Focus Orchard Trial Update January 2017
March 1, 2017By 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….
Future Orchards wrap – winter 2016
July 20, 2016From 13 to 17 June the Southern Loop Future Orchards® walks took place throughout Australia, starting in Manjimup, then moving…
Watts in your Business
April 20, 2016Energy use in Australian orchards accounts for a large proportion of production costs – a major financial burden…
Introducing the new Focus Orchards
December 14, 2015In great news for the industry, Hort Innovation has re-funded APAL and AgFirst to continue running the Future Orchards™ program comprising the twice…
High orchard performance depends on good thinning
November 8, 2015The 2014/15 season was a very good time for pome fruit across Australia. The positive results were partly…
Lightbulb moments make for orchard innovations
August 31, 2015For the few that missed it, a wave of momentum was seen in the industry during the most…
Spring crop management
July 27, 2015As we head towards Spring, AgFirst’s John Wilton shares his advice and expert tips to help get your…
Improving labour productivity in orchards
May 24, 2015The Future Orchards® March 2015 orchard walks looked at ways to review the performance of our current season…
Improving harvest efficiencies with picking platforms
March 30, 2015AgFirst explores where efficiency gains can be made by using picking platforms that can improve picker productivity and…
