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2017 | Anon | Case Study
Bundaberg Sugar has four orchards in the Bundaberg region totalling 330 ha. In the last four years, it has increased production on its Koolboo macadamia orchard from 175 t in 2013 to 480 t in 2016. Last year’s result was significant in that it tipped production over 5.4 t NIS/ha and over 2 t SK/ha. Sean Cox describes his management strategies that are contributing to this production growth.
2017 | Commens R | Case Study
Phil and Nicki Primrose bought their already established orchard at Woodford Island in mid-2009, and started work on it in 2011. The orchard was run down – it had not been harvested for the previous three years and no orchard improvement works such as fertilising, pruning or composting had been done. They took the orchard from this state to being one of the highest producing orchards in NSW in the 2014 season. This case study describes the management decisions taken in rejuvenating the property.
2017 | Commens R | Case Study
Charlie and Jane Higgins run an organic macadamia orchard at Vala NSW. Charlie describes his use of ground covers and harvesting techniques.
2017 | Johnstone B, Bright J, Currey A | Case Study
An integrated orchard management (IOM) program being implemented on the Nicol family orchard in the Northern Rivers has borne fruit after just a year. In this article, orchard manager Bill Johnstone describes the key aspects of the IOM program.
2017 | Bright J, Alt S, Howard B, Langfield K | Manual/guide
This toolkit, Integrated Orchard Management Drainage, is a companion to the Macadamia Integrated Orchard Management Practice Guide 2016, and Macadamia Integrated Orchard Management Case Studies 2016.
2016 | Alt S, Bright J | Case Study
Scott Allcott and Dave Harris from Macadamia Farm Management, Noel Paine and Warren and Beverley Phelps describe their approach to IOM and the results achieved on their macadamia orchards.
2016 | Langfield K | Case Study
Steve and Shirley Modra have 20 ha of 334 and 816 trees in their Corndale orchard near Lismore. They found that managing drainage and the flow of water had become a significant issue. Intense weather events were causing erosion in natural drainage lines where trees were planted, and sheet erosion on long or steeper slopes was resulting in eroded drainage lines and exposed tree roots.
2016 | Langfield K | Case Study
The first challenge that Andrew Wright faced when he took over his older, 6 ha orchard at Pearces Creek in the Northern Rivers was understanding what management was needed to improve it. The first step was to have developed an erosion management action plan to identify priority sites for implementing on-ground works.