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Blockchain and Agriculture: Singapore-Based Firm Traces Apples via Blockchain
A Singapore-based company has decided to employ blockchain technology for tracking apple shipments. If successful, the project will include many different kinds of fruits and vegetables and will represent a new prominent use case for this technology.
Read full storyModi excels at home and abroad
The Modi apple remains a pivotal brand for the Freshmax Australia's Apple and Pear Category this year having successfully grown its ranging programs exponentially in both domestic and overseas markets.
Read full storyGlobal almond production up, walnut production down
Overall global and U.S. almond production forecasts increase with global walnut production forecasts expected to decline.
Read full storyRecycling old trees could reduce almond growers' carbon footprint and increase productivity
Almond growers across the world could reduce their carbon footprint and increase their trees' productivity by recycling their old orchards back into the ground, a research trial in the United States has shown.
Read full storyDual action weapon targets citrus pests
Citrus growers have a new, dual action weapon against key sucking pests that is setting a new benchmark for rapid control, extended protection and fruit marketability compared with other standard industry alternatives.
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Citrus canker identified in Darwin
Another citrus plant infected with citrus canker disease has been detected in Darwin.
Read full storyPM's new backpacker changes an immediate relief 'but not a long-term solution'
Changes to Australia's seasonal worker program and backpacker visas have been welcomed by Australia's agricultural industry as something that will provide immediate relief, but the industry will not give up the fight for a dedicated agriculture visa.
Read full storyPinata Farms research project combats under skin browning
What started as a small project to grow better-looking fruit has ended in a fundamental shake-up of Pinata Farms' mango business.
Read full storyMontague export facility plans
Fruit company, Montague, is to build a new $26 million packing and export distribution centre in Melbourne’s Narre Warren North, creating 25 jobs.
Read full storyTariff elimination to boost Australian cherries in China, says importer
Australian cherries are set to benefit from the elimination of tariffs in the Chinese market from the start of next year, according to one importer.
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Growers upbeat on cherry season
Australian cherry growers are “fairly optimistic” about the forthcoming season, Cherry Growers Australia president Tom Eastlake believes.
Read full storyHorticulture’s quiet achiever
Polyram DF, the Group M3 fungicide from BASF, is one of horticulture’s great crop protection all-rounders. It is registered to control over twenty diseases across a wide variety of crops, including pome and stone fruit, mangoes, bananas, grapes and most commercially produced vegetables.
Read full storyExpansion into Mahachanok mangoes pays off with huge harvest and high demand
A Top End mango grower says their decision to invest in Mahachanok mangoes is paying dividends, with the trees producing 50 per cent more fruit than any other varieties. Tou Saramat Ruchkaew owns the breeding rights for the Thai mango variety in Australia and has spent the past few years expanding her orchard with only that variety. Some of those trees were harvested for the first time this year.
Read full storyAlmond orchards give bees weakened by drought a vital boost during pollination season
While the word drought conjures images of cattle skulls and withered crops, few consider the effect a drought can have upon the insect kingdom. But the devastation brought by the big dry has been revealed during the annual bee muster in north-west Victoria, which concluded in August.
Read full storyField determination of sugar and dry matter in nectarines
Monitoring fruit quality over time using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy technologies offers the opportunity to correct agronomic practices and determine the right moment for fruit picking.
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