My Harvest: Brett Squibb, Spreyton, Tasmania
April 8, 2020APAL talks to growers about how their harvest is shaping up, some of the main issues they are…
Strengthening food safety through data and risk assessment
August 13, 2019In consultation with APAL, microbiologist Elizabeth Frankish has put together a short survey about current packhouse practices to…
Water shortage a unifying issue
July 3, 2019Supporting growers to manage orchards in the face of looming water shortages was top of the agenda when…
Hong Kong marketing pilot identifies niche opportunities
June 5, 2019Following an open tender in 2017, Tasmanian-based Hansen Orchards was one of the successful service providers chosen to…
Tasmanian Bushfire update
February 6, 2019Tasmanian orchards have avoided the worst of the damage from the bushfires that have been raging through the…
New varieties provide inspiration and return
September 3, 2018The first block of trees Huon Valley fifth-generation apple grower Scott Stevenson pushed out after taking over the…
Fruit fly challenges for the island state
March 1, 2018Mid-January saw news arrive for Tasmanian apple growers that they thought they’d never hear – outbreaks of Queensland…
Make a smart crop load management choice
February 21, 2018In a commercial orchard in Tasmania a mix of different thinning and crop load management techniques have been…
Tasmanian trade continues despite fruit fly detection
January 31, 2018Despite fruit fly detections in Tasmania, fruit grown outside of the fruit fly control area can continue to…
Tasmanian trade continues despite fruit fly detection
Despite fruit fly detections in Tasmania, fruit grown outside of the fruit fly control area can continue to…
