Tree Crop Dec/Jan 26

Tree crop insights

Here’s the crunch: soil health in organic orchards is not so different

Organic agriculture is an increasingly popular management approach, embraced by growers and consumers alike for its potential to reduce environmental impacts.

Tree crop insights

A ‘mitey’ challenge

Tony Trichilo has been orcharding by himself in the Perth Hills for some time, however he says two-spotted mites have always kept him company.

Tree crop insights

Illuminating undercover orchards

Orchard covers are a key to managing climate risks but can reduce sunlight transmission by up to 47 per cent. Sunlight plays a vital role in fruit production, so what is the cost to production and quality?

Almonds - Featured Crop

Cracking growth forecast for Australian almonds

Australia’s almond sector is entering a new era, as it begins large-scale orchard replanting to enable future growth and satisfy increasing local and global appetite for the popular nut, Rabobank says in a newly-released report.

Branching out

New management for Metagen

Biotech company Metagen Australia has named Liam Riedy as its general manager as it enters its next growth phase. Seasoned agribusiness professional Matt Harris has joined the business as Mildura-based territory manager to strengthen grower support and expand the company’s presence across the Sunraysia and beyond.

Business solutions & labour

Byte by byte: how AI is reshaping agriculture

From drones to climate models, artificial intelligence is transforming how we grow food, manage risk and imagine farming in 2050.

News

Hot Potato hits the Big Apple as Australia showcases health campaign

The Australian fresh produce industry’s groundbreaking collaboration with The Wiggles was showcased at The New York Produce Show and Conference earlier this month.

Business solutions & labour

Will robots bring people back to farming?

In a field outside Woodland, California, a bright orange tractor hums to life.

Business solutions & labour

Robots and AI revolutionise apple, cherry and blueberry pruning

In the orchards of the future, cherry pruning and thinning could be entrusted to robotic arms and smart algorithms.

News

Centuria gets Two Wells site for the price of one

Australasian real estate funds manager, Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI or Centuria), has expanded its agriculture real estate platform to $820 million, securing the Perfection Fresh operated 43ha glasshouse facility in Two Wells, South Australia.

Business solutions & labour

New vision for orchards

Narrow orchard systems (NOS) represent modern orchard designs focused on efficient utilisation of cropping area by developing two-dimensional multi-leader porous canopies in tightly spaced rows, which ultimately result in better fruit quality and yield, high operational and harvest efficiency, and enhanced crop monitoring and protection.

Business solutions & labour

Pipeline project powers regional growth

Family-owned grower, Koala Cherries has unveiled a major regional infrastructure project with the completion of a new pipeline servicing its orchards in Yarck.

News

Honey Gold mangoes are back for summer

One of Australia’s favourite mangoes – the Honey Gold – returns to supermarket shelves nationally this week as producer Piñata Farms transitions its Northern Territory harvest from Darwin to the main farm at Katherine.

Post harvest

Macadamia season done and dusted

Australian macadamia growers have delivered a 2025 crop of 43,800 tonnes in-shell at 3.5 percent moisture (46,940 tonnes at 10 percent moisture).

News

New avocado ambassador

Avocados Australia has named Audra Morrice– celebrated chef and judge on MasterChef Asia and Singapore – as its new international culinary ambassador.

Products and services

Holistic management approach for Nangiloc citrus orchard

Managing a range of citrus crops on mostly high pH soils near Nangiloc in the Sunraysia region has required careful monitoring, strategic nutrient applications, and, more recently, use of some of the latest analysis technologies to help optimise production.

Tree crop insights

From Canada to Australia – a diverse career in crop protection

From the prairies of Manitoba in central Canada to the farming regions of southern Australia, Orville Hildebrand has built a diverse career in agriculture.

Branching out

It’s the simple things that count

After a career in agriculture spanning nearly four decades, Stephen York believes it’s the simple things that count when it comes to building strong and successful relationships with customers.

Products and services

Harvista helps apple grower

Managing harvest maturity and minimising fruit drop in a high-volume operation were the driving factors behind South Australian apple grower Noel Mason and partners decision to add near-harvest solution Harvista to AG and HC Mason’s orchard program about five years ago.

Almonds - Featured Crop

High input almond growing pays-off at Kenley

A high input approach to almond growing, ensuring nutrient replacement and also catering to the following season’s crop, is paying dividends for the Australian Farming Services (AFS) property at Kenley in Victoria’s Murray Valley region.

News

Australian fresh produce industry wins prestigious global award

The Australian fresh produce industry’s ‘Fruit and Veggies Yummy Yummy’ campaign with The Wiggles has won the Produce Business global marketing innovation award at the New York Produce Show and Conference.

Products and services

Fertilising made simple

High K is a broad-spectrum liquid fertiliser designed to enhance crop yields, improve quality, and promote plant health.

Olives - Featured Crop

Co-op for olive industry

There’s a revolution looking to reshape the Australian olive industry.

Business solutions & labour

Automated fertigation-safer, faster and precise

Across almonds, avocados, macadamias, citrus and other high-value crops, the pressure to maximise yield is increasing while skilled labour becomes harder to secure and WHS expectations continue to rise.