Pear-spectives from South Africa and Australia
October 20, 2021Last week, APAL’s Future Orchards Pear Masterclass travelled to South Africa via the Goulburn Valley and South Australia…
New national fruit fly research project to provide insights for horticulture
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Queensland is leading a $8.4million dollar fruit fly project, funded through…
APAL Spring Future Orchards webinar: Tackling Blackspot
September 22, 2021This webinar was presented as part of the APAL Spring Future Orchards® 2021 program. The cool, wet spring…
Apple and pear industry benefits from revised IPDM manual
July 21, 2021By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) The well-regarded Integrated Pest Disease and Weed Management (IPDM) manual for Australian Apple and…
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…
Could native plant species improve your orchard?
June 8, 2021Have you considered the benefits of having more native plant species in and around your orchard, but…
New-gen rootstocks deliver earlier and more production
May 5, 2021Key points Rootstock trial under commercial conditions enables more robust local evaluation First in-orchard scale trial of G202…
Strengthening cultural & biological management of pests & diseases
March 29, 2021The PIPS3 Program’s IPDM project, Strengthening Cultural and Biological Management of Pests and Diseases in Apple and Pear…
Research Review: Alternative spray technology
March 3, 2021Dr Gordon Brown reviews the results of season-long pesticide application through a fixed system compared to an airblast…
PIPS3: Strengthening Cultural and Biological Management of Pests and Diseases in Apple and Pear Orchards
December 15, 2020Hort Innovation has kicked off the third Apple and Pear industry Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils (PIPS3) program….
