AgFirst outlines a market-led orchard management approach that links crop load, quality targets and block decisions to the…
October 2010 APAL invitation introducing the Future Orchards® Business Development Program, OrchardNet, block-level benchmarking and minimum grower data…
Future Orchards® Orchard Walk notes and presentation by Steve Spark of AgFirst covering short-term orchard planning and monitoring,…
Future Orchards® Orchard Walk notes by Ross Wilson of AgFirst covering long-term orchard business planning, succession, profitability, risk…
June 2010 Orchard Walk notes and presentation by Ian Armour reviewing Future Orchards® achievements and the program’s vision…
June 2010 notes and presentation describing the Future Orchards® experience and the program’s practical extension model of orchard…
Future Orchards® analysis by John Wilton and Ross Wilson of AgFirst using Orchard Business Analysis and Monitor Block…
Ian Wilkinson presentation on protecting apple and pear outturn quality through harvest maturity, handling, cooling, storage and disciplined…
Craig Hornblow explains why excessive canopy and vigour can reduce orchard efficiency and why light distribution and manageable…
Simon Middleton reports on Queensland high-density planting-system trials for new scab-resistant apple selections, linking disease resistance with orchard-system…
South Tyrolean production notes providing an international benchmark for intensive systems, canopy discipline, labour efficiency and market-focused fruit…
Jan Peters presents Dutch pipfruit production as an international reference for intensive orchard systems, labour organisation and marketable…
Future Orchards® Orchard Walk notes and presentation by Craig Hornblow and Ross Wilson of AgFirst on building block-specific…
Future Orchards® article by Dr Sally Bound on using thinning to balance crop load, fruit size, quality, return…
Future Orchards® regional monitor-block data for Batlow, New South Wales, covering block characteristics, yield, packout, fruit size, costs,…
