Post-harvest nutrient management
April 10, 2016*** Research update*** Research led by Dr Nigel Swarts between 2015 and 2020, under the Productivity Irrigation Pests…
Nitrogen management in red-blushed pears
April 9, 2016By Ian Goodwin, Lexie McClymont, Eileen Perry, David Cornwall and Steve Green Research has commenced at the Horticulture Centre…
Year-round quality management begins after harvest
April 8, 2016AgFirst’s John Wilton explains how growing high quality fruit needs a whole-of-year focus because the production year begins…
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…
The Australian orchard of the future
August 31, 2015At the 2015 National Horticulture Convention, Jesse Reader convened a panel discussion titled ‘Tripling orchard profitability by 2030,…
Post-harvest orchard management
January 30, 2015After this year’s harvest it’s time to get tree nutrition, pruning and branch training right to ensure next…
Managing orchards for fruit size
April 28, 2014Authors: John Wilton and Ross Wilson, AgFirst, New Zealand. Using two Focus Orchards in Victoria and South…
Strategic planning raises orchard profitability
March 28, 2014Strategic planning has enabled two Focus Orchards within the Future Orchards® program, one in Tasmania and one in…
