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Berries Australia | Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 4.58pm
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Federal Budget 2019: Jeremy’s summary
Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 11.30am
APAL’s Head of Government Relations & Advocacy Jeremy Griffith has gone through this year’s Federal Budget and taken away the key points for apple and pear growers and the industry at large. New Regional Visas $49.6 million is budgeted for 5 years to introduce two new regional visas, namely the: Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa; Skilled […]
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Overhaul of casual pay rates to take effect from April 15
Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 11.15am
The issue of overtime payments for casuals under the Horticulture Award was formally handed down yesterday by The Fair Work Commission. The Commission has determined to adopt the ‘conciliated proposal’ with new requirements to take effect from the first full pay period on or after 15 April 2019. While the changes were mooted by The Commission in their provision […]
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Export Readiness Project Reference Group Application
Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 10.48am
APAL is calling for three industry representatives to join The Apple & Pear Export Readiness and Market Access Project Reference Group. Reference Group members will be motivated to represent Industry and will be responsible strategic decisions regarding the prioritisation of project deliverables and key investment decisions. Click here to start the survey. Background The Apple […]
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Award winners aren’t slowing down any time soon
Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 10.36am
As the APAL Forum and Awards for Excellence approach in June, we caught up with some of last year’s winners to see what they’ve been working on since winning the award. We spoke with David Williams, winner of last year’s Lifetime Achievement award, and Nathan Barolli, winner of last year’s Rising Star award. David Williams […]
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New path for trans-Tasman breeding program
Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 9.15am
A new ownership structure for the trans-Tasman breeding program, Prevar, will benefit growers on both sides of the Tasman. Prevar was established in 2005 to commercialise new apple and pear cultivars bred by New Zealand’s research organisation Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR). Since its establishment, Prevar has delivered 12 cultivars to Australian growers. Brands that have been […]
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A national netting program for apples and pears
Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 11.31am
Extreme weather events this year have highlighted the need for netting to protect against hail, sunburn, birds and flying foxes. APAL’s Head of Government Relations and Advocacy Jeremy Griffith has been busy developing a submission to Government for a program of achievable support for growers to protect their crops and improve long term sustainability. Weather […]
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Best wishes Angus!
Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 10.30am
After five years at the helm of the Future Orchards programme, APAL technical manager Angus Crawford has announced he will move on from the organisation to pursue new challenges in agriculture. Under his stewardship, Future Orchards has gone from strength-to-strength delivering practical learning opportunities across growing systems, varieties, rootstocks, chemical use, and application. At the centre-piece of this […]
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Whole-of-chain ‘buy in’ key to brand quality
Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 20 March 2019, 3.03pm
The recent Apple and Pear Crop Estimate provides further evidence of the rapid growth in managed varieties in Australia’s apple market. While Pink Lady, Gala, Granny Smith and Fuji remain the top four respectively, since 2016 volumes of managed varieties have increased 67 per cent to account for 11 per cent of the market. “Club” […]
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Hailstorm Heroes returns in 2019
Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 20 March 2019, 1.07pm
After devastating hailstorms in South Australia late last year, new season fruit has been left dotted with hail marks for the second year running. South Australian growers want to assure consumers that a few spots on the skin of the fruit do not affect the texture or flavour in any way. However, to draw attention […]
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