Strategies for improving efficiency at harvest
January 8, 2025Improving harvest labour efficiency, growing more target fruit and improving bin quality are just some of the strategies…
Apple crop load management: Can effective carbohydrate manipulation enhance thinning successes?
November 13, 2024On-orchard trials in Batlow are investigating carbohydrate supply and demand through defoliation and ASE. The PIPS 4 Profit…
Variable rate fertiliser applications in orchards: costs, benefits and return on investment
November 6, 2024Significant potential gains possible through the use of variable rate spreading technology to improve overall profitability of tree…
Prioritising profit – practical steps to a better bottom line
October 30, 2024Rising costs and entrenched pricing are squeezing margins – the winter Future Orchards® walks reviewed practical steps towards…
Colouring in pears
October 23, 2024Leaf blowing experiment gives insights into blush colour development in pears. Light is a crucial element for development…
Spring–summer crop management
Spring and early summer is a critical time for the pome fruit grower; over this period, the potential…
Managing apple yield and quality variability
October 9, 2024AgVic researchers are investigating whether adapting to more focused management practices can reduce crop variability. Key points Managing…
The power of LiDAR
August 7, 2024How does light interception affect yield and fruit quality, particularly if trees are grown under solar panels? AgVic…
PIPS 4 Profit program regional highlight: Western Australia
Extensive work is underway in WA across three of the national PIPS 4 Profit program projects. In its…
Future Orchards Winter Series 2024 recap
July 31, 2024The Future Orchards® Winter Series, held from July 22–25 2024, visited orchards across Stanthorpe, Manjimup, the Adelaide Hills,…
