Speed updating gives growers a fast serve of current R&D
August 21, 2018In June, as part of Hort Connections 2018, APAL ran its annual Speed Updating event where industry researchers…
Funding to boost WA apples exports
April 25, 2018Orchards in Manjimup and Pemberton are part of a new four-year research project aiming to boost exports of…
Fruit quality for 2019 starts now
April 20, 2018The theme the Future Orchards® team will address over the next 12 months is ‘quality’. Quality fruit production…
Pear export pilot partners appointed
March 28, 2018New partners appointed to help Hort Innovation develop pear exports will target markets including Hong Kong, Canada, New…
Reducing fruit fly risk starts with good hygiene practice
February 21, 2018Good farm hygiene practices to reduce the risk of Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) are particularly important at harvest,…
Rootstock choices offer powerful productivity tool
January 10, 2018Strategic rootstock selection has a key role to play in driving the productivity of the future orchard system,…
What will the ‘future orchard’ look like?
December 20, 2017AgFirst’s Nic Finger outlines what the future might look like for Australian apple and pear orchards in 20-30…
Limiting chemical residues on apples and pears
June 9, 2017The apple and pear industry closely monitors chemical residues on its fruit and, since independent monitoring came into…
Pruning for profit
May 17, 2017With winter approaching, it’s time to start thinking about winter pruning with AgFirst’s Craig Hornblow explaining some key…
An exposé on pome fruit rootstocks
April 1, 2017The Future Orchards® theme in the next 12 months is looking at ‘future trees’ – this article is the…
