Rapid spread of BMSB calls for extra vigilance
January 21, 2020The rapid spread of the exotic pest Brown Marmorated Stink Bug across the northern hemisphere is putting unprecedented…
Surging secondary market spurs on organics
December 20, 2019By ALEX WISDOM, APAL Half a decade ago, the organics industry in Australia was a niche market…
Summer State Roundups
December 17, 2019Featured in the upcoming Summer edition of AFG, a representative from each growing state’s peak body recounts the…
Determining our own transformation
December 10, 2019Summer inevitably brings a feeling of ‘Where has the year gone?’, but this year it seems especially so…
‘Small Data’ the future of orchard management
November 6, 2019Tie Up Farming, a startup based in Melbourne, has eschewed Big Data in favor of what founder and…
Strengthening food safety through data and risk assessment
August 13, 2019In consultation with APAL, microbiologist Elizabeth Frankish has put together a short survey about current packhouse practices to…
How do I keep up with data?
July 10, 2019The APAL Industry Forum that took place in Melbourne on June 24 hosted a number of speakers that…
Farm technology Q&A with Jesse Reader
April 9, 2019Technology is changing fast, and the orchard technology as fast as any. Growers looking to keep up to…
Recent detections of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
January 29, 2019Australia is facing an increasing threat from one of the world’s most invasive pests. Six post-border detections have…
Simplifying quality at Nightingales
January 9, 2019Simplicity is not the first word that springs to mind when considering the complexity of running five orchards…
