Stonefruit grower events

Researchers & events

Stonefruit Research Roadshows are regional events for producers, highlighting research from the Stonefruit research orchard in Tatura and research from Agribiosciences, Bundoora. They are delivered by Agriculture Victoria, in partnership with Summerfruits Australia and local grower associations (Summerfruits SA, Swan Hill Summer Fruit Development Association, and Cobram & District Fruit Growers Association). Future roadshow events will be listed below. One national roadshow will be conducted.

2021 Summerfruit Research Webinar Series

Summerfruit Webinar 1: Production and Ag Tech Research - 25 Aug 2021

Industry update – Trevor Ranford, Summerfruit Australia CEO

Production research:

Rootstocks on peach and nectarine. Results from SF17006 project, Experimental Stonefruit Orchard with Dr Mark O’Connell, Agriculture Victoria

Ag Tech research: Overview of the Ag Tech research projects, Dr Mark O’Connell, Agriculture Victoria

Hand held sensor: measuring fruit quality and maturity, Dr Daniel Pelliccia, Rubens technologies
Mobile platform to map fruit number, size, colour and canopy size, Dr Steve Scheding, Green Atlas

Summerfruit Webinar 2: Supply chain innovation research

Industry update Trevor Ranford, Summerfruit Australia CEO

Supply chain research:

Impact of cultivar, step-wise cooling and temperature management on stone fruit quality during export, Glenn Hale, Agriculture Victoria
Deploying smart trackers to monitor stone fruit exports in real-time, Glenn Hale, Agriculture Victoria

Proposed 2019 - 2022 events (topics & dates):

	Date	Research Topics	Location
	Winter 2022	Topics to be confirmed	National roadshow to include VIC,SA and the more minor growing regions in WA, QLD, and NSW.
25	August 2021	Industry update Production research: Rootstocks on peach and nectarine. Results from SF17006 project, Experimental Stonefruit Orchard Ag Tech research: Overview of the Ag Tech research projects, Hand held sensor: measuring fruit quality and maturity, Rubens technologies Mobile platform to map fruit number, size, colour and canopy size, Green Atlas	Webinar 1: Production and Ag Tech research Date: Wednesday 25 August 2021 Youtube
1	September 2021	Industry update – Trevor Ranford, Summerfruit Australia CEO Export Research Supply Chain Innovation – ‘Impact of cultivar, step-wise cooling and temperature management on stone fruit quality during export’, John Lopresti, Agriculture Victoria Supply Chain Innovation – ‘Deploying smart trackers to monitor stone fruit exports in real-time’, Glenn Hale ,Agriculture Victoria	Webinar 2: Supply Chain Innovation Date: Wednesday 1 September 2021 Time: 4 - 5 pm Vic, NSW, Qld; 3.30 - 4.30pm SA; 2 - 3pm WA Register in advance for this event After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
	August - September 2020	Summerfruit Industry Webinars: Managing Fruit Quality for export. Four online events for producers and exporters:contains the latest research on supply chain innovation from Agriculture Victoria and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland. The aim of this research is to increase the value and profitability of Australian horticultural exports by improving the ‘freshness, consistency and reputation’ of Australia’s horticulture exports into Asia.	1st Webinar Stone fruit cultivar performance during cool storage and predicting quality during export John Lopresti, Researcher, Agriculture Victoria YouTube 2nd Webinar Using real-time data loggers and dashboards Glenn Hale, Researcher, Agriculture Victoria YouTube 3rd Webinar Delayed cooling after harvest reduces storage disorders in white nectarine and peach John Lopresti, Researcher, Agriculture Victoria YouTube 4th Webinar Are the fruit on your trees really ready to pick? Christine Frisina, Researcher, Agriculture Victoria Webinar video on info page (40 min, 29 sec) or YouTube
13	August 2019	Harvest maturity impacting fruit quality Irrigation management impacts fruit quality Observations from monitoring export fruit: sea freight and airfreight Stonefruit cultivar performance during export and predicting shelf life New fruit quality monitoring technology Industry Updates	13th August: Renmark - Renmark Hotel 14th August: Swan Hill - Murray Downs Golf & Country Club, Murray Downs, NSW 15th August: Cobram - Grand Central Hotel, 36 Punt Road, Cobram, VIC

Research from Previous Roadshows:

Stonefruit Research Roadshow August 2019

Stonefruit Research Roadshow August 2016
Riverland, Sunraysia and Goulburn Murray regions, August 2016
Introduction to the next generation stonefruit orchard at Tatura
- Ethylene Sampling Protocols to calibrate for fruit maturity using the DA meter Dr Dario Stefanelli, Agriculture Research (Agriculture Victoria)
- Research updates from Tatura’s Stonefruit Field Laboratory Dr Mark O’Connell, Agriculture Research (Agriculture Victoria)
- Brown Rot Best Practices for Stonefruit (includes booklet) Dr Oscar Villalta, Biosciences Research (Agriculture Victoria)
- Mark Hincksman, Horticulture Services (Agriculture Victoria), discussed the web pages and videos containing Stonefruit research on the hin.com.au website and provided growers with the option to sign up to the Profitable Stonefruit Newsletter. To receive the newsletter send an email to mark.hincksman@ecodev.vic.gov.au or make request through http://www.hin.com.au/contact-us
Video: Jason Size, manager of Bookpurnomg Fruits, and member of Summerfruits Australia Ltd board, discusses the DA meter use for Stonefruit at a Summerfruit SA meeting in Renmark.
Stonefruit Research Roadshow August 2017
Riverland, Sunraysia and Goulburn Murray regions, August 2017
Latest information from the next generation stonefruit orchard at Tatura.
- Consumer Preference Research for Nectarine in China Dr John Lopresti - Horticulture Production Sciences
- Stonefruit Field Laboratory - Second year of production (Canopy Crop-load, Irrigation, About the field laboratory) Dr Mark O'Connell - Horticulture Production Sciences
- Picking fruit for optimal flavour and storage impacts on fruit quality Christine Frisina - Horticulture Production Sciences
- DA meter protocols in the field, observations and results Dr Dario Stefanelli – Team Leader fruit physiology
- Carpophilus Beetle Dr Mofakhar Hossain, Senior Research Scientist- Invertebrate Sciences
Stonefruit Research Roadshow August 2019
Riverland, Sunraysia and Goulburn Murray regions, August 2019
- Summerfruit Industry Update -Trevor Ranford, CEO Summerfruit Australia
- Harvest maturity impacting fruit quality - Christine Frisina PhD project, Agriculture Victoria
- Irrigation management impacts fruit quality - Dr Mark O'Connell, Agriculture Victoria
- Observations from monitoring export fruit: sea freight and airfreight - Glenn Hale, Agriculture Victoria
- Stonefruit cultivar performance during export and predicting shelf life - John Lopresti, Agriculture Victoria
- New fruit quality monitoring technology - Dr Dario Stefanelli, Agriculture Victoria
- Website and e-Newsletter - Mark Hincksman, Agriculture Victoria