IPDM withstands pests, diseases and natural disasters
October 1, 2020A national collaborative online IPDM resource aims to give growers the tools and practical knowledge to make orchards…
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…
Trial shows good growth from old apple ground treatments
In 2017 a Future Orchards® trial was set up to assess options for managing apple replant disease (ARD)…
Future Orchards® Spring Walks 2020 dates announced
September 2, 2020Managing your orchard and workforce in a global pandemic. This September the Future Orchards® Spring Walks will identify…
Branch configuration in a narrow 2D fruiting wall
August 26, 2020Dr Gordon Brown reviews research conducted in Idaho, USA, on the impact of branch training in a fruiting…
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…
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…
Variety Performance is key to profitability
February 5, 2020When it comes to profitability, irrespective of which database you look at, the range in orchard and variety…
The short, the medium and the long-term potential of ag-tech
December 4, 2019The idea of an orchard buzzing with flying robotic harvesters may sound like something out of The Jetsons,…
