7 megatrends for agriculture – How apple & pear growers should respond
June 19, 2019Speaking at the 2019 APAL Industry Forum, Professor Stefan Hajkowicz spoke of seven key megatrends already impacting Australian…
Trees take off on pre-planting treatment
A decision to treat his soil with chloropicrin prior to replanting to prevent apple replant disease (ARD) is…
Winter Future Orchards® Walk – update
May 30, 2019Climatic Events – ways to mitigate climate risk The next round of the Future Orchards® walks in June…
WA grower John Hearman finalist in national awards
May 22, 2019An innovative approach to producing fast-establishing nursery trees has put WA orchardist John Hearman in the running for…
Netting tops priorities for new government
May 21, 2019Now that the 2019 Federal election is complete and the 46th Parliament of Australia is more or less…
APAL Leads Calls for National Netting Program
May 8, 2019Record temperatures, devastating storms and drought-related pest infestations have prompted the apple and pear industry to call for…
Hailstorm Heroes returns in 2019
March 20, 2019After devastating hailstorms in South Australia late last year, new season fruit has been left dotted with hail marks…
CEO Report – Update: Industry critical projects
March 13, 2019When I sat down to prepare the CEO’s Report for the March edition of Australian Fruit Grower magazine…
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…
