Working smarter, not harder
April 28, 2021Attract and retain workers Quality gains outstrip harvest cost savings Simple, accessible, consistent canopies essential Securing labour was…
Future Orchards® – WA Demonstration Trial results
Future Orchards WA Front Line Adviser Susie Murphy-White recently completed two demonstration trials. Susie’s bud dissection trial sampled…
Keeping it clean when pruning
Coming to the end of harvest, and starting to think about pruning? Have you considered how you and…
Lessons learnt from Covid-19
The impact the Covid-19 virus has had on the world is unprecedented. The level and type of threat…
Future Orchards® Autumn walks – wrap
March 31, 2021Future Orchards® Autumn walks have showcased a wide range of innovative responses to attract and retain labour, increase…
My orchard walk – Old Oak Orchard
March 3, 2021Yarra Valley based, Old Oak Orchards will host this week’s local Future Orchards® Walk, providing apple and pear…
Harvest progress confirms future directions for automation and labour
February 17, 2021Covid-19 has taken a blowtorch to misplaced assumptions and highlighted important future directions for seasonal labour and investment…
Optimising your harvest outcome
February 3, 2021The 2021 harvest will be challenging. Many growers may find it necessary to rely on a new labour…
Harvest assist platforms: What’s out there?
October 7, 2020With a reduced pool of labour across the country now looking inevitable, growers are beginning to look at…
State roundups: spring edition
September 23, 2020Find out what’s happening in each growing state entering Spring (note that this article was written several weeks…
