Growing for your market — maximising orchard performance next year and beyond

March 2011 | AgFirst | Australian Fruitgrower article

This article asks growers to connect orchard management directly with the market they intend to supply. It focuses on reviewing block performance after harvest and using that information to identify the changes required for the next season and longer-term orchard improvement.

The resource encourages objective review of yield, packout, fruit size, colour and block profitability alongside tree and canopy performance. The underlying principle is that future crop-management decisions should be driven by marketable yield and customer requirements, not by production volume alone.