Deadline approaches for US Apple import submissions
January 20, 2021Australia’s peak apple and pear body, APAL, has welcomed the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment’s assurances that…
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…
Plant pest surveillance goes mobile in the Adelaide Hills
December 15, 2020In early spring, a new, smart plant pest surveillance tool was deployed in its first ever trial in…
Info session on U.S. imports held
December 8, 2020The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) yesterday held an information session for growers and stakeholders to outline key…
Department to hold information session on US apples next week
December 2, 2020The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) recently released the Draft report for the review of…
Traceability pilot opportunity
November 25, 2020Apple or pear growers, packers, wholesalers and exporters interested in further digitising their end to end traceability systems are invited…
PIPS3: Improved Australian apple and pear orchards soil health and plant nutrition
November 18, 2020Hort Innovation has kicked off the third Apple and Pear industry Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils (PIPS3) program….
APAL call for collaboration as US imports working group gets busy
November 11, 2020APAL’s US Apples Access working group is currently working steadfastly to submit a review of the scientific biosecurity threat posed…
APAL begins review of US Apple Import Risk Assessment
October 28, 2020APAL’s US Apples Access working group has begun its detailed review of the 400–page report released by the Department Agriculture Water and Environment last Friday that could pave the way…
Volunteers in the orchard and how to look after them
October 7, 2020This article was written by Dr Katja Hogendoorn, Dr Scott Groom, and Professor Andy Lowe from The University…
