The Future Orchards walks – spring 2016 covered chemical thinning and the latest on the apple and pear industry’s Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils (PIPS) program.
AgFirst consultant Steve Spark joined the Southern Loop and Jonathan Brookes joined the Northern Loop.
Brett Feehan, also from AgFirst and based in Hawke’s Bay, covered the PIPS extension component of Future Orchards.