Farming by numbers: metrics that matter
September 8, 2021Jack Wilson, AgFirst Horticultural Consultant Measuring and using orchard data to drive decision-making delivers decisions that are more…
Future Orchards Orchard Talk – What’s your plan?
For many growers and orchard managers, the upcoming season presents a number of challenges, particularly around reliable labour. …
Shepparton outbreak tests COVIDSafe plan
August 31, 2021Key points: COVIDsafe plan is ‘new nomal’ Track local exposure sites and text daily updates to workers Translate COVID-19 info…
Future Orchards Talk – Eating the ‘labour elephant’
APAL’s national Orchard Talk will beam across Australia next Tuesday 7 September with APAL’s Future Orchards® partner AgFirst…
The impact of orchard netting on insect visitation
August 25, 2021 Which netting is best for welcoming insect pollinators into the orchard? Jeremy Jones (UNE) discusses the outcomes of…
Container trees prove fruitful for orchards
August 24, 2021When Richard Guthrie considers the future for commercial fruit orchards, he sees container-grown trees as integral to a…
Ellepot trial shows benefits at Ardmona
Ellepot container-grown trees offer new planting possibilities: Less prone to transplant shock More flexible to work with Potential…
APAL’s Future Orchards Spring program kicks off
August 18, 2021The first round of APAL’s Future Orchards® walks will begin on Tuesday 31 August 2021 an Orchard Walk in WA, followed by a national online orchard talk along with local walks for…
Netting and orchard adaptation for future climates
August 17, 2021The latest ABARES Insights report into the impacts of climate change on Australian farms has been published on…
New fact sheet keeps Food Safety Culture top of mind
August 11, 2021APAL has welcomed the Fresh Produce Safety Centre’s release of the Food Safety Culture fact sheet, authored by food safety consultant…
