JADE Quality Kiwifruit! Nestled beside the river in Victorias beautiful Ovens Valley ‘Jade Quality’ are growing kiwifruit.  The atmosphere under the cool thick canopy is other worldly with thousands of brown furry globes hanging like Christmas decorations. Jade Quality is using GrowData software to track their chemical applications as well as their cost of production.  In addition they are looking to […]

Keeping Track of Pomegranates Growing pomegranates is quite a new industry in Australia and Goulburn Valley growers Pomlife are leading the way as Australia’s largest growers. Pomegranates are slow to reach maturity  (up to six years) and can be challenging to grow.  Pomlife are not only growing for the fresh fruit market but are value […]

Take Care Picking Your Navels Oleocellosis is rind damage usually in the form of spots or dark areas resulting from rough handling of fruit when picked in poor weather conditions (too cold or too wet). To minimise oleocellosis, harvest in the warmest part of the day and pick from the northern side of the tree […]

Consignment Note Disclaimer I had some interesting feedback from a client last week regarding a consignment of vegetables sent to a client. A week after the delivery was made the client complained that the produce was of poor quality and refused to pay. There were many thousands of dollars involved. My client was convinced that […]

The horrific accident that occurred in a Goulburn Valley Packing Shed recently highlights the importance of OH&S and Compliance. Irish backpacker Annie Dunne wanted to gain a second-year on her working holiday visa so began working at the fruit packing job to meet the extension criteria.    No one realised the conveyor belt that Annie was […]