Simplifying quality at Nightingales
January 9, 2019Simplicity is not the first word that springs to mind when considering the complexity of running five orchards…
Balanced trees and timing to optimise quality
The 2018 APAL Future Orchards program focus on growing for quality and delivering consumers a great eating experience…
Growing a quality crop with limited water
October 21, 2018With growers looking to set up their crop for the coming season with the possibility of limited water,…
New varieties provide inspiration and return
September 3, 2018The first block of trees Huon Valley fifth-generation apple grower Scott Stevenson pushed out after taking over the…
Succession planning leads to multi-generational success
July 28, 2018Apples have been the fruit of choice for five generations of the Baldwin family – in Tasmania and…
Winter management critical for fruit quality
June 25, 2018Now the pressure has come off after a busy harvesting season, winter is a great time to review the…
Fruit quality for 2019 starts now
April 20, 2018The theme the Future Orchards® team will address over the next 12 months is ‘quality’. Quality fruit production…
Determination to stop hail damage grows netting business
February 21, 2018Wild weather events that can damage crops, such as the hail storms that hit Victorian and South Australian…
Determination to stop hail damage grows netting business
Wild weather events that can damage crops, such as the hail storms that hit Victorian and South Australian…
Rootstock choices offer powerful productivity tool
January 10, 2018Strategic rootstock selection has a key role to play in driving the productivity of the future orchard system,…
