Future Orchards® Library
Increase your orchard’s competitiveness with access to best-in-class techniques and production systems and cutting-edge R&D insights.
The Future Orchards® Library offers a complete archive of field-walk notes, articles and analyses related to Future Orchards® projects, as well as quick access to current events, webinars and recently added materials.
Find the most recent Future Orchards® resources here or to access older resources or find information on a specific topic, visit the archive below for resources from the duration of the program.
Webinar Series:
- Post-harvest treatment with supercharged air (slides), Dr SP Singh, May 2020
- Eco-credentials and sustainability (Slides), Dr Brent Clothier & Dr Anthony Kachenko, May 2020
- Eco-credentials and sustainability (webinar recording), Dr Brent Clothier & Dr Anthony Kachenko, May 2020
Post-harvest Seminar 2020 Presentations
- Digital Fingerprints leveraging technology to build brand trust, Gavin Ger, January 2020
- Lessons learnt from the Pomewest quality and maturity testing program, Nardia Stacy, January 2020
- MRLs implications for domestic retail and export markets, Kevin Bodnaruk, January 2020
- The future of DPA: alternative treatments and decontamination, Virginia Williamson, January 2020
- Dynamic controlled atmosphere global trends and the Australian market, Tito Spaldi, January 2020
- Analysing and managing the post-harvest apple microbiome, Birgit Wassermann, January 2020
- The 2019 Fresh Produce Safety Guidelines, Jenny Ekman, January 2020
- Measuring microbial risk management, Elizabeth Frankish, January 2020
- Implementing the National Food Traceability Framework, Rose Elphick-Darling, January 2020
- The changing retail and consumer landscape: opportunities for growth, Tristan Kitchener, January 2020
Grower R&D Update 2019
- Transforming your orchard irrigation with sensors and monitoring, Mark O’Connell, Agriculture Victoria, November 2019
- Understanding soils for improved water and nutrient efficiency, Nigel Swarts, TIA, November 2019
- Securing pollination through revegetation, Katja Hogendoorn, University of Adelaide November 2019
- Pollination under netting – learnings from New Zealand, Lisa Evans, Plant & Food Research, November 2019
- Tatura SmartFarm – Introduction to the Sundial experimental orchard, Ian Goodwin, Agriculture Victoria, November 2019
- Precision automation the new frontier for crop loading , Angus Hogan, SwarmFarm, November 2019
- Making sense of AI, machine learning, and data science in the horticultural industry Roei Yaakobi, Tie Up Farming, November 2019
- Utilising agritechnology to improve labour efficiency and fruit quality Rob Blakey, November 2019
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) – preparing for a security crisis, learnings from the USA, Bill Mackintosh, Grower, Mackintosh Fruit Farms
- Combating Codling Moth with Mastrus wasp – trial update, David Williams, Agriculture Victoria, November 2019
- Cold Chain Disinfestation and Quality Management of Pomefruit for Market Access, Francis De Lima, AgHort Solutions, November 2019
- The growing techniques and mechanization of the near future – Dirk van Lees, Fruit Consult, November 2019
Focus Orchard trial updates
- Focus Orchard trial update (South Australia and West Australia), Tom Scott and Steve Spark, AgFirst, with Suzie Murphy White FLA, April 2020
- Focus Orchard trial update (Goulburn Valley and Stanhope), Nic Finger and Ross Wilson, April 2020
- Focus Orchard trial update (Southern Victoria and Tasmania), Craig Hornblow and Camilla Humphries, April 2020
- Focus Orchard trial update (Batlow and Orange), Nic Finger, AgFirst, November 2019
- Focus Orchard trial update (WA), Steve Spark and Karen McCallum, AgFirst, September 2019
