Balanced trees and timing to optimise quality
January 9, 2019The 2018 APAL Future Orchards program focus on growing for quality and delivering consumers a great eating experience…
Summer management for quality
December 21, 2018As the temperatures in the orchard start to rise, AgFirst’s John Wilton looks at how to minimise sunburn,…
Increase light interception for quality gains
June 13, 2018Maximising light interception and light distribution in orchards can help growers to maximise yield and quality, according to…
Harvest with customer requirements in mind
February 21, 2018With harvest approaching, the emphasis in the orchard has to be on how to obtain the best market…
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…
The Australian orchard of the future
August 31, 2015At the 2015 National Horticulture Convention, Jesse Reader convened a panel discussion titled ‘Tripling orchard profitability by 2030,…