The sterling silver cup won by the Cromwell man is similar to its more famous rugby cousin, and is for an outstanding contribution to the fruit industry.
It was first presented in 1931 by the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe.
"Wouldn't it be neat to make it two out of two and have both Bledisloe Cups staying in New Zealand," Mr Goodman (70) said yesterday from Christchurch.
His Bledisloe Cup is the New Zealand horticulture industry's highest award, and was presented at the Horticulture New Zealand (HNZ) conference dinner on Thursday night.
"I really wanted to take it with me to the test - imagine how much fun that would be - but it's been kept for engraving and they told me it was insured for about $40,000, so it probably wasn't a good idea."
HNZ president Andrew Fenton described Mr Goodman's service to the industry, in particular to Summerfruit New Zealand and industry labour issues, as "exceptional and inspirational".
Mr Goodman has spent most of his working career involved in the fruit production and marketing business in Otago, Nelson and Marlborough.
He was chairman of Summerfruit New Zealand from 2000-08, was the inaugural shareholder and manager of Seasonal Solutions Central Otago, set up to address seasonal worker shortages, was a director of fruit and vegetable wholesaler Market Gardeners and was a member of the Horticulture Export Authority (HEA).
