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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.

Spring Orchard Walks and Orchard Talks – November 2022

• Nutrition basics (slides) – presentation by Jorika Cronje, Soil Scientist and Horticulture Consultant, South Africa
• Nutrient management for yield and fruit quality (slides) – presentation by Dr Lee Kalscits, Tree Fruit Physiologist, Washington State University

Spring Orchard Walk and Orchard Talk – November 2021

• Fact sheet: Alternaria Control in 2021-2022 – Stephen Tancred (Qld only)
• Apple Alternaria Control (slides) – presentation by Stephen Tancred (Qld only)
• Mite resistance and deciduous fruit (slides) – presentation by Grant A. Herron and Duong Nguyen (Orange NSW only)

Pear Masterclass 2021

• Pear Masterclass 2021 – IPM Success in Pear Orchards, October 2021
• Pear Masterclass 2021 – South Australia Pear-spective, October 2021
• Pear Masterclass 2021 – Goulburn Valley Pear-spectives, October 2021
• Pear Masterclass 2021 – International Pear-spectives – South Africa, October 2021

Video Series

• Future Orchards® Bud Analysis, August 2020

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
• Alternative controls for apple replant disease (slides), Tianna DuPont, June 2020
• Managing through drought, lessons from other industries (slides), Mark Skewes, June 2020
• Managing through drought, lessons from other industries (webinar recording)
• Adoption of AI technologies in horticulture (slides), Dr Zygmunt Szpak, July 2020
• Adoption of AI Technologies in Horticulture (webinar recording)
• Outcomes from US Netting trials- Presentation Slides Dr Lee Kalcsits (slides), Dr Lee Kalcsits, July 2020
• Growers managing nursery tree stock risk (slides) John McDonald, August 2020
• Growers managing nursery tree stock risk (webinar recording)

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

• 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