Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Tuesday, 16 July 2019, 7.00pm
Longstanding apple and pear industry leader and Batlow apple grower Dick Sedgwick has died, aged 84. Dick will be well known to many growers nationally from his time on the executive of the Australian Apple and Pear Growers Association (AAPGA), as a former chairman of Batlow Co op, and as a President of NSW Apple […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Tuesday, 16 July 2019, 3.32pm
Apple and Pear Australia Ltd (APAL) is seeking nominations from A Class members of APAL who live in Tasmania or Queensland, and/or grow pears, and are interested in filling three Director vacancies on the Board of APAL representing the states of Tasmania, Queensland, and Pears respectively. APAL Directors hold office for three years, after which […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Tuesday, 16 July 2019, 12.34pm
Coles have leveraged their partnership with Microsoft to launch a new ‘cloud platform’ called Azure to host all its applications and data collection processes. This brings it into line with Woolworths, who launched their own supply chain data platform with start-up Escavox earlier this year. Coles strategic aim can is to use artificial intelligence to […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Monday, 15 July 2019, 12.20pm
Red Rich Fruits secures exclusive Australian rights to Cosmic Crisp® Apples. After success in the US, the Cosmic Crisp® Apple is launching in Australia thanks to an exclusive agreement between Australian fruit grower, packer, and marketer Red Rich Fruits and varietal managers Proprietary Variety Management (PVM). A red apple with “striking starburst-like lenticels”, Cosmic Crisp® […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 3.00pm
The APAL Industry Forum that took place in Melbourne on June 24 hosted a number of speakers that canvased the future of agricultural technology with a mixture of optimism and hard truths. Stefan Hajkowicz opened the day speaking about the changing tide as a literal ocean rip that can be fought in a futile struggle […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 11.41am
Dr Hugo Britt summaries lessons learned from the APAL Industry Forum export panel. “You guys have to export.” This was the short and to-the-point summary of the apple industry’s situation from Jeff Scott, CEO of the Australian Table Grape Association. Scott was joined on stage at APAL’s 2019 Industry Forum by Ben Cant (Chairman, Citrus […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 11.17am
Winter is the perfect time to ensure your farm biosecurity plan is in working order, says the NSW Department of Primary Industries’ Plant Biosecurity Officer Pip Cotter. Winter is a good time to focus on re-evaluating, improving or creating an effective biosecurity plan while the orchard and the pests and diseases that threaten it lie […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 4.54pm
Supporting growers to manage orchards in the face of looming water shortages was top of the agenda when apple and pear industry leaders met in Melbourne this week. State Associations from across the country converged on Melbourne during Hort Connections to share regional outlooks and issues, and discuss strategies for managing common national issues. Dealing […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 3.18pm
APAL congratulates Hort Innovation’s Olivia Grey for winning the Marketer of the Year award after her role in the successful Hailstorm Heroes campaign developed to highlight the good eating quality of South Australian apple and pears despite superficial blemishes incurred in major hailstorms early in the growing season in 2018. The campaign was well […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 10.40am
Dr Hugo Britt collects the three key themes that emerged from APAL’s 2019 Industry Forum. One hundred and eighty members of the apple and pear industry came together at the Melbourne Convention Centre last week for a fascinating day of learning and industry insights. The APAL Industry Forum offered a wide-ranging agenda, from AgriTech and […]
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