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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.

Pear Masterclass 2019

• IPDM and Weed Management program for the Apple and Pear Industry, Emily Crawford, Agriculture Victoria, August 2019
• Maximising productivity and quality of new pear cultivars, Ian Goodwin, Agriculture Victoria, August 2019
• Crop load and yield relationships of new pear cultivars, Lexie McClymont et al, Agriculture Victoria, , August 2019
• Fertiliser strategies and Soil health, Marcel Veens, Horticultural Consultant, August 2019
• IPM for Pears (Pear Masterclass 2019), Russell Fox, GROcare, August 2019
• Developing thinning programs for pears, Sally Bound, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, August 2019

June/July 2019

• Business Development Group newsletter – Jun 2019, Nic Finger, AgFirst
• Notes for June 2019 Orchard walks, Jonathan Brookes and Dean Rainham, AgFirst
• Stress physiology in the context of changing climate, Stephanie Midgley, Stellenbosch University, June 2019
• Future Climate: Low Winter Chill – Identification and Mitigation, Jonathan Brookes and Dean Rainham, AgFirst
• Future Climate: Soil Drainage – Identification and Mitigation, Jonathan Brookes and Dean Rainham, AgFirst
• Future Climate: Climate change resilience – Protective Netting, Jonathan Brookes and Dean Rainham, AgFirst
• PIPS 2 Extension update, Ross Wilson, AgFirst

March/April 2019

• Climate impacts on quality, Ross Wilson and Steve Spark, AgFirst, March 2019
• Modern variety management for quality, Rick Derrey, T&G Global, March 2019
• Business Development Group newsletter – March 2019, Nic Finger, AgFirst
• Influences on fruit quality, Robert Wiedmer, Beratungsring, April 2019
• Mapping Orchard Flowers and Fruit, Dr James Underwood, Green Atlas, April 2019
• Dormancy-breaking sprays for low chill in apples, Camilla Humphries, E.E. Muir and Sons, April 2019

Focus Orchard trial updates

• Focus Orchard trial update (NSW), Nic Finger, AgFirst, October 2018
• Focus Orchard trial update (Southern Victoria and Tasmania), Craig Hornblow and Dean Rainham, AgFirst, December 2018
• Focus Orchard trial update (Northern Victoria and Queensland), Nic Finger, AgFirst, February 2019
• Focus Orchard trial update (SA/WA), Steve Spark, AgFirst, April 2019
• Focus Orchard trial update (Southern Victoria), Camilla Humphries, E.E. Muir & Sons, April 2019
• Focus Orchard trial update (Batlow and Orange), Nic Finger, AgFirst, May 2019
• Focus Orchard trial update (Southern Victoria and Tasmania), Dean Rainham, AgFirst, July 2019
• Focus Orchard trial update (Northern Victoria and Queensland), Nic Finger, AgFirst, August 2019
• Focus Orchard trial update (WA), Steve Spark and Karen McCallum, AgFirst, September 2019