Rootstock choices offer powerful productivity tool
January 10, 2018Strategic rootstock selection has a key role to play in driving the productivity of the future orchard system,…
Marketing insights: link healthy eating with feeling good
December 21, 2017Levy-funded research insights are helping to understand how to improve the eating habits of Australian women and girls…
What becomes of nitrogen in your orchard?
Researchers are using nitrogen-tracing technology to help improve apple fruit quality and optimise nitrogen use efficiency by investigating…
What will the ‘future orchard’ look like?
December 20, 2017AgFirst’s Nic Finger outlines what the future might look like for Australian apple and pear orchards in 20-30…
Drive and passion powering growth at Prima Fresh
October 1, 2017A passion for brand and a tireless focus on improving quality and reducing unit costs are making dreams…
CSIRO research summarises apple health benefits
July 5, 2017A new CSIRO summary of research has highlighted even more health benefits to eating apples. The summary, titled Translating…
Education served to your taste
June 1, 2017APAL’s Richelle Zealley speaks to people of varying ages and backgrounds involved in the horticulture industry about how…
Post-harvest quality: slowing down the ‘ticking clock’
Nutrition, fruit maturity and climatic conditions are among the pre-harvest factors which can have an impact on the…
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…
Calcium to combat post-harvest disorders
September 30, 2016AgFirst’s Dean Rainham outlines some practical management strategies to obtain optimum calcium levels in apple trees because inadequate…
