Hort Innovation and Thinkerbell ink three-year deal to boost Aussie fruit, nut and veg
May 29, 2024Hort Innovation has upped the ante on its decades of championing Aussie horticulture, today inking a three-year strategic…
Aussie apples elevate in international markets
May 8, 2024Australia’s apple export market has experienced a significant upsurge in the 2023 financial year, with strategic marketing initiatives…
Test the potential of hot climate varieties on your orchard
Key points Breeding program for Hot Climate resilience, started in 2002 Testing material available at no charge (restricted…
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…
Unlocking success in retail negotiations with Neil Rechlin and Anthony Grant – Industry Forum 2024
April 17, 2024With over two decades of experience in the Australian retail industry, Neil Rechlin, Director of NextGen Group, has…
Agritourism excellence: Glenbernie Orchard’s journey since the APAL Awards for Excellence 2023
March 20, 2024Jo-Anne Fahey of Darkes Cider at Glenbernie Orchard, recipient of APAL’s Agritourism Award in the Awards for Excellence…
SITplus sets Australia up for Queensland fruit fly suppression
January 17, 2024Sterile insect technique (SIT) involves developing and mass-rearing sterile fruit flies, which are then released into Queensland fruit…
Industry reflections, rising challenges and evolution strategies for future prosperity – CEO Report Summer 2023
Phil Turnbull, APAL CEO, shared this update to industry in the Summer 2023 edition of AFG. As we…
New test to bolster defences against catastrophic ‘hitchhiker’
November 14, 2023Researchers have developed a diagnostic tool to add to surveillance powers and help prevent an incursion of brown…
Profitability at core of apple and pear initiative
September 13, 2023The latest round of the Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils (PIPS) program aims to strengthen orchard profitability and…
