The compostable packaging move – will it ‘stick’?
June 30, 2021Consumer insights and retail trends will be key topics at the upcoming APAL Forum 2021 – Grow Beyond (18-20…
30th Annual Fruit Growers Tasmania Conference
June 23, 2021The 30th annual Fruit Growers Tasmania (FGT) conference took place in Launceston last week, following the 2020 hiatus. FGT…
Federal budget extends tax incentives for orchard tech
May 19, 2021With Covid-19 limiting labour supply, many growers turned to orchard and harvest technology – especially picking platforms –…
Packaged fruit – will the trend continue?
This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2021 edition of AFG. Tristan Kitchener will delve further into consumer…
Vale John Wilton
May 12, 2021“Once you decide you think you know everything about this industry, it is time to leave.” John Wilton…
AFG, now published online!
April 28, 2021All the news, trial reports and R&D updates of APAL’s AFG magazine can now be flicked through…
Working smarter, not harder
Attract and retain workers Quality gains outstrip harvest cost savings Simple, accessible, consistent canopies essential Securing labour was…
Lessons learnt from Covid-19
The impact the Covid-19 virus has had on the world is unprecedented. The level and type of threat…
Stimulating the tree’s defences against black spot
April 21, 2021Dr Gordon Brown looks at innovations in biological control of black spot. Black spot (apple scab, Venturia inaequalis)…
Quality opportunities from new-season crop
February 16, 2021As the saying goes ‘the best way to anticipate change in your sector is to spend time outside…
