Thin early in biennial-prone varieties to improve return bloom
August 13, 2025Understanding the timing of flower initiation is key to timing thinning in biennial bearing-prone varieties to get the…
2025 APAL Technical Symposium and Awards for Excellence event recap
August 6, 2025From 4–6 August 2025, the Goulburn Valley played host to growers, researchers and industry professionals from across Australia…
PIPS tests tech to boost labour efficiency in orchards
July 30, 2025Managing orchards is labour intensive, but several agtech tools offer practical solutions to fruit growers focusing on labour…
Thinning strategies to fatten profit sustainably
July 23, 2025As cost of production continually bites into business profit, it has never been so crucial to manage trees…
The crop is in, and the results are out
July 9, 2025Quality and packout data are a great source of information on how the crop performed and a valuable…
2025 APAL Technical Symposium program and speakers announced
July 7, 2025Join us in the Goulburn Valley for the 2025 APAL Technical Symposium on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6…
Helping growers make smarter choices
May 28, 2025By tapping into AI and machine learning, Jane’s Weather is working to close some of the big gaps…
Improvement in apple tree performance with fulvic acid
May 21, 2025Gordon Brown reviews two research papers concerning the benefits of applying fulvic acid to apple crops. Fulvic acid…
Economics of block removal for redevelopment
May 14, 2025Following the end of harvest, it’s a good time to think about big picture business progression while the…
It’s not going to fix itself
April 23, 2025Taking decisive action on poor performing blocks is increasingly critical for business survival as falling real prices and…










