Balanced trees and timing to optimise quality
January 9, 2019The 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,…
Jeftomson brings new Dazzle apple to Australia
September 19, 2018Goulburn Valley grower, packer and marketer Jeftomson will manage the new Dazzle® apple in Australia, in its first…
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;…
Succession planning leads to multi-generational success
July 28, 2018Apples have been the fruit of choice for five generations of the Baldwin family – in Tasmania and…
Winter management critical for fruit quality
June 25, 2018Now the pressure has come off after a busy harvesting season, winter is a great time to review the…
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…
