Optimising your harvest outcome
February 3, 2021The 2021 harvest will be challenging. Many growers may find it necessary to rely on a new labour…
Catch up: APAL Post-harvest virtual tour and seminar available online
January 27, 2021You can catch up on the latest thinking for the future of packhouse technology with APAL’s Post-harvest Seminar…
Strengthening food safety through data and risk assessment
August 13, 2019In consultation with APAL, microbiologist Elizabeth Frankish has put together a short survey about current packhouse practices to…
Tree knowledge key to meeting climate challenge
July 24, 2019Key points Understand key risk periods in growth cycle Know which intervention gives best tree/profit outcome Manage water…
Water shortage a unifying issue
July 3, 2019Supporting growers to manage orchards in the face of looming water shortages was top of the agenda when…
Giving the consumer the pear they want
April 8, 2019APAL’s Head of Group Quality and Innovation Andrew Mandemaker argues there is much to be gained by pre-conditioning…
Annual Crop Estimate Impacted by Extreme Weather
March 6, 2019Unprecedented heat and worsening drought conditions in many growing regions has prompted calls for the annual Apple &…
Orchards get sun smart in record heatwave
January 30, 2019With temperatures soaring well above 40 degrees around Australia, the recent heatwave has once again raised the issue…
Making decisions for better quality fruit
January 22, 2019With the growing number of evolving technologies available, it is more important than ever those involved in horticulture…
Simplifying quality at Nightingales
January 9, 2019Simplicity is not the first word that springs to mind when considering the complexity of running five orchards…
