Planting, pruning, pest strategies for more profitable pears
September 4, 2019Pear growers looking to boost profitability were given an insight into the best performing pear-planting systems, how new…
GMV Regional Fruit Fly Project secures extension
August 12, 2019Victoria’s Minister for Agriculture Jaclyn Symes has announced the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) Regional Fruit Fly Project will…
Managing changing climate
July 30, 2019Orchards worldwide are dealing with the impacts of changing climate. AgFirst’s John Wilton outlines what current research reveals…
IPDM experts, tools, and resources head online
June 5, 2019By Emily Crawford, Project Officer, Agriculture Victoria, Tatura Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) is becoming increasingly important…
Award winners aren’t slowing down any time soon
April 3, 2019As the APAL Forum and Awards for Excellence approach in June, we caught up with some of last…
Summer management for quality
December 21, 2018As the temperatures in the orchard start to rise, AgFirst’s John Wilton looks at how to minimise sunburn,…
Trans-Tasman biosecurity alliance
November 27, 2018Led by Australia’s Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) and New Zealand’s Better Border Biosecurity (B3NZ) and cemented by a Memorandum of Understanding…
Where to for packaging in a war-on-waste world?
November 21, 2018After the ABC’s War on Waste placed the use of packaging in the fresh produce sections of Australia’s…
Growing a quality crop with limited water
October 21, 2018With growers looking to set up their crop for the coming season with the possibility of limited water,…
Speed updating gives growers a fast serve of current R&D
August 21, 2018In June, as part of Hort Connections 2018, APAL ran its annual Speed Updating event where industry researchers…
