Canopy design – new systems, same challenges
May 7, 2025In this second of two articles, Nic Finger reports on European planting trends as well as further insights…
Driving sales with quality in 2025
April 23, 2025Retail training program set to transform apple and pear displays nationwide. Hands-on training aimed at improving the quality…
Power and the passion: data driving excellence at Fankhauser Apples
January 29, 2025Underperformance is not tolerated at Fankhauser Apples, where a strong grasp of costs and attention to detail help…
Strategies for improving efficiency at harvest
January 8, 2025Improving harvest labour efficiency, growing more target fruit and improving bin quality are just some of the strategies…
2025 APAL Awards for Excellence
December 18, 2024The APAL Awards for Excellence recognise the outstanding contributions of those who help shape our industry in their…
Meet the 2024 APAL Awards for Excellence recipients
July 10, 2024‘One of a kind’ innovative grower is Lifetime Achiever Lifetime Achievement Award – Kevin Sanders A fascination with…
Controlling the controllables: Highlights from the 2024 APAL Industry Forum
July 3, 2024The APAL Industry Forum couldn’t have come at a more critical time for growers. As CEO Phil Turnbull…
Passion for quality the Smart approach at Tingira
April 17, 2024Target markets, target fruit counts and sizes and no tolerance for poor quality fruit in the harvest bin…
Grow your orchardist career with the APAL Short Course in Fruit Production
April 3, 2024Are you an up-and-coming orchard manager who wants to upskill your knowledge of practical fruit production? APAL’s intensive…
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…










