Plans to boost adoption of certified trees
December 21, 2017A new project aims to capitalise on the known production benefits of planting apple and pear trees certified…
Apples next priority for China access, Joyce confirms
October 24, 2017**UPDATE: Australia and China signed off on new market access protocols for peaches, plums and apricots on November 9.** Apples…
Precision crop load management without chemicals
August 1, 2017In the lead-up to spring, University of Tasmania researcher Sally Bound updates us with the latest and very…
Innovation the family way at Montague
June 1, 2017When Bill Montague planted Jonathan, Statesmen and Stewart Seedling apples in 1950 little could he have foreseen that…
Focus Orchard and Trial Update April 2017
April 26, 2017Focus Orchard blocks overview The Focus Orchards blocks are designed to take existing orchard blocks, and through focused management optimise…
Focus Orchard Trial Update January 2017
March 1, 2017Small scale on-orchard trials are a regular part of the Future Orchards® project and occur across all growing regions….
Focus Orchard Trial Update January 2017
By Steven Spark and Yvette Jones (AgFirst) Small scale on-orchard trials are a regular part of the Future…
Focus Orchards block data a few mouse clicks away
Small scale on-orchard trials are a regular part of the Future Orchards® project and occur across all growing regions….
Expected returns from the new red-blushed pear Deliza®
January 30, 2017UPDATE – since this article was written in 2017 pears from the variety ANP-0131 have been rebranded from…
Hort Innovation marketing update
May 16, 2016Apple and Pear Marketing Manager at Hort Innovation, Lisa Troy, updates us on the marketing work to promote apple…










