Five themes from the Grower R&D Update
November 19, 2019While Queensland cricketers narrowly defeated Victoria in the Sheffield Shield match taking place on the spotless grass of…
A stinker of a problem for Australia
November 6, 2019Q: What’s small and brown, stays in the shadows during the day, feeds at night, and releases an abhorrent…
Managing climate risks
October 22, 2019Climate risks to pomefruit crops come in many forms. The main ones are frost, hail, wind, flooding, drought…
Beyond the cost barrier: Netting delivers growth
September 24, 2019As APAL campaigns for support for growers to address the high cost-barrier to netting to protect crops, those…
‘Figures man’ builds performance by numbers
Jason Shields from Plunkett Orchards needs little introduction to the Australian apple and pear – and now wider horticulture –…
Water saving options for pears
September 17, 2019Written by Ian Goodwin and Lexie McClymont Horticulture production in a changing climate faces the prospect of continued…
Powerful changes reap real rewards
September 11, 2019In our changing climate, what do energy efficiency and sustainability mean for Australian apple and pear businesses and…
A decade of digital disruption
September 4, 2019“You can’t choose whether or not the change happens, but you can control how you react to it”…
Strategically managing water and nitrogen
September 3, 2019Researchers are transforming existing knowledge about how apple trees take up and use nitrogen and water into a…
Managing changing climate
July 30, 2019Orchards worldwide are dealing with the impacts of changing climate. AgFirst’s John Wilton outlines what current research reveals…
