Satellite-Based Technology Helps Packhouses Map Orchards
Orchardists and packhouse operators looking for a tool to help in property management are turning to satellite-based computer technology to map their orchards. TAURANGA 29/7/2002 - Orchardists and packhouse operators looking for a tool to help in ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Mine's Bigger Than Yours - Winners
Elke Illy, Orchard Hills, NSW Direen Family, Tasmania Ken Holden, Port Lincoln, SA Two headed apple Biggest pumpkin [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Pests, diseases and disorders in horticultural crops
Integrated pest and disease management for Australian summerfruit Orchard Plant Protection Guide for deciduous fruits in NSW 2007-2008 Postharvest diseases of horticultural produce (Volume 1): Temperate fruit Tests are available for plant ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Cherryhaven Orchards
Young is in a valley surrounded by a circle of low hills. It is the commercial centre of an important agricultural district famous for its fruits — particularly cherries — as well as berries, stone fruit and grapes. Young is in a valley ... [... more]
Getaway |
Home Orchard
A fantastic example of self sufficiency is a home garden in Western Australia where a home orchid has been created on the property. This fantastic garden features an array of tropical fruit, edible plants, a bee hive and an aquaponic system which ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Maketu's Seaside Café
It is only ten minutes to the coast by car from Kiwi 360, but if you want to do it in style, then a helicopter is the best way to go. Trevor heads off the historic village of Maketu and has a scenic trip over the kiwifruit orchards on the ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Kiwi 360
Of all the things you would expect to find in New Zealand, you probably hadn't considered a Giant Kiwi fruit theme park. Kiwi 360 is an operating orchard and full blown theme park with rides, tours, helicopter flights and you guessed it, Kiwi ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
HortNews - Dope Growers Suspected In Orchard Thefts
Dope growers could be behind the theft of solar panels from frost-bitten kiwifruit orchardists already suffering huge financial losses this season. TAURANGA 20/11/2002 - Dope growers could be behind the theft of solar panels from frost-bitten ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Small Orchards Not All Doomed - Consultant
Don't write-off the family orchard just yet - small, well-run apple orchards can still produce a comfortable living, says Hawke's Bay deciduous fruits specialist John Wilton. HASTINGS 29/6/2001 - Don't write-off the family orchard just yet - ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Employment Trust Rounds Up Pickers And Packers For Orchards
Apple picking has started in Central Otago, with a Central Employment Trust finding staff to fill labour gaps. DUNEDIN 28/02/2003 - Apple picking has started in Central Otago, with a Central Employment Trust finding staff to fill labour gaps. The ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Central Otago Orchards May Need Overseas Pickers
Overseas workers may be brought in to pick Central Otago stonefruit as concern mounts over a looming labour shortage. DUNEDIN 7/11/2001 - Overseas workers may be brought in to pick Central Otago stonefruit as concern mounts over a looming labour ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Mating Disruption of Orchard Pests: New Developments
Increasing consumer concerns over food safety, combined with the desire for more sustainable production practices has led to the search for alternatives to calendar applications of organophosphates, which have provided the basis for pipfruit pest ... [... more]
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