Dr Ian Goodwin’s November 2013 Future Orchards® notes on irrigation for Tasmania, linking crop water demand, system output…
Future Orchards® apple-orchard water-budget spreadsheet for Spreyton, Tasmania, supporting practical comparison of rainfall, evapotranspiration and irrigation inputs.
Stephen Tancred explains orchard nutrition through nutrient budgeting, linking fertiliser inputs, crop removal, soil reserves and the risk…
Craig Hornblow of AgFirst discusses simple steps towards running successful field trials. The Future Orchards webinars are a series of short educational...
Future Orchards® webinar by AgFirst explaining simple principles for reliable on-orchard field trials, including clear questions, controls, replication,…
John Wilton explains how crop load, water, nutrition and timely canopy management interact with vigour, with the goal…
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September 2013 Australian Fruitgrower article by Steven Spark and Craig Hornblow, AgFirst, illustrating how focused orchard-management changes can…
Australian Fruitgrower article by John Wilton of AgFirst on orchard risk management, including variety choice, pest and disease…
Future Orchards® webinar explaining how simple, repeatable pruning rules can create calmer, better-lit canopies, improve crew consistency and…
Future Orchards® Oakleigh case study on biennial bearing and the importance of managing crop load and return bloom…
AgFirst Future Orchards® OrchardNet training covering block production records, crop estimates, fruit weight, production history and the use…
AgFirst Future Orchards® OrchardNet training on block-level financial records, returns, costs, profitability and using production and financial data…
AgFirst Future Orchards® tutorial introducing OrchardNet®, including production, monitoring and financial records, forecasting, block history and orchard benchmarking.
AgFirst case study demonstrating the use of a simple orchard water budget to compare rainfall and irrigation supply…
