Future Orchards® – Tasmanian demonstration trial updates
April 7, 2021At the recent harvest orchard walk the Tasmanian growers discussed the results of the their local Future Orchards®…
Optimising your harvest outcome
February 3, 2021The 2021 harvest will be challenging. Many growers may find it necessary to rely on a new labour…
Cartographer maps path to uniform, high quality pears
January 9, 2021New crop mapping technology has insights for managing crop load variability and improving packouts. Crop load and yield…
Flowering stage detection shows ‘amazing accuracy’
December 15, 2020Apple flowering stages from green tip to petal fall can now be accurately detected and mapped by machines…
Understanding chemical thinners and growth regulators
October 14, 2020Chemical thinners and growth regulators can be powerful tools in managing crop load, harvest timing and quality, but…
State roundups: spring edition
September 23, 2020Find out what’s happening in each growing state entering Spring (note that this article was written several weeks…
Marketer of the Year – Mira Milich
September 22, 2020Marketer of the Year is open to any individual or team who through a marketing campaign has shown…
Virtual Winter Walks delivers insights to growers from comfort of their own orchards
July 8, 2020Over the course of the last three weeks, APAL streamed virtual Future Orchards® Winter Orchard Walks live to…
Variety Performance is key to profitability
February 5, 2020When it comes to profitability, irrespective of which database you look at, the range in orchard and variety…
What triggers biennial bearing in apples?
December 20, 2019Biennial bearing in apple induces variable yearly yields. Growers usually manage this by removing excess flowers and fruitlets…
