2021 Post-harvest Seminar and Virtual Tour
January 21, 2021
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…
Traceability pilot opportunity
November 25, 2020Apple or pear growers, packers, wholesalers and exporters interested in further digitising their end to end traceability systems are invited…
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…
PIPS 3: Green Atlas Cartographer
October 27, 2020Hort Innovation has kicked off the third Apple and Pear industry Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils (PIPS3) program….
Harvest assist platforms: What’s out there?
October 7, 2020With a reduced pool of labour across the country now looking inevitable, growers are beginning to look at…
Automation, harvest assist, and more options to reduce labour load
September 9, 2020Rising chances of labour shortages next harvest have left growers in the lurch when it comes to picking…
Free tech audits for Victorian growers
Agriculture Victoria is offering free 30-minute on-farm technology audits for orchards to help growers better understand their on-farm technology. Digital agriculture is becoming an increasingly important aspect of…
Illuminating the future orchard
August 5, 2020Sundials have been used for over 3000 years to draw knowledge from light. Invented to measure the time…
What can Artificial Intelligence do for horticulture?
July 15, 2020Orchard businesses are making decisions all the time. When to apply water? What pests or diseases are present…
