Import risk analysis for US-apples commences
November 1, 20181 November 2018: The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) has formally commenced an import risk analysis for…
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…
Growing a quality crop with limited water
With growers looking to set up their crop for the coming season with the possibility of limited water,…
APAL strengthens growers’ voice with advocacy appointment
September 21, 2018Apple and Pear Australia Ltd (APAL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy Griffith to the new…
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…
New website for Qfly management
May 30, 2018Whether you know a little or a lot about Queensland Fruit Fly, a new website launched by the…
Fruit quality for 2019 starts now
April 20, 2018The theme the Future Orchards® team will address over the next 12 months is ‘quality’. Quality fruit production…
Q&A with 2016 award winner, Mark Trzaskoma
March 29, 2018Ahead of this year’s Awards for Excellence, we had a talk with previous winner, Mark Trzaskoma, about the…
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,…
NRS to test for metals and microbes from Jan 2018
January 3, 2018The Apple & Pear National Residue Survey (NRS) will be expanded from January this year to include microbiological…









