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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.

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

November 2019

• Future Technology for the Modern Orchard, Nic Finger and Craig Hornblow, AgFirst, November 2019
• Ag  Tech in Washington, Rob Blakey, Stemilt, November 2019
• Autonomous Agriculture, Angus Hogan, SwarmFarm, November 2019
• Business Development Group newsletter – Nov 2019, Nic Finger, AgFirst

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, November 2019
• Securing pollination through revegetation, Katja Hogendoorn, 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
• Variable rate flower thinning, Angus Hogan, SwarmFarm, November 2019
• Yield-driven operations, Roei Yaakobi, Tie Up Farming, November 2019
• Ag Tech in Washington, Rob Blakey, November 2019
• Combating Codling Moth with Mastrus wasp, David Williams, Agriculture Victoria, November 2019
• Cold Chain Disinfestation and Quality Management of Pomefruit for Market Access, Francis De Lima, AgHort Solutions, November 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
• Focus Orchard trial update (Batlow and Orange), Nic Finger, AgFirst, November 2019