Improving bee performance
August 30, 2023Gordon Brown reviews a method of ‘training’ bees to selectively harvest nectar and pollen from apple and pear…
Valuable insights shared at APAL Technical Symposium
August 16, 2023Keen to challenge their thinking on orchard management techniques, growers gathered in the Goulburn Valley to find out…
Understanding apple sunburn damage in response to sunlight
Important research conducted at the Tatura SmartFarm by Agriculture Victoria Research scientists highlights the importance of light quality…
IPDM in focus: pear blossom blast
August 7, 2023Pear blossom can be infected by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae during bloom, when cold, wet weather persists. Pear…
Untangling the netting options
August 1, 2023Growers and netting installers share their insights into considerations when choosing the right netting for your orchard needs…
Understanding crop load in European pears
July 19, 2023Research aims to inform the development of crop load targets and management strategies/tools to aid growers in optimising…
Yatu, a fruit character that stops fruit from looking ‘perfect’
March 7, 2023Ever wondered about that lump you sometimes see beside the stem on apples and frequently on pears? Yatu…
Future Orchards Harvest Orchard Walks – insights from the Batlow and Northern Victoria walks
February 14, 2023The Future Orchards® Harvest Orchard Walks wrapped up in Northern Victoria last week. You can read about the…
Turning off biennial bearing
December 12, 2022Improving our understanding of the metabolic processes associated with biennial bearing and identifying chemicals that could be applied…
Future Orchards: Managing vigour and variability to achieve crop targets
November 23, 2022The Future Orchards® Spring Orchard Walks took place around all apple and pear growing regions from 14–18 November….
