| Field Walk |
Potential Orchard Walk Topics
(subject to change) |
Consultants and Guests (subject to change) |
| Jan-Feb 2009. |
- Introduction of FO2012 new project including "Orchard Business Analysis" (CH+JW)
- Using the MB data to illustrate current block performance and identify key improvement strategies. (JW)
- Harvest Planning, Management and Rules.(CH)
- Fruit yield, colour and size. (total block and within tree) (MV)
- Maximising fruit quality at harvest and post harvest (ST)
- Pear Update (Shepparton only)
Field Subjects
- Inspection of Gala and early variety crops using specific monitoring blocks and their associated data. Identify best practice in each region.
|
South: Craig Hornblow
Steve Tancred
North: John Wilton
Marvel Veens
Angie Grills: (Shepparton only) |
| Mid June 2009 |
- Pruning and Training
- Trellis support structures
- Nutrition. (fertigation, foliar and ground applied solid)
- Previous crop results using MB data.
- New varieties and planting decisions
|
South: Steve Spark and Kevin Manning
North: Ross Wilson and Craig Hornblow
Angie Grills: Shep only
|
| September 2009 |
- Spray Technology using Geoff Furness report
- Irrigation strategies to maximise water efficiency and maximize crop
- Critical growing periods throughout the cropping calendar.
- Chemical thinning strategies.
- Managing biennial bearing
- Pollination
- Vigour management
- Filling the allotted space
|
South: Ross Wilson
PaulJames
North: Craig Hornblow
Anne-Marie Bolan
Angie Grills: Shep only |
| November 2009 |
- Australian costs of production reporting.
- Filling the allotted space
- Crop loading / hand thinning and how to manage consistency of result
- Vigour management.
- Nutrition
- Managing 3-4th leaf blocks vs. 1st and 2nd leaf trees
|
South: Steve Spark
North: Ross Wilson
Angie Grills: Shep only
|
| Pre-harvest of Cripps Pink (end March beginning April 2010 |
- Inspection of Gala and Pear crops on the tree.
- Utilisation of key MB data to demonstrate best/profitable practice
- Crop yields.
- Fruit colour and size.
- Harvest management.
- Post-harvest management.
|
South: Craig Hornblow
Angie Grills
North: John Wilton
Simon Middleton
Angie Grills: Shep only
|
| June 2010 |
- Maximising pipfruit profit
- Pipfruit business opportunities.
- Pruning and Training
- Discussion of the previous crop result.
- New varieties and planting decisions
|
South: Steve Spark
Monitor: Block Grower
North: Ross Wilson
Monitor: Block Grower
Angie: Grills Shep only |
