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.
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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 walk and orchard talk – August-September 2021
- AgFirst Orchard Talk presentation – ‘Growing with Good Data and Objectivity in a Challenging World’
- AgFirst Orchard Talk presentation – ‘Targeting Perfect Chemical Thinning’
- AgFirst presentation slides – ‘Growing with Good Data and Objectivity in a Challenging World’
- PIPS3 Program AP19006 – ‘Orchard soil health and nutrition’ – presentation by Dr Sally Bound (Tas only)
- Mycorrhiza and soil microbes – presentation by Dr Morag Glen (Tas only)
- Soil health, nutrition and water availability – Dr Doris Blaesing, RMCG (Tas only)
Autumn orchard walk – March 2021
- AgFirst presentation slides
- Recording of AgFirst presentation
- Video – review of picking platforms
- Plant Based Irrigation Decisions – presentation slides by Mark Heyward, Phytech (Stanthorpe only)
- Trial update – BREVIS® a good thinner on Kalei®, Envy™ and Rockit™ – presentation by Stephen Tancred (Stanthorpe only)
- Trial update – to evaluate/compare the difference in maturity of overhead irrigated Gala and non-overhead irrigated Gala – presented by Michael Crisera (Goulburn Valley only)
- Trial demonstration update – Investigating Gala apple eating quality | Smitten® hand thinning trial | Apple replant disease rootstock trial – presentation by Sophie Folder (TAS only)
- Trial update – Assessing Bud fruitfulness following bushfire – presentation by Kevin Dodds (Batlow only)
- Apple Research and Development in WA – presentation by Dr Dario Stefanelli, DPIRD (WA only)
Post-harvest seminar and tour – 2021
January virtual orchard walk
November virtual orchard walk
- Webinar recording
- Presentation slides by Jonathan Brookes, AgFirst and Nic Finger, Fruit Help
- Summer pruning discussion (video)
- Mechanical hedging at Plunkett Orchards (video)
Spring orchard walks
- Spring Future Orchards® Walk – Southern Loop (Recording)
- Spring Future Orchards® Walk – Northern Loop (Recording)
- Future Orchards spring walks – Managing your orchard in a global pandemic (slides) Ross Wilson and Craig Hornblow, AgFirst, September 2020
- Decision Tree – Labour in a Global Pandemic, AgFirst, September 2020
- Chemical thinning refresher, AgFirst, September 2020
Pear Masterclass
- Pear Masterclass Session 1 – Planting systems and rootstocks (Slides), Dirk van Hees, September 2020
- Pear Masterclass Session 1 – Planting systems and rootstocks (recording of online session)
- Pear Masterclass Session 2 – Experiences with new varieties (Slides), Dirk van Hees, September 2020
- Pear Masterclass Session 2 – Experiences with new varieties (recording of online session)
- Pear Masterclass Session 3 – Fertilization (Slides), Dirk van Hees, September 2020
- Pear Masterclass Session 3 – Fertilization (recording of online session)
Virtual Winter Orchard Walks
- Improved water and nutrient use efficiency for apple orcharding (slides), Dr Nigel Swarts, June 2020
- What is orchard excellence now and into the future? An AgFirst Perspective (Northern loop slides), Jonathan Brookes, June 2020
- What is orchard excellence now and into the future? An AgFirst Perspective (Southern loop slides), Steve Spark, June 2020
- PIP’s 2 extension update (slides), Ross Wilson, June 2020
- Orange Future Orchard Demonstration Trial Update (slides), Jessica Fearnley, June 2020
- Future Orchards® Virtual Winter Orchard Walk Orange (recording of online session)
- Stanthorpe Future Orchard Demonstration Trial Update (slides), Stephen Tancred, June 2020
- Future Orchards® Virtual Winter Orchard Walk Stanthorpe (recording of online session)
- Batlow Future Orchards Demonstration Trial Update (slides), Kevin Dodds, June 2020
- Future Orchards® Virtual Winter Orchard Walk Batlow (recording of online session)
- Goulburn Valley Future Orchards Demonstration Trial Update (slides), Michael Crisera, June 2020
- Future Orchards® Virtual Winter Orchard Walk Goulburn Valley (recording of online session)
- WA Future Orchards Demonstration Trial Update (slides), Susie Murphy-white, June 2020
- Future Orchards® Virtual Winter Orchard Walk WA (recording of online session)
- SA Future Orchards Demonstration Trial Update (slides), Paul James, June 2020
- Future Orchards® Virtual Winter Orchard Walk South Australia (recording of online session)
- Southern Victoria Future Orchards Demonstration Trial Update (slides), Camilla Humphries, June 2020
- Future Orchards® Virtual Winter Orchard Walk Southern Victoria (recording of online session)
- Tasmania Future Orchards Demonstration Trial Update (slides), Sophie Folder, June 2020
- Future Orchards® Virtual Winter Orchard Walk Tasmania (recording of live session)
- Orchard Walk Video – Waima, NZ, June 2020
- Orchard Walk Video – Sunpeach, NZ
- Orchard Walk Video – Hoddys Fruit Co, NZ
- Orchard Walk Video – The Pines, NZ
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
- 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 (Victoria), Camilla Humphries, E.E Muir, Sept 2020
- Focus Orchard trial update (New South Wales), Nic Finger, Fruithelp, July 2020
- 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
