No AgTech without Connectivity
May 21, 2019Dr Hugo Britt explores a KPMG report and its implications for AgTech in Part one of a two-part…
Apple consumer data now available online
December 4, 2018Reports on consumer apple-purchasing behaviour, by volume, and by value, are now available via an online levy-funded dashboard Harvest…
Research: What consumers want from apples and pears
October 21, 2018Consumer research commissioned by APAL on why people buy apples and pears will underpin the development of new…
New fruit fly handbook and website
Get familiar with the diversity of fruit flies worldwide with a new handbook and website that makes identification…
New five-year plan to combat biosecurity threats
September 13, 2017The future looks brighter for Australian apple and pear growers following the finalisation of a biosecurity plan for…
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…
Post-harvest nutrient management
April 10, 2016*** Research update*** Research led by Dr Nigel Swarts between 2015 and 2020, under the Productivity Irrigation Pests…
Perfecting your orchard’s nutrient balance
September 29, 2015By Dean Rainham Good orchard nutrition for intensively managed apple and pear orchards includes understanding the interaction between…
Q&A at Battunga Orchards: Harvesting data and pruning by numbers
June 29, 2015AgFirst’s Jesse Reader interviews Mark Trzaskoma of Battunga Orchards as part of a grower case study of orchard…
