Surging secondary market spurs on organics
December 20, 2019By ALEX WISDOM, APAL Half a decade ago, the organics industry in Australia was a niche market…
Key messages from Spring Future Orchards walks
December 4, 2019Plan ahead. Technology can help to build a uniform orchard, and a uniform orchard will ease integration of…
The short, the medium and the long-term potential of ag-tech
The idea of an orchard buzzing with flying robotic harvesters may sound like something out of The Jetsons,…
Protect your enterprise by developing a Biosecurity management plan
December 2, 2019Pip Cotter – NSW, DPI A biosecurity management plan describes the steps you can take to minimise the…
Managing climate risks
October 22, 2019Climate risks to pomefruit crops come in many forms. The main ones are frost, hail, wind, flooding, drought…
Future Orchards welcomes new Technical Manager
October 15, 2019After an exhaustive nation-wide search, APAL is delighted to welcome Rosalie Daniel to the role of Technical Manager…
Hail lessons: Base decisions on data and don’t skimp on inputs
October 8, 2019Widespread spring hailstorms in the last two growing seasons have put South Australian growers through some challenging times…
‘Figures man’ builds performance by numbers
September 24, 2019Jason Shields from Plunkett Orchards needs little introduction to the Australian apple and pear – and now wider horticulture –…
IPDM all part of the award-winning strategy
September 4, 2019Written by Dr Paul Horne, IPM Technologies. A commitment to Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) is a…
Planting, pruning, pest strategies for more profitable pears
Pear growers looking to boost profitability were given an insight into the best performing pear-planting systems, how new…
