The Ricó® branded blush pear heads into its second commercial season with some promising export opportunities and the...
The Victorian Government’s ‘Roadmap to Reopening’ was released on Sunday, with a COVIDSafe Plan required by all a...
Growers are invited to make contributions to a Federal Government-led inquiry into the supply chain. On 26 August...
Rising chances of labour shortages next harvest have left growers in the lurch when it comes to picking...
Fully funded scholarships are now available for women in the apple and pear industry to complete a range of leadership...
Agriculture Victoria is offering free 30-minute on-farm technology audits for orchards to help growers better understand their on-farm technology. Digital agriculture is becoming an increasingly important aspect of...
In 2017 a Future Orchards® trial was set up to assess options for managing apple replant disease (ARD)...
Releases of sterile fruit flies at two Australian locations have significantly reduced Queensland fruit fly numbers. The pilot,...
Industry and State and Federal Governments continue to work to ensure the availability of labour for the apple and pear industry through the peak demand period...
Agriculture Victoria wants to hear from any Yarra Valley producers impacted by last week’s storm. As part of...
Managing your orchard and workforce in a global pandemic. This September the Future Orchards® Spring Walks will identify...
Future Orchards® newsletter by Jack Wilson of AgFirst on spring crop-load planning, chemical thinning, labour shortages, OrchardNet labour…
Susie Murphy-White reports on WA replant-ground treatments and their effect on young-tree establishment, providing practical evidence for orchard…
September 2020 Victorian Future Orchards® trial report led by Camilla Humphries, examining orchard heat-mitigation strategies and their usefulness…
Dirk van Hees reviews European pear planting systems and rootstocks, showing how density, vigour control, precocity and canopy…
