National Orchard Talk – ‘Orchard Data: Average isn’t good enough’
November 24, 2021For APAL’s National Online Orchard Talk on 18 November 2021, Nic Finger (Fruit Help) and Craig Hornblow (AgFirst)…
Digging into Healthy Soils – PIPS3 Program update
November 17, 2021Article co-authored by Susie Green, Michele Buntain and Marguerite White. Fruit Producers SA, in conjunction with Susie Green…
PIPS3 update: Advancing sustainable and technology driven apple orchard production systems (AP19003)
November 2, 2021The PIPS3 Program’s Advancing sustainable and technology driven apple orchard production systems (AP19003) project presents on the initial findings of…
New research reveals groundbreaking pollination insights for apple growers
September 21, 2021Authors: Dr Katja Hogendoorn, Dr Scott Groom, Romina Rader, Dr Julian Brown, Tanya Latty, Yolanda Hanusch – AgriFutures…
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…
Netting and orchard adaptation for future climates
August 17, 2021The latest ABARES Insights report into the impacts of climate change on Australian farms has been published on…
The outlook for harvest labour in 2022
August 11, 2021Recent developments in the agricultural labour outlook and state and federal responses to the Delta variant have provoked uncertainty for the 2021/22 harvest season. …
Heard the buzz about Bee Friendly Farming®?
July 28, 2021Have you already made bee-friendly changes to your orchard? Get in touch at [email protected] – we’d love to hear…
New-gen rootstocks deliver earlier and more production
May 5, 2021Key points Rootstock trial under commercial conditions enables more robust local evaluation First in-orchard scale trial of G202…
Future Orchards® Autumn walks – wrap
March 31, 2021Future Orchards® Autumn walks have showcased a wide range of innovative responses to attract and retain labour, increase…










