Fruit quality for 2019 starts now
April 20, 2018The theme the Future Orchards® team will address over the next 12 months is ‘quality’. Quality fruit production…
Victoria state report – Apr/Ma
In the Goulburn Valley, with the pear harvest nearly complete, most growers have commented on the excellent quality…
Q&A with 2016 award winner, Mark Trzaskoma
March 29, 2018Ahead of this year’s Awards for Excellence, we had a talk with previous winner, Mark Trzaskoma, about the…
Pear export pilot partners appointed
March 28, 2018New partners appointed to help Hort Innovation develop pear exports will target markets including Hong Kong, Canada, New…
Fruit fly challenges for the island state
March 1, 2018Mid-January saw news arrive for Tasmanian apple growers that they thought they’d never hear – outbreaks of Queensland…
Reducing fruit fly risk starts with good hygiene practice
February 21, 2018Good farm hygiene practices to reduce the risk of Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) are particularly important at harvest,…
CEO Report – 2017 yields up as we set our sights on 2018
At the recent series of Future Orchards® walks the Orchard Business Analysis 2016-17 figures were shared and showed…
International apple & pear research – Feb/Mar 2018
Snippets of the latest apple and pear research from all around the world covering cultivars and nursery; production;…
Tasmanian trade continues despite fruit fly detection
January 31, 2018Despite fruit fly detections in Tasmania, fruit grown outside of the fruit fly control area can continue to…
Tasmanian trade continues despite fruit fly detection
Despite fruit fly detections in Tasmania, fruit grown outside of the fruit fly control area can continue to…
