Future Orchards Winter Series 2024 recap
July 31, 2024The Future Orchards® Winter Series, held from July 22–25 2024, visited orchards across Stanthorpe, Manjimup, the Adelaide Hills,…
Nutrient management for pome fruit
May 15, 2024The key to a targeted approach to nutrient management is understanding your soil, leaf composition and nutrient levels…
Consumer insights reveal opportunities for growth
April 23, 2024Despite cost-of-living pressures, Australian consumers still perceive apples and pears as being worth their price, but there are…
Does orchard floor management improve soil health?
January 31, 2024“Soils are the basis of life. Ninety–five percent of our food comes from the soil.” – Maria Helena…
New test to bolster defences against catastrophic ‘hitchhiker’
November 14, 2023Researchers have developed a diagnostic tool to add to surveillance powers and help prevent an incursion of brown…
Technology driven apple orchards
November 8, 2023Researchers have been using smart tech and biotech to investigate how to improve orchard design, crop load management…
Valuable insights shared at APAL Technical Symposium
August 16, 2023Keen to challenge their thinking on orchard management techniques, growers gathered in the Goulburn Valley to find out…
IPDM in focus: bitter rot
February 1, 2023Bitter rot is often the most serious fruit rot to affect apple orchards in warmer, humid growing conditions….
Biological fungicides: A viable complement to chemical fungicides
September 27, 2022Dr Gordon Brown discovers more about Bacillus subtilis and reviews research on its potential to control crown rot….
Surveillance program safeguards honey bee health
June 29, 2022This article was first published in AFG magazine – Autumn 2022 Healthy bee populations depend on surveillance…
