Have your say on strengthening Victoria’s biosecurity
January 20, 2021Victoria’s apple and pear growers and the wider industry are invited to complete an online survey as part…
US apple imports into Australia
November 11, 2020In 2018 the US requested market access into Australia for apples grown in its North-West. Due to trade…
IPDM withstands pests, diseases and natural disasters
November 4, 2020This article was written by David Williams and Emily Crawford for the Spring edition of Australian Frutigrower Magazine….
Media watch: US imports
APAL is urging industry to have their say on proposed arrangements to enable the import of fresh apples…
Sterile fruit flies helping to bring down QFly numbers
September 9, 2020Releases of sterile fruit flies at two Australian locations have significantly reduced Queensland fruit fly numbers. The pilot,…
APAL calls for consistency when it comes to biosecurity
August 12, 2020APAL has made a submission to the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment on the Pest Risk Analysis…
Biosecurity – What’s in it for me or why should I bother?
July 29, 2020For Australian Fruitgrower magazine APAL Technical Manager Rose Daniel and biosecurity expert Dr. Kevin Clayton-Greene explore what happens…
Funding extended for Fruit Fly fight in GMV
July 8, 2020The coordinated control of fruit fly will continue in the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) after the Minister for…
Patulin in apple juice – what you need to know
June 17, 2020In May 2020, a brand of Australian apple juice was recalled from major Australian supermarkets after it was…
Ag chemical update
June 10, 2020Hort Innovation has released it’s latest update of chemical reviews and regulatory changes, with a number of…