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…
It’s a ripe time to export apples
A number of factors have aligned to make now a good time to increase apple exports, and growers…
Lenswood flying high with apple exports
Exports have long formed a part of the Lenswood Cold Stores Co-operative Society’s business, but new apple varieties,…
Labour-saving harvest techniques
With harvest in full swing, if not already completed in some regions and for some varieties, it’s timely…
Labour-saving harvest techniques
With harvest in full swing, if not already completed in some regions and for some varieties, it’s timely…
Quality over quantity as growers report volumes down
March 3, 2017Apple and pear volumes could be down as much as 10 per cent on pre-harvest forecasts according to…
Drones deployed to assess nitrogen needs of pears
January 31, 2017By Eileen Perry, Ian Goodwin, David Cornwall Researchers from Agriculture Victoria are using drones to remotely sense leaf nitrogen of red-blushed pearsto develop nitrogen…
Drones deployed to assess nitrogen needs of pears
Researchers from Agriculture Victoria are using drones to remotely sense leaf nitrogen of red-blushed pearsto develop nitrogen fertiliser…
Investing in international employees
January 30, 2017In a smart move to mitigate risk and ensure a diversity of labour sources in a tightening labour…
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…
