Mildura’s Minter Magic grows from embracing tech

The words, “Dad I want to be a farmer”, were music to Darren Minter’s ears, a fourth-generation Mildura horticulture producer, who had initially pegged his son, Garry, to become an accountant.

Productive pruning for olives

Olives play a number of roles in the farm landscape; they can be the main production enterprise, but they are also valued for their beauty as specimen trees as well as privacy hedging and windbreaks.

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

The emergence of new sweet cherry diseases represents a growing challenge for production, especially in a context of high varietal specialisation and international exchange of plant material.

Mandatory health star ratings a blow for olive industry

Health Star Rating information will soon be compulsory on all packaged food in Australia.

YieldX unlocks hidden productivity

Melbourne based AgTech company YieldX has reached a major commercial inflection point, launching a world first high-density growing system that unlocks unused space inside existing greenhouses and materially lifts grower productivity without expanding footprint, land or energy use.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

High K - fertilising made simple:

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

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!