AgFirst’s John Wilton hones in on some key factors – particularly chemical thinning in the lead up to spring – that...
Future Orchards® Business Development Group newsletter from August 2016, part of the historical orchard benchmarking and business-management resource…
John Wilton uses OrchardNet® data to show how crop load, vigour, nutrition, light and chemical thinning interact to…
Steve Spark’s winter 2016 Future Orchards® wrap on calm trees, simple pruning rules, supervision and the importance of…
Marcel Veens demonstrates click pruning in pears at the July 2016 Future Orchards® Pear Masterclass, showing how structured…
A Future Orchards® Pear Masterclass video showing branch ripping as a practical pruning and canopy-management technique in pear…
Marcel Veens outlines why intensive Australian pear production needs alternatives to vigorous D6, and discusses rootstock choice in…
By Heidi Parkes, Susie Murphy-White and Sally Bound Researchers are assessing the value of dormancy–breaking sprays to help growers encourage compact and...
From 13 to 17 June the Southern Loop Future Orchards® walks took place throughout Australia, starting in Manjimup, then moving...
Future Orchards® video with Ross Wilson of AgFirst discussing Fuji biennial bearing, early crop-load reduction, return bloom and…
Marcel Veens explains pear-specific pruning principles, focusing on branch renewal, vigour balance, fruiting wood, light distribution and simple…
Anton Jongerius shares European pear-production lessons on rootstocks, planting systems, vigour control, fruiting wood and crop consistency, providing…
Success in business comes in many forms, the success at Hansen Orchards in Tasmania is not just a...
Ross Wilson of AgFirst explains how simple, narrow, accessible and productive canopy design can reduce labour cost while…
Steve Spark of AgFirst examines where orchard platforms can lift labour efficiency, the canopy and management conditions needed,…
