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…
Fruit fly challenges for the island state
March 1, 2018Mid-January saw news arrive for Tasmanian apple growers that they thought they’d never hear – outbreaks of Queensland…
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,…
Quality nursery stock: the foundation of a good orchard
The team at Olea Nurseries strives to deliver quality trees and is constantly looking to source new rootstocks…
International apple & pear research – Feb/Mar 2018
Snippets of the latest apple and pear research from all around the world covering cultivars and nursery; production;…
Tasmanian trade continues despite fruit fly detection
January 31, 2018Despite fruit fly detections in Tasmania, fruit grown outside of the fruit fly control area can continue to…
Tasmanian trade continues despite fruit fly detection
Despite fruit fly detections in Tasmania, fruit grown outside of the fruit fly control area can continue to…
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,…
