2020 APAL Awards for Excellence – Nominations now open!
March 4, 2020The APAL Awards for Excellence are a fantastic way to acknowledge and recognise the outstanding contributions of those who…
Applications open for Churchill Fellowships
February 25, 2020Applications are open for the prestigious Churchill Fellowships, an extraordinary opportunity which offers Australians the chance to pursue…
Agtech drives pesticide use efficiencies
February 12, 2020Insecticides play a critical role in producing the high quality, great tasting and looking fruit that all of…
Hort Connections 2020 reveals theme and first speaker
Hort Connections, this year held in Brisbane on 15-17 June, has announced its conference theme will be “Sustaining…
Sentinel a step towards national pest surveillance
A new mobile plant pest surveillance unit launched at the Hart Field Day, South Australia, in September is…
Variety Performance is key to profitability
February 5, 2020When it comes to profitability, irrespective of which database you look at, the range in orchard and variety…
Bushfire resources – grants and assistance
Wellbeing and Mental health As bushfire-impacted communities move from assessment to the long road to re establishing orchards…
Regular mowing reaps yield rewards
January 29, 2020Dr Gordon Brown reviews a long-term Turkish field study under Mediterranean conditions on the impact of different levels of…
Codling moth biocontrol with Mastrus ridens
Orchardists require economically viable production techniques that allow them to meet market requirements so that they can stay…
Rapid spread of BMSB calls for extra vigilance
January 21, 2020The rapid spread of the exotic pest Brown Marmorated Stink Bug across the northern hemisphere is putting unprecedented…
