Simplifying quality at Nightingales
January 9, 2019Simplicity is not the first word that springs to mind when considering the complexity of running five orchards…
CEO Report – Tackling labour issues requires dual approach
“Once in a 100-year’ storm strikes twice On the brink of a new year, this is not the…
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,…
SA growers count crop losses after hail strikes again
November 27, 2018For the second consecutive year, growers in the South Australian Adelaide Hills have been struck by severe hail…
Succession planning leads to multi-generational success
July 28, 2018Apples have been the fruit of choice for five generations of the Baldwin family – in Tasmania and…
Shedding light on netting
June 25, 2018Netting intercepts solar radiation, reducing the amount of energy reaching fruit and hence lowering the risk of sunburn…
Terry Martella takes out the Innovation Partner Award
June 21, 2018Congratulations to Terry Martella from Santa Rita Orchard, WA for receiving the Innovation Partner Award at the Hort…
South Australia wins planning exemption for orchard netting
March 7, 2018South Australian growers will no longer be required to seek local council planning consent for orchard netting after…
South Australia wins planning exemption for orchard netting
South Australian growers will no longer be required to seek local council planning consent for orchard netting after…
Determination to stop hail damage grows netting business
February 21, 2018Wild weather events that can damage crops, such as the hail storms that hit Victorian and South Australian…
