Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 11.01am
With Parliament resumed, APAL’s Head of Advocacy and Government Relations Jeremy Griffith spent some time in Canberra meeting with local members for several of the industry’s growing regions to discuss advocacy objectives. Those met with include Dr Mike Kelly of Eden Monaro, which includes Batlow, Nola Marina of Forrest, which includes Manjimup and Donnybrook in […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 10.22am
By calibrating new data with soil moisture data, growers can know when, how much and for how long to irrigate to supply enough water to meet tree demand, writes Marcus Hardie and Nigel Swarts from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (UTAS). Despite the economic importance of the Australian apple industry little is known about the […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 11.15am
Coming up for the Goulburn Valley, APAL in partnership with Fruit Growers Victoria is pleased to announce the next Pear Masterclass planned as part of the Future Orchards® project. This upcoming round will focus on orchard practices and crop regulation to increase production and improve pear quality. Speakers will include Dr Ian Goodwin, Marcel Veens, […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 4.30pm
APAL will team up with Taste Australia alongside other exporting industry bodies and key players to again host a stand at Asia Fruit Logistica to promote Australian apples and pears to the wider Asian region and refine partnerships in the hope of one day exporting into Asia. The annual Asia Fruit Logistica is the biggest […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 12.16pm
Key points Understand key risk periods in growth cycle Know which intervention gives best tree/profit outcome Manage water more effectively Forward-planning for increased variability and climate change Understanding of the vulnerability and natural responses of trees to water and heat stress will better equip growers to manage future droughts and heatwaves, advises South African climate […]
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Berries Australia
| Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 9.00am
An updated standard FSQ4.1 has been developed to ensure Freshcare certification is compliant with the benchmarks set by GFSI. Once all GFSI feedback is incorporated, the FSQ4.1 standard will be released to industry in early July. One of the changes in the updated standard will be the requirement for businesses to document procedures or work instructions for activities that impact food safety. .
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 12.24pm
This article originally appeared in Around the Orchard, the newsletter of Apple and Pear Growers Association of South Australia. Over the past 12 months the Apple & Pear Growers Association of SA and Cherry Growers SA committees have been in discussions regarding a possible merger of the two organisations. The two organisations have successfully been […]
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Berries Australia
| Monday, 22 July 2019, 6.30pm
Read the latest newsletter from Berries Australia.
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Monday, 22 July 2019, 4.22pm
As the Head of Brands and Commercialisation Manager for Kalei and RS103-110, I was invited by Proterra and Mussato Consultoria Rural (Brazil Horticultural Industry) to present at the IV Seminario Internacional de Fruticultura in Vacaria, Brazil on the 25th June 2019. Predominantly a commodity apple growing territory, Brazilian fruit growers are showing increasing interest in new […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Monday, 22 July 2019, 1.23pm
A $10 million collaborative project by Hort Innovation, the Western Sydney University (WSU), and the Government of South Australia will strengthen research into Sterile Insect Technology (SIT). Funded under the Hort Frontiers strategic co-investment portfolio, this three-year project will support ongoing research to combat Queensland fruit fly and provide support for operations to continue and amplify at the […]
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