Year-round quality management begins after harvest
April 8, 2016AgFirst’s John Wilton explains how growing high quality fruit needs a whole-of-year focus because the production year begins…
Pre-harvest orchard performance appraisal
January 29, 2016By John Wilton Just before harvest is a great time to assess the performance of your orchard management…
Pre-harvest orchard performance appraisal
ust before harvest is a great time to assess the performance of your orchard management strategy, so there…
Introducing the new Focus Orchards
December 14, 2015In great news for the industry, Hort Innovation has re-funded APAL and AgFirst to continue running the Future Orchards™ program comprising the twice…
High orchard performance depends on good thinning
November 8, 2015The 2014/15 season was a very good time for pome fruit across Australia. The positive results were partly…
Perfecting your orchard’s nutrient balance
September 29, 2015By Dean Rainham Good orchard nutrition for intensively managed apple and pear orchards includes understanding the interaction between…
Lightbulb moments make for orchard innovations
August 31, 2015For the few that missed it, a wave of momentum was seen in the industry during the most…
Q&A at Battunga Orchards: Harvesting data and pruning by numbers
June 29, 2015AgFirst’s Jesse Reader interviews Mark Trzaskoma of Battunga Orchards as part of a grower case study of orchard…
Improving labour productivity in orchards
May 24, 2015The Future Orchards® March 2015 orchard walks looked at ways to review the performance of our current season…
Improving harvest efficiencies with picking platforms
March 30, 2015AgFirst explores where efficiency gains can be made by using picking platforms that can improve picker productivity and…
