Tree Crop June/July '25

Technology in orchards

Assessing small fruit quality without causing damage

The season for harvesting cherries and other small fruits is in full swing in Italy.

Flower, Thinning & PGRs

Laying down cordons for narrow 2D canopies

Initial tree training from as soon as the tree is planted is critical in narrow orchard systems (NOS).

Technology in orchards

Harvesting crops and profits with the FRUMACO OE-4 Harvester

In the past century, harvest costs for major crops such as grains, oilseeds, corn, and sugar beets have been drastically reduced due to ongoing mechanisation.

Technology in orchards

Are computers ready to run our farms?

Nature is still too complex for artificial intelligence (AI) modelling to be effective, but the tipping point is close, according to a new study which found the technology may still trip at the last real-world hurdle.

Tree crop insights

Family has long grape growing history

For Kyle Lovreta, a third-generation table grape grower in the Swan Valley, Western Australia, farming isn’t just a career – it’s his way of life.

Technology in orchards

Talking technology with JD

In this issue of Australian Tree Crop, we talk to John Deere Australia and New Zealand small ag and turf marketing manager Erin Wagstaff about some of her company’s products and technology which can help Australian tree crop growers.

Know your pest

Is there any simplifying IPM?

Simplifying IPM. But it’s not that simple … the ‘I’ in IPM stands for integrated which means stuffing whatever will manage pests into the process.

Know your pest

Is there any simplifying IPM?

Simplifying IPM. But it’s not that simple … the ‘I’ in IPM stands for integrated which means stuffing whatever will manage pests into the process.

Featured Crop

The role of nitrogen form in almond production

For almond growers aiming to finetune their nutrient programs and unlock consistent, high-quality yields, Lono, a new-generation fertiliser which delivers stabilised amine nitrogen (SAN), offers a targeted way to feed the crop and boost long-term orchard health.

Featured Crop

World goes nuts for Australian almonds

The new almond season has kicked off with a strong start to sales.

Featured Crop

Six generations of farming, one bright future in macadamias

Carl Nielson never set out to rewrite his family’s farming story – but he’s certainly added a new and promising chapter.

Nuts - Featured Crop

Productivity push for nut industries

The nut industry is set to become a big winner out of Hort Innovation’s $760 million R&D portfolio.

Nuts - Featured Crop

Dealing decisively with the threat of dry flower disease

One of the unusual challenges for macadamia growers is the very long cycle between flowering and harvest leaves such a short window for pruning, mulching and other crop maintenance.

Branching out

David Pollock Joins New Edge Microbials

New Edge Microbials is pleased to welcome David Pollock as Territory Sales and Development Manager for New South Wales, based in Dubbo.

Branching out

AgNova has new NSW manager

AgNova Technologies Pty Ltd sources, develops and distributes specialty crop protection and production solutions for agricultural and horticultural producers, and for selected non-crop users.

Featured Crop

Central Queensland family wins Honey Gold grower of the year

Central Queensland fruit growing business Groves Grown Tropical Fruits of Yeppoon has won Piñata Farms’ Honey Gold Grower of the Year award at the annual Honey Gold Congress.

Hort Connections

Syngenta’s strong roots in Hort Connections blossoms in 2025

Amid the bright lights and loud signs at Hort Connections 2025, in the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, stood a tree bearing the symbolism of a big move for Syngenta.

Hort Connections

Hort Connections sets sights on Adelaide

Hort Connections 2025 has been run and done – and the 2026 event has been set for Adelaide.

News

Picking the stars of Tassie fruit industry

The 2025 award recipients for the Tasmanian Fruit Industry were announced at June’s industry awards dinner, held as part of the Fruit Growers Tasmania 33rd industry conference in Hobart.

News

Rapid response prevents exotic snail infestation

A swift response by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (DAFF) technical response team to reports of a possible exotic snail infestation at the Port of Brisbane has prevented a harmful plant pest from taking hold in Australia.

News

Ridley grabs Incitec Pivot in $300 million deal

Ridley has entered into a binding arrangement to acquire 100 per cent of the Incitec Pivot Fertiliser distribution business from Dyno Nobel for A$300 million.

News

Citrus yields hit big numbers

The citrus industry has launched into what could be the harvest growers have been waiting for to consolidate 2024’s return to pre-Covid levels.

Products and services

Local data measures frost impact

Access to highly localised climate monitoring data is transforming how almond producers understand and manage the impact of severe weather events, particularly frost.

Products and services

7 Worlds Ag leads in copper fungicides

For the widest range of copper fungicides coupled with the best advice, tree crop growers should look no further than 7 Worlds Ag.

News

CropLife releases new resistance management strategies

CropLife Australia, the national peak industry body for the plant science sector, has just released the official 2025 Resistance Management Strategies for fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides.

Tree crop insights

NEM reshapes Australian agriculture with science that listens

Australian farmers face unprecedented challenges: climate variability, soil degradation, and rising input costs. In this evolving landscape, many are turning their attention underground – to the living systems which sustain healthy, resilient crops.