Meet the 2024 APAL Awards for Excellence recipients
July 10, 2024‘One of a kind’ innovative grower is Lifetime Achiever Lifetime Achievement Award – Kevin Sanders A fascination with…
PIPS 4 Profit program: Informing more profitable and sustainable apple and pear orchards
May 1, 2024The latest iteration of the program aims to respond to industry efforts to address current operating challenges and…
Homegrown soil carbon – soil carbon basics
Understanding soil carbon is fundamental to improving orchard soil health. Key definitions Soil organic matter (SOM) is any…
Precision orcharding to manage variability
April 17, 2024As part of the AgriFutures Australia Producer Technology Uptake Program, APAL and growers in the Goulburn Valley have…
Passion for quality the Smart approach at Tingira
Target markets, target fruit counts and sizes and no tolerance for poor quality fruit in the harvest bin…
Technical skills development for emerging orchard managers
February 21, 2024A new intensive short course being created by APAL aims to upskill up-and-coming orchard managers in practical fruit…
IPDM in focus: apple and pear’s Integrated Pest and Disease Management Manual
February 7, 2024Latest research findings from the PIPS3 and PIPS 4 Profit programs to be incorporated into updated IPDM Manual….
New Directors appointed to APAL Board
January 31, 2024APAL bid farewell to two longstanding members of the APAL Board and welcomed new faces as Board Directors. …
Building on cultural and biological management of apple and pear pests and diseases
As the fourth phase of the Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils program commences, we look at how the…
Does orchard floor management improve soil health?
“Soils are the basis of life. Ninety–five percent of our food comes from the soil.” – Maria Helena…
