Biosecurity – What’s in it for me or why should I bother?
July 29, 2020For Australian Fruitgrower magazine APAL Technical Manager Rose Daniel and biosecurity expert Dr. Kevin Clayton-Greene explore what happens…
Pruning for vigour management
July 15, 2020Optimising vigour is critical for growing high yields of top-quality fruit. Pruning plays an important role in vigour…
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…
Trials shows growth from certification
February 12, 2020Written by Tom Frankcomb, APFIP Growers at last week’s Goulburn Valley evaluation site field day were able to…
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…
New variety and rootstock trials to help answer ‘what to plant?’
January 14, 2020By Tom Frankcomb, Operations Manager, APFIP Access to the new pear rootstock Quince Eline®, and new trials of…
Future Orchards welcomes new Technical Manager
October 15, 2019After an exhaustive nation-wide search, APAL is delighted to welcome Rosalie Daniel to the role of Technical Manager…
Planting systems for blush pears
September 4, 2019Agriculture Victoria shares the results of their experiment within the Profitable Pears project to help identify the best…
Killer wasps target codling moth
September 3, 2019Changes to the types of pesticide available for use in fruit production, and the progress of research into biological…
Advances in codling moth control in orchards
Parasitoid wasps, mass trapping of female codling moths and the use of mating disruption could, when combined, help control…
