Calcium to combat post-harvest disorders
September 30, 2016AgFirst’s Dean Rainham outlines some practical management strategies to obtain optimum calcium levels in apple trees because inadequate…
Pushing orchard performance boundaries
August 1, 2016AgFirst’s John Wilton hones in on some key factors – particularly chemical thinning in the lead up to spring – that…
APFIP’s work lifts orchard performance
April 8, 2016For nearly 20 years the Australian Pome Fruit Improvement Program (APFIP) has been working to increase productivity across…
Lightbulb moments make for orchard innovations
August 31, 2015For the few that missed it, a wave of momentum was seen in the industry during the most…
The Australian orchard of the future
At the 2015 National Horticulture Convention, Jesse Reader convened a panel discussion titled ‘Tripling orchard profitability by 2030,…
Spring crop management
July 27, 2015As we head towards Spring, AgFirst’s John Wilton shares his advice and expert tips to help get your…
Improving labour productivity in orchards
May 24, 2015The Future Orchards® March 2015 orchard walks looked at ways to review the performance of our current season…
Pressing on when nature is against you: a grafting success
April 30, 2015AgFirst’s Jesse Reader explains how grafting was used to successfully rework an orchard in response to the drought…
A critical time for orchard management
December 6, 2014To help growers in this busy time of year, AgFirst’s Jesse Reader gives a run-down on the important…
Overcoming the effects of spring frost
June 23, 2014Steve Spark summarises the tools available to growers to reduce the risk of spring frosts and how to…
