New Pear Director appointed to APAL Board
January 15, 2025APAL has reappointed two members of the APAL Board and welcomed a new Pear Director. At the APAL…
Strategies for improving efficiency at harvest
January 8, 2025Improving harvest labour efficiency, growing more target fruit and improving bin quality are just some of the strategies…
Biochar for control of apple replant disease
November 27, 2024Gordon Brown reviews research investigating whether the application of biochar to soil can alleviate symptoms of apple replant…
Apple crop load management: Can effective carbohydrate manipulation enhance thinning successes?
November 13, 2024On-orchard trials in Batlow are investigating carbohydrate supply and demand through defoliation and ASE. The PIPS 4 Profit…
Profitable and sustainable crop load management technologies for apple production
November 6, 2024Researchers are experimenting with different thinning and pruning strategies in the Huon Valley to assess those that demonstrate…
Prioritising profit – practical steps to a better bottom line
October 30, 2024Rising costs and entrenched pricing are squeezing margins – the winter Future Orchards® walks reviewed practical steps towards…
Poor-performing pears pushed as Redland turns to export for new Dazzle
Pushing out just under a quarter of their orchards in 2023 was a big decision for Goulburn Valley-based…
Colouring in pears
October 23, 2024Leaf blowing experiment gives insights into blush colour development in pears. Light is a crucial element for development…
APAL’s Developing orchardists of the future pilot program given the green light through Hort Innovation’s Frontiers investment program
October 16, 2024Hort Innovation and Apple & Pear Australia Limited (APAL) have launched the Developing orchardists of the future pilot…
Future Orchards international tour to South Africa 2025
October 9, 2024With the support of Hort Innovation’s Frontiers investment program, APAL is pleased to announce that the next Future…
