Tree knowledge key to meeting climate challenge
July 24, 2019Key points Understand key risk periods in growth cycle Know which intervention gives best tree/profit outcome Manage water…
Annual Crop Estimate Impacted by Extreme Weather
March 6, 2019Unprecedented heat and worsening drought conditions in many growing regions has prompted calls for the annual Apple &…
Orchards get sun smart in record heatwave
January 30, 2019With temperatures soaring well above 40 degrees around Australia, the recent heatwave has once again raised the issue…
Simplifying quality at Nightingales
January 9, 2019Simplicity is not the first word that springs to mind when considering the complexity of running five orchards…
Balanced trees and timing to optimise quality
The 2018 APAL Future Orchards program focus on growing for quality and delivering consumers a great eating experience…
Free online Chain of Responsiblity training
December 5, 2018A free training unit developed by AgSafe to provide an overview of the significantly-expanded new Chain of Responsibility …
Know your responsibility under new heavy vehicle laws
November 5, 2018Changes to the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) that came into effect on 1 October, 2018, provide that every party…
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…
Pedestrian orchards better for workers and growers
July 12, 2017Australia is, if not already, very close to being the highest price orchard labour market in the world….
Labour-saving harvest techniques
April 1, 2017With harvest in full swing, if not already completed in some regions and for some varieties, it’s timely…