Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 2.57pm
Running an agricultural business often means being a jack of many trades – an orchardist one minute, a...
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 12.13pm
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 11.55am
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Tuesday, 3 September 2019, 2.40pm
Changes to the types of pesticide available for use in fruit production, and the progress of research into biological...
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 11.28am
Written by Jeanette Severs. Protective cropping and netting will be one of the key topics discussed at the Grower R&D Update on 14 October. Register here. Flying foxes are considered keystone species in the Australian landscape. However, they have significant impact on orchards – even with netting. Predation can result in 5-100 cent production losses […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 10.28am
The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) has released research by RMIT University on the role of packaging for Australian fresh produce, which highlights that packaging plays an important role in addressing food waste in the supply chain and increasing product shelf life. The research was commissioned by the AFPA and was aimed at examining […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Monday, 26 August 2019, 4.46pm
Hort Innovation and Women & Leadership Australia (WLA) have continued their initiative to jointly fund grants for women in horticulture to bring about gender equity within Australia’s horticulture industry. This year’s funding pool of $150,114 is part of a five year development project that demonstrates the commitment of both parties to balancing representation in the […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 2.34pm
Pear growers looking to boost profitability were given an insight into the best performing pear-planting systems, how new cultivars are shaping up, thinning and fertilising strategies and better ways of managing pests at the annual Pear Masterclass in Tatura on Tuesday. A strong line up of Agriculture Victoria and interstate horticulture scientists, and consultants, […]
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Fruit Growers Tasmania | Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 6.00pm
Foodbank Tasmania helps to restore hope to people who are struggling by rescuing edible food waste from farmers, manufacturers and retailers and distributing it to local charities providing food relief to the public. Every month this simple process enables it to feed 33,000 Tasmanians who might otherwise go hungry.
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