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…
Data – a vital business input
Collecting data may be time-consuming but, as Sarah Dunn from Battunga Orchards in West Gippsland shares, it can…
New agri-tech project aims to help with thinning
While still in its very early stages, a new project aims to develop a system to measure tree…
New fruit fly handbook and website
Get familiar with the diversity of fruit flies worldwide with a new handbook and website that makes identification…
APAL welcomes new FGV chair Mitchell McNab
August 23, 2018APAL welcomes the appointment of fifth generation Goulburn Valley orchardist Mitchell McNab to the role of Chairman of…
Systems-based approach gives good Qfly control
August 22, 2018It is possible to get first-class management of Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) in areas where the pest is…
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…
New project to deliver Agri-tech solutions
August 15, 2018A new levy-funded project will look at using agricultural robots to measure tree canopy and flower density…
Terry Martella takes out the Innovation Partner Award
June 21, 2018Congratulations to Terry Martella from Santa Rita Orchard, WA for receiving the Innovation Partner Award at the Hort…
Labour shortfall prompts automation research
April 20, 2018If there’s a single common challenge hovering over Australia’s pome fruit industry it’s labour – specifically, a shortage…
