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Agricultural Planning | New Orchard Establishment
Are you an investor or individual wanting to start an avocado or macadamia business venture from scratch?
Thinking about converting from cane to macadamias?
MacAvo’s Chris Searle is one of the world’s most sought-after consultants when it comes to new orchard establishment and optimisation.
Chris has evaluated the commercial macadamia potential of more than 4000 hectares of land across Australia, managed large-scale avocado feasibility studies in Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia, and helped establish some of Australia’s largest avocado and macadamia orchards. He was invited to present his ‘Orchard of the Future’ insights to the global industry at the Australian Macadamia Conference.
From site appraisals to tree selection & planting, automation and agronomic advice, Chris is passionate about helping his clients make the right choices from the very beginning (he calls it ‘future proofing’ your orchard). He has extensive knowledge of tree varieties, soil and climatic conditions in established and new growing regions across Australia and Asia, and state-of-the-art technology that will minimise your costs and maximise your productivity and profitability.
Talk to Chris today about advice and information with any of the following:
- Site identification and selection (including conversion of cane land to macadamia)
- Site feasibility appraisals including economic, soil, environmental, water and vegetation assessments
- Site preparation and orchard design
- Advice on the best trees and varieties to suit your soil, climate and topography
- Sourcing quality nursery trees via a network of reputable, accredited suppliers
- Planting, early tree training and tree care
- Automation and precision agriculture, including remote sensing
- Ongoing agronomic advice and integrated orchard management once trees are productive - including canopy and orchard floor management, drainage systems, crop nutrition, soil health, pest & disease management, irrigation, environmental monitoring, and harvesting efficiency.
Chris has evaluated the commercial macadamia potential of more than 4000 hectares of land across Australia, managed large-scale avocado feasibility studies in Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia, and helped establish some of Australia’s largest avocado and macadamia orchards.