Future Orchards® June 2022 Orchard Walks – It’s a wrap!
July 6, 2022The Future Orchards® Winter Series Orchard Walks wound up in Tasmania and Southern Victoria last week. Here, we…
What opportunities does a net zero carbon target offer horticulture?
March 29, 2022This article originally appeared in the Summer 2021 edition of AFG, available online here. There’s money to be…
Down and dirty with soil health in WA
December 14, 2021Managing and protecting soil health has been recognised as fundamentally important to Western Australia’s $11 billion-a-year agrifood industry in the…
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 November Orchard Walks recap
December 1, 2021APAL’s Future Orchards® Orchard Walks took place across apple and pear growing regions throughout November, showcasing a range of strategies, innovations…
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…
Container trees prove fruitful for orchards
August 24, 2021When Richard Guthrie considers the future for commercial fruit orchards, he sees container-grown trees as integral to a…
30th Annual Fruit Growers Tasmania Conference
June 23, 2021The 30th annual Fruit Growers Tasmania (FGT) conference took place in Launceston last week, following the 2020 hiatus. FGT…
Positioning your blocks for labour efficiencies
June 1, 2021Are changes to your blocks needed to meet your labour and fruit quality objectives and achieve efficiencies? During…
