between orchards. Under the kiwifruit Pathway Management Plan you're expected to:
- Check every contractor holds a current Zespri CAV or has completed a Non-CAV Contractors Biosecurity Plan.
- Keep an on-orchard biosecurity plan that covers how you trace and record what moves on and off the property.
Psa showed why. It was first found on a Te Puke orchard in 2010 and has since reached many of the country's kiwifruit growing regions. In an incursion, tracing starts with who was on your orchard, and when.
How GateBud handles it
- Every contractor answers your biosecurity questions on arrival. CAV or Non-CAV plan, where they've come from today, whether their tools and vehicle are clean. Their answers are saved with the visit.
- Your orchard rules, read and confirmed. Attach your biosecurity rules at check-in. GateBud keeps the exact version each person confirmed.
- Who's on site, across every orchard. One view for your whole operation, with an evacuation roll call ready when you need it.
- The record in seconds. Filter the Visitor log by orchard and date, then export a PDF or CSV for tracing or your next Zespri GAP audit.
Built for orchard management companies
NZ$65 per site per month, excluding GST. Priced per site, not per user, so your whole team and every contractor are included. Assisted setup is included. Set up one orchard, then copy its settings across the rest, while each keeps its own hazards, maps and documents.
Common questions
Do contractors need an app?
No. They scan the QR code at your gate and check in on their phone's browser. No app, password or account.
What about poor reception at the gate?
The page needs enough signal to load. If reception drops during check-in, GateBud saves the entry on the phone and keeps retrying while the page is open.
Does GateBud check the CAV certificate itself?
No. GateBud records each contractor's answer, so you know who said what and when. You still sight the evidence, as KVH requires.
What counts as a site?
A location with its own check-in settings and records. Several gates on the same orchard can share copies of one QR poster. Use separate sites when blocks need different instructions or separate records.
Read more
- Orchard biosecurity at the gate, including KVH rules for kiwifruit
- What GLOBALG.A.P., NZGAP and Zespri GAP auditors ask about visitor records
Sources
General information, not legal advice.
- Kiwifruit Vine Health, Pathway Management Plan.
- Kiwifruit Vine Health, Contractor biosecurity plans.
- Kiwifruit Vine Health, On-orchard biosecurity plans.
- Kiwifruit Vine Health, Psa-V.