Agriculture Victoria and Fruit Growers Victoria hosted a free horticulture field day at the Tatura SmartFarm on Thursday, 23 March providing an opportunity for industry to discuss what is happening on farm, what is working and what isn’t, after a few challenging years.
Presentations from the day are now available to watch below:
Introduction by Aimee McCutcheon (Ag Vic) to the Horticulture Field Day event: Future-proofing horticulture in a changing climate. Tatura SmartFarm, 23 March 2023
Dale Grey (Ag Vic) presents information on future climate outlooks.
Dr Ian Goodwin from Agriculture Victoria discusses preparing orchard for extreme conditions, at the Horticulture Field Day: Future-proofing horticulture in a changing climate.
Dr Mark O'Connell from Agriculture Victoria, discusses what does a future orchard look like, at the Horticulture Field Day: Future-proofing horticulture in a changing climate
Roei Yaakobi from TieUp Farming discusses Farm Data Management
Nic Finger from Fruit Health discusses tips on managing disease in my orchard.
Black spot / Brown rot
Darren Cribbes from Connexus Global discusses soil is healthy after waterlogging.
Acknowledgement
The PIPS3 Program is funded by Hort Innovation using the apple and pear research and development levy, contributions from the Australian Government and co-investment from Agriculture Victoria and the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.
