Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 11.04am
The ACCC is seeking feedback from growers and industry professionals on their proposal to develop a class exemption that would provide legal protection for businesses to collectively bargain with customers or suppliers without having to apply to the ACCC. This feedback must be submitted by 3 July 2019 at which point the ACCC will make a […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 1.45pm
Prioritising post-harvest hygiene strategies over Autumn is critical in protecting next season’s crops from Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) and other pests. Effective post-harvest hygiene ensures fruit fly eggs, larvae, pupae or adult flies do not remain on the landscape following the harvest of crops. The collection and destruction of susceptible fruit is essential in […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 12.23pm
By Emily Crawford, Project Officer, Agriculture Victoria Tatura Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) is becoming increasingly important to the Australian apple and pear industry for a range of reasons, including maintaining access to domestic and international markets. In response, Agriculture Victoria and Hort Innovation have created a dedicated online Australian Apple and Pear IPDM […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 10.59am
Coca-Cola Amatil is selling its Victorian-based Shepparton Preserving Company (SPC) fruit and vegetable processing business to the Shepparton Partners Collective for $40 million. Shepparton Partners Collective, a joint venture between Perma Funds Management and The Eights, said it would focus on reducing the complexity at SPC and product innovation. SPC employs 500 permanent staff and a […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 1.47pm
A new $4.7m levy-funded fruit fly project aims to harness genetic selection to ramp up the fight against Queensland fruit fly by ensuring all sterile fruit flies released into the environment are male. Led by Macquarie University and funded by Hort Innovation under the Hort Frontiers Fruit Fly Fund, a team of national scientists and […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 10.53am
Best way to anticipate change is to spend time outside of it! You can’t choose whether or not the change happens, however you can control how you react to it. Adjustments now will make a big difference in a few years. Dr Stefan Hajkowicz, director of the CSIRO Data61 Insight Team, provides a snapshot of […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 5.30pm
The levy-funded Hailstorm Heroes marketing campaign for hail-affected apples and pears and Freshmax’s Every bite a masterpiece™ campaign for Modi® apples are both in the running for a prestigious fresh produce and floral industries marketing award to be announced at Hort Connections 2019. Campaign managers for the two campaigns – Hort Innovation’s Apple and Pear Marketing […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Monday, 27 May 2019, 11.19am
Dr Hugo Britt continues his two part series on connectivity in Australian agriculture by delving into the different options available for growers. Read part 1 here. Without connectivity, there can be no digital enablement across Australian orchards. Growers who are looking to invest in AgTech and reap the benefits of real-time data must first ensure […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 10.04am
Australian apple and pear new variety offering continues to grow The Australian apple and pear new variety offering continues to grow as growers and breeders alike look for the next thing that will give consumers something new and exciting or growers disease resistance qualities enabling them to produce fruit grown with much less fungicidal inputs […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 3.57pm
Now that the 2019 Federal election is complete and the 46th Parliament of Australia is more or less decided, APAL has identified eight key priorities we will be seeking to achieve with the newly-formed Government: Establish a National Netting Program Introduce an Ag Visa Accelerate the Seasonal Worker Programme Ensure equitable access to water Protect […]
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