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Macadamias - Featured Crop

Study proves the way for a cleaner NSW coast

The results are clear – changing the way macadamia trees are farmed could create a win for both the environment and farmers in NSW.

Pathogens and cherries

Mandatory health star ratings a blow for olive industry

YieldX unlocks hidden productivity

Asia Fruit Logistica signs Unitec as partner

Asia Fruit Logistica (AFL), Asia's leading fresh produce trade show, has announced Unitec, a global technology leader in the produce industry, as its exclusive official technology partner for the 2026 edition.

Packaging & labelling

Opal Packaging Plus partners Phantm for market-first

Opal Packaging Plus, which retails packaging supplies, has partnered with Australian packaging technology company Phantm to build a future-ready packaging data asset which strengthens reporting and compliance through better packaging data.

Products and services

Crop resilience delivers amid record heat

As temperatures in Victoria’s Sunraysia region soared to record levels in January, citrus and table grape producer Cottrell Farms reported promising crop resilience after its first season using calcium formulation Cellmate from Sumitomo Chemical Australia’s range.

Adelaide prepares for southern hemisphere’s biggest horticulture conference

Australia and New Zealand’s premier horticulture event, Hort Connections 2026 will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre this year – over an expanded four-day program from June 1-4.

Packaging & labelling

Label Press from orchard to export

For decades, Label Press Qld Pty Ltd has worked alongside growers and packhouses across Australia, supplying high-performance fruit and shipping labels designed specifically for the fresh produce industry.

Products and services

Manage fruit quality and harvesting logistics

For Australian apple and pear growers, Harvista 1.3SC is becoming an increasingly important crop management tool for those wanting to reduce fruit drop, improve fruit colour or manipulate harvest timing to help manage harvest logistics.

Products and services

High K - fertilising made simple:

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

Products and services

Feeding trees from the ground up to get establishment right

New Edge Microbials says in apples, cherries and stone fruit, orchard performance is shaped during the establishment years.

There is more than one way to kill pests

You grow what people and pests want to eat. You get more money from people if the pests don’t eat as much ... or they spoil the look and presentation of the produce. It’s a war!

Tree crop insights

Unlocking the sublime in native Australian citrus

Growing global production of citrus offers opportunities for Australia’s little-known 6 native species, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

Olives - Featured Crop

Olive industry applauds decision to continue testing service

Olive oil testing will remain available via NSW DPIRD’s commercial edible oil and oilseed laboratory for the foreseeable future, in a change of heart being applauded industry-wide.

Olives - Featured Crop

Celebrating Australian International Olive Awards

Australian olive growers overcame drought, frost and flood to produce a quality offering of extra virgin olive oils, flavoured oils and table olives in 2025.

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?

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