Multi-leader trees and mechanical pruning in Europe
February 25, 2015As part of APAL’s Future Orchards® program, Ulf Kerer shares a suite of the latest orchard management, tree…
Spraying lesson and orchard business analysis
January 27, 2015APAL’s Future Orchards® summer walks held last year featured special guest Dr David Manktelow from freshLearn New Zealand who spoke about…
A critical time for orchard management
December 6, 2014To help growers in this busy time of year, AgFirst’s Jesse Reader gives a run-down on the important…
Getting the best nursery tree possible
September 22, 2014The Australian Pome Fruit Improvement Program (APFIP) is helping growers identify and purchase high quality nursery trees that…
Orchard trials shape future management strategies
July 30, 2014Over the last two seasons over twenty five trials have been carried out in association with the Future…
Future Orchards winter walks
July 16, 2014Braving the ice and snow, the Future Orchards® team have completed two weeks on the road delivering key learnings…
Overcoming the effects of spring frost
June 23, 2014Steve Spark summarises the tools available to growers to reduce the risk of spring frosts and how to…
Pruning: setting up the tree canopy for future crops
May 27, 2014A good pruning job is one of the best foundations you can lay down to maximise orchard performance….
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…
Future Orchards webinar: Orchard Systems, Show me the money
April 5, 2013Craig Hornblow of AgFirst compares orchard systems. The Future Orchards webinars are a series of short educational videos for Australian apple and…
