Wax application and rotation of brushes by Jan Landman In order to achieve the best results on your wax bed, these pointers will give you the extra edge that you need to get the correct results. Spray bar settings and patterns, combined with the correct placement of...
How to manage the chlorine bath by Catherine Savage Chlorine is still one of the most commonly used methods of washing tip fruit. However, chlorine is only effective when certain parameters are met. This video lists and demonstrates the specifications that must be...
Packhouse delivery inspection for FCM & Fruit Fly The importance of packhouse delivery inspections and understanding why we must do it accurately. More about the...
Harvesting practice The diligent handling of fresh fruit is key to ensuring minimal decay and longer shelf life of the final packed product. More about the...
Orchard Factors affecting Harvesting & Packing With this video see some proactive steps that can relieve the pressure from both the production and packhouse managers, ensuring a smoother harvesting and packing season. More about the...
SOILBORNE DISEASES – How to collect soil and root sample for nematode and Phytophthora analysis It is always good management practise to:Regularly (every 3 years), determine the soil pathogen (Phytophthora and nematode) status in orchards older than 3 years of age –...
Introduction to FCM Trap Monitoring Pheromone-based trapping systems have been developed to provide a means to monitor insect population levels whereby monitoring data are used for management purposes. Due to the phytosanitary status of FCM for some export markets,...
Leaf sampling Foliar Analysis can be used to set up or evaluate the nutritional programme, and as a diagnostic tool to troubleshoot problem areas in orchards. In this video the process of taking leaf samples in bearing orchards will be demonstrated. More about the...
Topics for this very informative video Understanding your soil and root distribution – Where and how much should you be irrigating? Probe placement on a macro and micro scale in an orchard. The use of field observations and the correlation with probe data The use of...
