Labour-saving harvest techniques
April 1, 2017With harvest in full swing, if not already completed in some regions and for some varieties, it’s timely…
Labour-saving harvest techniques
With harvest in full swing, if not already completed in some regions and for some varieties, it’s timely…
Focus Orchard Trial Update January 2017
March 1, 2017Small scale on-orchard trials are a regular part of the Future Orchards® project and occur across all growing regions….
Focus Orchard Trial Update January 2017
By Steven Spark and Yvette Jones (AgFirst) Small scale on-orchard trials are a regular part of the Future…
Focus Orchards block data a few mouse clicks away
Small scale on-orchard trials are a regular part of the Future Orchards® project and occur across all growing regions….
Drones deployed to assess nitrogen needs of pears
January 31, 2017By Eileen Perry, Ian Goodwin, David Cornwall Researchers from Agriculture Victoria are using drones to remotely sense leaf nitrogen of red-blushed pearsto develop nitrogen…
Drones deployed to assess nitrogen needs of pears
Researchers from Agriculture Victoria are using drones to remotely sense leaf nitrogen of red-blushed pearsto develop nitrogen fertiliser…
Expected returns from the new red-blushed pear Deliza®
January 30, 2017UPDATE – since this article was written in 2017 pears from the variety ANP-0131 have been rebranded from…
Investing in international employees
In a smart move to mitigate risk and ensure a diversity of labour sources in a tightening labour…
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…
