Valuable insights shared at APAL Technical Symposium
August 16, 2023Keen to challenge their thinking on orchard management techniques, growers gathered in the Goulburn Valley to find out…
Untangling the netting options
August 1, 2023Growers and netting installers share their insights into considerations when choosing the right netting for your orchard needs…
Four growers’ share their insights into netting options
As part of the Untangling the netting options story which first featured in the Winter 2023 edition of…
Uncovering the localised impacts of bushfires on apple pollination
May 24, 2023Research shows that orchard design should be revisited following major environmental disruptors to ensure flora used to attract…
Yatu, a fruit character that stops fruit from looking ‘perfect’
March 7, 2023Ever wondered about that lump you sometimes see beside the stem on apples and frequently on pears? Yatu…
Future Orchards Harvest Orchard Walks – what we’ve seen and heard so far
February 8, 2023This week the Future Orchards® Harvest Orchard Walks are taking place in the main apple and pear growing…
Future Orchards: Managing vigour and variability to achieve crop targets
November 23, 2022The Future Orchards® Spring Orchard Walks took place around all apple and pear growing regions from 14–18 November….
IPDM in focus: Helicoverpa and loopers
November 16, 2022This article was first published in the Spring 2022 edition of AFG. It was prepared by Emily Crawford, Agriculture Victoria, using…
Research insights shared with growers at R&D Day
September 7, 2022At the APAL R&D Day on 1 September, researchers provided updates on ongoing apple and pear levy-funded work…
New Zealand apple and pear growers adapting to new horizons
“Adapting to New Horizons” – exploring how growers and exporters can modify and adapt in order to remain…
