Sprayer maintenance checklist
Faulty sprayers can be the cause of disease and lost crop. Time spent on sprayer maintenance is time well-spent. Download the ATGA’s sprayer maintenance checklist, compiled by Alison MacGregor for growers. Revised 2022.
COVID safe plan
It’s important for growers and table grape businesses to be as proactive as they can be to protect their employees, themselves and their businesses. The Australian Table Grape Association has released guidelines for businesses which follow current best practice guidelines and encompass each state’s requirements for managing COVID-19 in the workplace. This COVID safe plan […]
Export registration information
The table grape export registration system is now open for 2021/22. Growers and exporters wishing to register for export should read the following information about registering your farm or pack house before completing the process. Registration will close in late August, with date to be confirmed by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment […]
Table grape maturity testing procedures
The ATGA implemented national minimum maturity standards for table grapes in 2019 following significant consultation with industry and retailers. The new standards have been designed to achieve a minimum of 80% consumer acceptability at retail. Brix is the preferred maturity measure. The meet the new minimum maturity standard: 2022/23 maturity testing procedures The ATGA has developed procedures for […]
MRL app
The ATGA has developed an MRL app for the Australian table grape industry. ATGA’s Exports Online provides real-time information on maximum residue limits (MRLs) and withholding periods (WHPs) for both domestic and export markets. With an easy-to-use interface, growers can use the app anywhere and anytime due to its offline capability. Growers are advised that […]