Grower of the Year – Howard Hansen
September 22, 2020Grower of the Year is awarded to an individual who is outstanding across all aspects of production, including…
Research and Extension Award – Marcel Veens
The research and Extension award is given to a researcher who has a track record of research or…
Smarter pear orchards
September 16, 2020Researchers and smart tech developers are teaming up in a new project to give growers the knowledge and…
Automation, harvest assist, and more options to reduce labour load
September 9, 2020Rising chances of labour shortages next harvest have left growers in the lurch when it comes to picking…
Pruning for vigour management
July 15, 2020Optimising vigour is critical for growing high yields of top-quality fruit. Pruning plays an important role in vigour…
Virtual Winter Walks delivers insights to growers from comfort of their own orchards
July 8, 2020Over the course of the last three weeks, APAL streamed virtual Future Orchards® Winter Orchard Walks live to…
Seasonal workers redefine ‘unskilled’
July 1, 2020Efficient, productive, committed workers that return each year and don’t need retraining – more and more growers are…
APFIP Variety Evaluation: Pears that will arrive well before the heirs
June 10, 2020A year into his role as APFIP Operations Manager Tom Frankcomb provides an update on APFIP activity and…
Defoliator could help growers see red
May 13, 2020Of all the things that are critical to get right for a red apple, colour is perhaps the…
Looking back to the future: building on 50 years’ gains
April 29, 2020This article was written by John Wilton of AgFirst for the Autumn edition of Australian Fruitgrower Magazine. The…
