Join it for our pop up event at Yagan Square celebrating the season launch of 2026 Pink Lady apples
The Australian-Grown Innovation Program Engage workshop is a dynamic, in-person workshop designed for growers and supply chain participants to explore innovation in horticulture, share insights, and gain hands-on tools from real industry leaders with practical experience.
Participants will learn why innovation matters, engage in practical exercises using frameworks like the Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Canvas, and hear from successful innovators across the horticulture
sector.
The program focuses on actionable outcomes, helping attendees identify
opportunities to diversify income, improve efficiency, and address real-world challenges through guided activities and peer learning within a supportive regional network.
Monday 17th November 9am start at the DPIRD conference room
Followed by Orchard Walk at Bamess Farms Churches Road Jardee
Sponsorship, Trade, and Machinery Display Packages are now open
Exclusively for APC Fee for Service paying apple and pear growers
APAL Winter Future Orchard in WA will be hosted by Terry, Basil & Mark Martella in Kirup WA
Guest Speakers include Jonathan Brookes AgFirst and Ben James Hawkes Bay NZ
In-orchard discussion around using the scorecard and the rootstock trial.
Automated Spray Unit
Free for growers supported by Pomewest and WA Stonefruit
Season Launch at the Donnybrook Apple Festival
WA Growers and Stakeholders invited
In orchard discussion and BBQ lunch to follow at Newtons Brothers Orchard on Starkie Road Manjimup.
Showcasing WA apple contributions to current national R&D programs
Showcasing WA apple contributions to current national R&D programs
Prime Organics host APAL’s WA Future Orchard Walk Summer Series
Join us at APAL’s November 2023 Future Orchards® Spring Series on Monday 13 November to discuss tree nutrition, growth regulator usage and the season ahead.
Get a broader understanding of Manjimup soils
Pomewest On-Farm Biosecurity Workshops and Annual Grower Dinners
Join us for the 2023 Annual Pome Grower Dinners
Brooke Sauer, from IntellectAg in partnership with Rural Edge have created the "Creating a Farm Tech Plan: making your data work for you" workshop, proudly sponsored by AgriFutures Australia.
Jonathan Brookes, Horticulture Consultant & Director of AgFirst will use data to review last year’s results, improve the profitability of young trees and plan for the season ahead.
Paul Vogelaar, Orchard Manager with Kiwicrunch in Hawke’s Bay, NZ, will discuss his approach to fruit growing and developing and redeveloping orchards to ensure their profitability.
Hosted at Steve Atherton’s orchard off the Donnybrook Boyup-Brook Road will focus on:
Setting targets for young trees
Strategies to maximise young tree growth
The economics of planting a new block and time to return on your investment
Pruning strategies and planning for next year’s crop
Overhauling underperforming blocks
Learn how to put climate and drought resilience research into practice
An interactive morning of discussion with the PIPS3 Program research leaders- Nutrition, Irrigation, Soil Health, AgTech & Climate Challenges!
Pomewest are proud to be one of the major sponsors of this unique both domestic and international focused conference to promote the WA apple industry and the ANABP 01 variety. This will shine the light on the ongoing success of WA bred varietals, the upcoming opportunities and innovations - designed to unite and delight the Australian apple industry. Read more
Workshop Round 2 - Disease Modelling Workshop. Pomewest and Stonefruit WA invite you to the next workshop reviewing the RIMPRO modelling predictions. Read more
Join internationally respected author, educator and farmer, Graeme Sait for a workshop on handheld soil and plant monitoring technologies. Read more..
