The Ceravolos have been growing fruit in the Adelaide Hills for three generations and now the fourth generation...
After this year’s harvest it’s time to get tree nutrition, pruning and branch training right to ensure next...
John Wilton outlines post-harvest irrigation, foliar nutrition, pruning and branch training strategies that rebuild tree reserves and improve…
APAL’s Future Orchards® summer walks held last year featured special guest Dr David Manktelow from freshLearn New Zealand who spoke about...
Article combining David Manktelow’s spray-application lessons with Orchard Business Analysis, covering work rate, canopy coverage, air and droplet…
January 2015 Future Orchards® BDG newsletter by Ross Wilson covering the Pomefruit Data Project, national crop estimates, 2,500…
To help growers in this busy time of year, AgFirst’s Jesse Reader gives a run-down on the important...
Jesse Reader provides a practical early-summer checklist covering irrigation, tree support, summer pruning, hand thinning, nursery planning, PGRs,…
Future Orchards® Business Development Group newsletter from December 2014, preserved as part of the program’s orchard benchmarking and…
Excel irrigation calculator by Dr Ian Goodwin for estimating orchard water requirements and supporting irrigation scheduling and seasonal…
Craig Hornblow’s Future Orchards® summer reminders cover the seasonal orchard tasks that protect fruit quality, tree balance and…
David Manktelow’s Future Orchards® spraying resources cover sprayer calibration, canopy targeting, air output, travel speed, droplet size, coverage…
Future Orchards® spreadsheet for testing orchard spray work rate and application settings, including the interaction of travel speed,…
By Rebecca Darbyshire and Heidi Parkes Winter and spring temperatures and their interactions, seem to influence when apple...
The Australian Pome Fruit Improvement Program (APFIP) is helping growers identify and purchase high quality nursery trees that...
