Beyond the cost barrier: Netting delivers growth
September 24, 2019As APAL campaigns for support for growers to address the high cost-barrier to netting to protect crops, those…
‘Figures man’ builds performance by numbers
Jason Shields from Plunkett Orchards needs little introduction to the Australian apple and pear – and now wider horticulture –…
What to expect at the Grower R&D Update
September 18, 2019Knowledge is key to mitigating the risks facing growers, and as an industry we need to rethink how…
Drones deployed to assess nitrogen needs of pears
September 4, 2019Researchers from Agriculture Victoria are using drones to remotely sense leaf nitrogen of red-blushed pearsto develop nitrogen fertiliser management guidelines that maximise fruit quality and minimise below…
IPDM all part of the award-winning strategy
Written by Dr Paul Horne, IPM Technologies. A commitment to Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) is a…
Planting, pruning, pest strategies for more profitable pears
Pear growers looking to boost profitability were given an insight into the best performing pear-planting systems, how new…
Nitrogen management in red blush pears
Research has commenced at the Horticulture Centre of Excellence on nitrogen management in red-blushed pears. To obtain optimal…
Planting systems for blush pears
Agriculture Victoria shares the results of their experiment within the Profitable Pears project to help identify the best…
Precision fertigation to improve productivity
September 3, 2019Over three years, Nigel Swarts and the team at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) have investigated optimising…
Killer wasps target codling moth
Changes to the types of pesticide available for use in fruit production, and the progress of research into biological…
