Potential thinning tools for managing crop load in European pear
October 21, 2025Researchers in Victoria are investigating crop load management tools to maximise fruit quality and ensure regular yields. While…
Consistent fruit quality delivers a consistent customer
September 3, 2025Shane Priest operates on the premise that consistent quality delivers a consistent customer, and every step in the…
Thin early in biennial-prone varieties to improve return bloom
August 13, 2025Understanding the timing of flower initiation is key to timing thinning in biennial bearing-prone varieties to get the…
Thinning strategies to fatten profit sustainably
July 23, 2025As cost of production continually bites into business profit, it has never been so crucial to manage trees…
The crop is in, and the results are out
July 9, 2025Quality and packout data are a great source of information on how the crop performed and a valuable…
PIPS 4 Profit and narrow orchard systems researcher roadshow
February 26, 2025Did you manage to get to one of the six researcher roadshow events across Australia’s apple and pear…
Power and the passion: data driving excellence at Fankhauser Apples
January 29, 2025Underperformance is not tolerated at Fankhauser Apples, where a strong grasp of costs and attention to detail help…
Leaders of the pack: what successful US growers are doing to stay well above average
January 22, 2025Facing another ‘disastrous’ year of low pricing, Washington State growers are re-examining every task in the orchard as…
Strategies for improving efficiency at harvest
January 8, 2025Improving harvest labour efficiency, growing more target fruit and improving bin quality are just some of the strategies…
Apple crop load management: Can effective carbohydrate manipulation enhance thinning successes?
November 13, 2024On-orchard trials in Batlow are investigating carbohydrate supply and demand through defoliation and ASE. The PIPS 4 Profit…
