Building Food Safety Management Capacity
August 19, 2020Growers and packers focus on food safety management individually because every packhouse system is different. Flexibility in ensuring…
APAL calls for consistency when it comes to biosecurity
August 12, 2020APAL has made a submission to the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment on the Pest Risk Analysis…
Webinar Review: Netting
July 29, 2020APAL’s webinar series has been a major hit, with almost 250 people tuning in to listen to…
Biosecurity – What’s in it for me or why should I bother?
For Australian Fruitgrower magazine APAL Technical Manager Rose Daniel and biosecurity expert Dr. Kevin Clayton-Greene explore what happens…
Appointment of APAL Directors
July 9, 2020Each year at least two board director positions are renewed. Under APAL’s constitution, state-representative director positions automatically lapse…
Ag chemical update
June 10, 2020Hort Innovation has released it’s latest update of chemical reviews and regulatory changes, with a number of…
Woolworths make changes to packaging for kids apples
Replacing plastic packaging with recyclable cardboard boxes for children’s apples is one of several sustainability-related changes announced by…
APFIP Variety Evaluation: Pears that will arrive well before the heirs
A year into his role as APFIP Operations Manager Tom Frankcomb provides an update on APFIP activity and…
Exciting technologies among 2020 SproutX cohort
June 3, 2020The list of start-ups for the 2020 cohort of SproutX’s accelerator program has been announced, with several of…
Sustainability and eco-credentials in future markets
APAL’s next webinar is on 17 June, where Tianna DuPont will speak about soil management and recent trials…









