Agtech holds key to hort crop advances, says R&E Provider of the Year Dr Ian Goodwin
August 30, 2022This year Dr Ian Goodwin celebrates 40 years as an agricultural scientist – thirty of them in apple…
Make no mistake, Trent turns adversity to advantage
August 2, 2022Grower of the Year is awarded to an individual who is outstanding across all aspects of production, including…
Future Orchards® walks – What we learnt in the Goulburn Valley and Western Australia
June 22, 2022Our first week of the Future Orchards® winter series walks wrapped up in the Goulburn Valley focussing on…
Rootstocks, canopy architecture and fruit quality of ANABP 01 apples
June 21, 2022This article was first published in Australian Fruit Grower Magazine – Autumn 2022 Scientists at Agriculture Victoria’s…
Goulburn Valley and Southern Vic seasonal update and ACOGs
December 13, 2021Season to date Rainfall across Victoria has been well above median values to date which saw delays for…
Planting density effects on growth, yield and quality
December 7, 2021This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 edition of AFG, available online here. Dr Gordon Brown reviews…
Future Orchards Active Community Orchard Groups
Author: Sarah de Bruin, AgFirst Consultants As part of APAL’s Future Orchards® program, Active Community Orchard Groups (ACOG)…
Crop load management resources
November 2, 2021Crop load management is one of the most important strategies to achieve optimum fruit size, yield and quality,…
Pear-spectives from South Africa and Australia
October 20, 2021Last week, APAL’s Future Orchards Pear Masterclass travelled to South Africa via the Goulburn Valley and South Australia…
Farming by numbers: metrics that matter
September 8, 2021Jack Wilson, AgFirst Horticultural Consultant Measuring and using orchard data to drive decision-making delivers decisions that are more…
