Looking after workers, looking after business
March 12, 2019“Protecting the rights of workers is essential to the future profitability and sustainability of Australian agriculture,” – APAL…
Update on Apple and Pear Marketing Levy
December 18, 2018December 2019 Update: Backed by grower demands for an industry-inclusive marketing strategy and structure, the 2019 establishment of…
Eyeing the future of robotics
October 21, 2018Robotics and automation will play a key role in fifth-generation fruit grower Mitchell McNab’s plans to drive efficiencies…
Funding to boost WA apples exports
April 25, 2018Orchards in Manjimup and Pemberton are part of a new four-year research project aiming to boost exports of…
APAL seeks fair pricing for apple and pear growers
February 28, 2018Australian apple and pear growers are calling on marketers and retailers to set fair prices for new season…
Rootstock choices offer powerful productivity tool
January 10, 2018Strategic rootstock selection has a key role to play in driving the productivity of the future orchard system,…
Plans to boost adoption of certified trees
December 21, 2017A new project aims to capitalise on the known production benefits of planting apple and pear trees certified…
APAL Chair Michele Allan Report to 2017 AGM
December 4, 2017Welcome everyone, and thank you very much for attending APAL’s AGM here in Melbourne. I welcome those of…
Pears may need 50 per cent less water
May 31, 2017Water savings are just one of the productivity benefits expected to flow from an international pear research collaboration…
Pushing orchard performance boundaries
August 1, 2016AgFirst’s John Wilton hones in on some key factors – particularly chemical thinning in the lead up to spring – that…
