SPC sold for $40 million
June 5, 2019Coca-Cola Amatil is selling its Victorian-based Shepparton Preserving Company (SPC) fruit and vegetable processing business to the Shepparton…
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…
New Kalei campaign set to sparkle
May 7, 2019APAL are investing in retail activities to support the season launch of Kalei® – one of the emerging…
APAL’s Future Business
April 30, 2019APAL’s newest program Future Business will be launching during the APAL sessions at Hort Connections, Monday, 24 June….
Industry blindsided by 15 April deadline
April 10, 2019The apple and pear industry has been blindsided by a 14-day timeframe for the implementation of complex casual…
Victoria introduces new labour hire licensing scheme
This summary originally appeared on Citrus Australia on 1 April. The new labour hire licensing scheme will commence in Victoria…
New path for trans-Tasman breeding program
April 3, 2019A new ownership structure for the trans-Tasman breeding program, Prevar, will benefit growers on both sides of the…
Award winners aren’t slowing down any time soon
As the APAL Forum and Awards for Excellence approach in June, we caught up with some of last…
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…
