Harvest labour: thinking outside the box
January 20, 2021Note: this is an excerpt from the latest issue of the AFG magazine. The full article can be…
APAL Post-harvest Seminar goes online to explore smart packhouse
January 13, 2021APAL’s Post-harvest Seminar on Wednesday 20 January 2021 will be delivered entirely online as COVID-19 and border restrictions…
Apple and pear crop estimate 2021 – call for grower data
December 9, 2020Preparation of the 2021 Apple and Pear Crop Estimate is underway with the final report due for release…
Berry harvest reveals labour challenges and advice
November 25, 2020Other industries are feeling the pinch of a reduced supply of labour already, with alternate sources of labour and maximizing the…
Traceability pilot opportunity
Apple or pear growers, packers, wholesalers and exporters interested in further digitising their end to end traceability systems are invited…
Edinburgh, Johannesburg, Manjimup? COVID-19 a blessing in disguise for picking pair
When Ione arrived at Bamess Farms in Manjimup in July 2019, she expected to stay for three months…
Robotic harvesting to kick off in GV
November 18, 2020Apples will be harvested robotically at Goulburn Valley-based Turnbull Brothers Orchards this season in what is believed to…
Incentives to attract labour: State by state guide
October 28, 2020There is currently much work going on behind the scenes to get as many domestic workers as possible…
Minimising biennial bearing in apples
APAL sat down recently with Australian and German researchers from the Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils (PIPS2) project…
PIPS 3: Advancing sustainable and technology driven apple orchard production systems
October 21, 2020Hort Innovation has kicked off the third Apple and Pear industry Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils (PIPS3) program….
