Future Orchards – Review of picking platforms
March 21, 2021
ABARES outlook – short-term pain, long-term gain
March 3, 2021ABARES’ Agricultural Forecasts and Outlook report for the March quarter 2021 is suggesting labour shortages will continue into…
Harvest progress confirms future directions for automation and labour
February 17, 2021Covid-19 has taken a blowtorch to misplaced assumptions and highlighted important future directions for seasonal labour and investment…
Grower input sought to guide future traceability
February 15, 2021The advantages and possibilities of tracing apples and pears through all stages of production, processing and distribution are…
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…
