Managing changing climate
July 30, 2019Orchards worldwide are dealing with the impacts of changing climate. AgFirst’s John Wilton outlines what current research reveals…
Tree knowledge key to meeting climate challenge
July 24, 2019Key points Understand key risk periods in growth cycle Know which intervention gives best tree/profit outcome Manage water…
Winter Future Orchards® Walk – update
May 30, 2019Climatic Events – ways to mitigate climate risk The next round of the Future Orchards® walks in June…
Canopy drives water use
May 2, 2019Gordon Brown reviews South African research on water use in Cripps Pink and Golden Delicious highlighting the importance…
Harvest timing key to consistent quality
April 18, 2019The allure of first-to-market premiums can be very compelling at harvest, but Angus Crawford explains picking too early…
Retail competition: threat or opportunity?
April 10, 2019Kitchener Partners principal Tristan Kitchener’s presentation on the changing retail landscape attracted a high level of interest at…
Award winners aren’t slowing down any time soon
April 3, 2019As the APAL Forum and Awards for Excellence approach in June, we caught up with some of last…
Orchards get sun smart in record heatwave
January 30, 2019With temperatures soaring well above 40 degrees around Australia, the recent heatwave has once again raised the issue…
Simplifying quality at Nightingales
January 9, 2019Simplicity is not the first word that springs to mind when considering the complexity of running five orchards…
Summer management for quality
December 21, 2018As the temperatures in the orchard start to rise, AgFirst’s John Wilton looks at how to minimise sunburn,…
