My harvest: Mat Fox, Pemberton, Western Australia
April 1, 2020APAL talks to growers about how their harvest is shaping up, some of the main issues they are…
Understanding the cost of production in Australia
March 30, 2020Australian apple and pear business owners are invited to participate in a national pilot project to understand the…
Coronavirus: Protecting workers, protecting business
March 25, 2020COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that is expected to be in Australia for at least the next 10…
Months after bushfires, Batlow auction off first apples of the season
March 4, 2020Growers in Batlow this week harvested the first apples of the season, a remarkable effort following the recent…
What’s next for packhouses?
February 5, 2020Australian packhouses are going through a period of transformation as new technology automates roles previously done manually, lifts…
Two themes from the Shepparton Post-Harvest Seminar
January 28, 2020On a windy 22 January, delegates arriving at Shepparton’s Woolshed at Emerald Bank were greeted with two stark…
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…
National Residue Survey 2018-2019 results
December 18, 2019View the results here. The Australian apple and pear industry has once again showed “an excellent compliance with…
Summer State Roundups
December 17, 2019Featured in the upcoming Summer edition of AFG, a representative from each growing state’s peak body recounts the…
Key messages from Spring Future Orchards walks
December 4, 2019Plan ahead. Technology can help to build a uniform orchard, and a uniform orchard will ease integration of…
