Bushfire recovery: damage has lessons for future response
January 13, 2021As we approach the first anniversary of the devastating bushfires that impacted the Adelaide Hills, Bilpin and Batlow…
Research into bushfire recovery focused on helping growers
August 26, 2020A new national project will focus on delivering practical management options to horticultural industries recovering from bushfires. The…
Emerging stronger: Overcoming the challenges of growing
July 29, 2020Overcoming setbacks is a tool-of-trade in horticulture but turning them to your advantage can make all the difference…
APAL welcomes Federal funding for Apple Industry Bushfire Recovery Program
June 24, 2020APAL has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of $31 million of funding to support NSW and SA growers and their communities rebuild following the…
APAL welcomes NSW Government funding for bushfire recovery
May 27, 2020The NSW Government’s Bushfire Industry Recovery Package, announced earlier this week, provides Supply Chain Support Grants of up…
My harvest: Ian Pearce, ‘Stoneleigh’, Orange, NSW
May 20, 2020As with other orchards in the area, and many northern growers, Ian Pearce battled a lack of water…
Bushfire recovery on the agenda
April 20, 2020Today’s announcement by the NSW Government of a statewide $140m bushfire recovery package is welcome reassurance that bushfire…
Buyers snap up Batlow apples on roadside stall
March 18, 2020New season apples were in high demand at Batlow over the weekend, as passersby stocked up on fresh-off-the-tree…
State and Federal Governments meet with APAL, growers as bushfire rebuild begins
March 10, 2020The rebuild of several of Australia’s iconic apple growing regions is urgently required and the industry continues to…
Months after bushfires, Batlow auction off first apples of the season
March 4, 2020Growers in Batlow this week harvested the first apples of the season, a remarkable effort following the recent…