APAL Spring Future Orchards webinar: Tackling Blackspot
September 22, 2021This webinar was presented as part of the APAL Spring Future Orchards® 2021 program. The cool, wet spring…
RapidAIM agtech offers new approach for pest control
September 15, 2021RapidAIM is an innovative pest detection tool that puts power into the hands of growers – literally. As part…
Farming by numbers: metrics that matter
September 8, 2021Jack Wilson, AgFirst Horticultural Consultant Measuring and using orchard data to drive decision-making delivers decisions that are more…
Future Orchards Orchard Talk – What’s your plan?
For many growers and orchard managers, the upcoming season presents a number of challenges, particularly around reliable labour. …
Ripe Robotics set sights on commercial pickers
August 4, 2021The robots are on the move. Australian start-up Ripe Robotics recently raised $610k for their investor seed funding round, which is good news…
How is the rise of platforms changing the orchard workplace?
June 30, 2021Will technology replace traditional labour? What is the return on investment for the early adoption of AgTech among growers? And…
Working smarter, not harder
April 28, 2021Attract and retain workers Quality gains outstrip harvest cost savings Simple, accessible, consistent canopies essential Securing labour was…
Lessons learnt from Covid-19
The impact the Covid-19 virus has had on the world is unprecedented. The level and type of threat…
Future Orchards – Review of picking platforms
March 21, 2021
Non-invasive maturity testing a step closer
March 15, 2021Researchers are fine-tuning a new non-invasive maturity testing and storage disorder prediction tool to assist growers to improve…
