Tree insights trigger turnaround in problem Rosy Glow block
April 30, 2025Insights from irrigation monitoring introduced on a problem block in the Yarra Valley prompted a complete change in…
Harvest focus: quality with Gurmeet Singh
The colour on the Bravo® apples is looking good at Gurmeet Singh’s Benipal Orchards in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley…
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…
Trip report: Interpoma 2024
February 19, 2025In this first of two articles, Nic Finger reports on his observations about new planting systems and emerging…
Testing narrow row 2D multi-leader apple systems in Western Australia
January 29, 2025Can modern orchard production systems enhance climate resilience, productivity, profitability and sustainability? Why narrow orchard systems? Narrow orchard…
Strategies for improving efficiency at harvest
January 8, 2025Improving harvest labour efficiency, growing more target fruit and improving bin quality are just some of the strategies…
Apple crop load management: Can effective carbohydrate manipulation enhance thinning successes?
November 13, 2024On-orchard trials in Batlow are investigating carbohydrate supply and demand through defoliation and ASE. The PIPS 4 Profit…
Variable rate fertiliser applications in orchards: costs, benefits and return on investment
November 6, 2024Significant potential gains possible through the use of variable rate spreading technology to improve overall profitability of tree…
Prioritising profit – practical steps to a better bottom line
October 30, 2024Rising costs and entrenched pricing are squeezing margins – the winter Future Orchards® walks reviewed practical steps towards…
Colouring in pears
October 23, 2024Leaf blowing experiment gives insights into blush colour development in pears. Light is a crucial element for development…
