2021 Autumn Future Orchards® Walk - Southern Victoria

Apple and Pear Australia Limited

Join us in-orchard to explore the impact of Covid-19 on future orchard operations and  to see new varieties.

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<h3>Is Covid-19 reshaping our orchards and industry?</h3>In coming years, we may reflect on 2020 as the year we saw a step-change in how our industry attracts and retains permanent and seasonal labour.So what could a more resilient and reliable labour supply look like, how will our orchard design and operations need to change, and how will this flow through to immediate and longer-term business investments and profitability?Ross Wilson and Craig Hornblow from AgFirst will join our Autumn Future Orchards® walks online from New Zealand to explore some actions that you can take to reshape your labour needs and your orchard to<ul><li>get the job done on time and well</li><li>reduce the costs of labour per kg of fruit</li><li>ensure orchards are workable by a broader demographic of staff, and</li><li>make orchards an employer of choice</li></ul><h3>Local orchard walk - Old Oak Orchards</h3>Nic Finger of Fruit Help and our hosts Andrew and Gavin Corbett of Old Oak Orchards will take us in-orchard to discuss<ul><li>New planting systems and varieties (Envy, Kanzi - both single and twin stem configurations, SweeTango)</li><li>Producing high quality fruit from older plantings to meet the quality needs of some of Melbourne&#x27;s leading greengrocers.</li></ul>For further informationFor full program and location details visit www.apal.org.au.Rose Daniel, APAL Technical ManagerContact: 03 9329 3511 or rdaniel@apal.org.auFuture Orchards® is an APAL project funded by Hort Innovation using the apple and pear levy with matched funds from the Australian Government.

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