March 2021

A changing strategy for a changing world. By Marinda Louw Coetzee. Crop protection is changing due to increasingly stringent market…

Maximising returns on investment. By Anna Mouton. “To earn more money, you need to put more apples into the export…

Growing greener Grannies. By Anna Mouton. “Granny Smith is a very high value apple,” says Graeme Krige, technical adviser at…

Innovation adds value. By Anna Mouton. “M.9 has been used successfully as a rootstock all over the world,” says Keith…

Work smarter, not harder. By Anna Mouton. “We have to improve the colour of our fruit,” says Hendrik Pohl, production…

Fifteen years of the Future Orchards project. By Anna Mouton. The Future Orchards project was launched in 2006 to help…

What comes next for the Orchard of the Future? By Glenneis Kriel and Wiehann Steyn. The Orchard of the Future…

What was achieved during the first phase? By Glenneis Kriel and Wiehann Steyn. The Orchard of the Future programme aimed…

The birth of the Orchard of the Future programme. By Glenneis Kriel and Wiehann Steyn. Hortgro Science launched the Orchard…