WA grower John Hearman finalist in national awards
May 22, 2019An innovative approach to producing fast-establishing nursery trees has put WA orchardist John Hearman in the running for…
Canopy drives water use
May 2, 2019Gordon Brown reviews South African research on water use in Cripps Pink and Golden Delicious highlighting the importance…
US growers share experience at IFTA
March 12, 2019Contents of this article were sourced from GrowingProduce.com, the aggregate site of American/Western Fruit Grower, American Vegetable Grower, and…
Simplifying quality at Nightingales
January 9, 2019Simplicity is not the first word that springs to mind when considering the complexity of running five orchards…
Balanced trees and timing to optimise quality
The 2018 APAL Future Orchards program focus on growing for quality and delivering consumers a great eating experience…
Eyeing the future of robotics
October 21, 2018Robotics and automation will play a key role in fifth-generation fruit grower Mitchell McNab’s plans to drive efficiencies…
Growing a quality crop with limited water
With growers looking to set up their crop for the coming season with the possibility of limited water,…
Planting systems for blush pears
September 3, 2018Agriculture Victoria shares the results of their experiment within the Profitable Pears project to help identify the best…
New varieties provide inspiration and return
The first block of trees Huon Valley fifth-generation apple grower Scott Stevenson pushed out after taking over the…
International apple & pear research – Aug/Sep 2018
Snippets of the latest apple and pear research from all around the world covering nursery and breeding; production;…
