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Select Harvests restructures food division

Almonds March 3, 2021



Almond producer and marketer to invest in Carina West processing facility.

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Record almond harvest is coming

Almonds Jan. 28, 2021



123,000 tonnes of almonds are expected to be harvest in the coming weeks

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Select Harvests completes $129M Piangil purchase

Almonds Jan. 9, 2021



Purchase increases Select Harvests’ planted area by 20 per cent.

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Researchers use compressed carbon dioxide to decontaminate almonds and other nuts

Almonds Nuts Post harvest Dec. 16, 2020



Almonds retain their characteristic flavor and quality using this process.

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Protecting crops from smoke, rain and sunburn

Almonds Cherries Pome fruit Stone Fruit Nov. 30, 2020



Biofilm technology enhances plants' cuticular membrane.

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Growing demand drives Almondco's processing expansion

Almonds Nov. 7, 2020



Company is currently completing a $25 million upgrade to its Riverland facilities.

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Almond industry set to be more sustainable

Almonds Oct. 2, 2020



Researchers breeding self-fertile and more water-efficient almond trees.

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New answer to major pests of tree crops

Almonds Macadamias Pome fruit Stone Fruit Insect & mite control Sept. 21, 2020



A new mode of action for some insect pests and short withholding period.

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Millions of bees on the move

Almonds Macadamias Flowering, thinning & PGRs Sept. 18, 2020



Bees moved from almond orchards to macadamias.

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Nine billion bees on their way to Victoria's almond crops

Almonds Flowering, thinning & PGRs Aug. 2, 2020



Australia's largest mass migration of livestock — in the form of bees — is underway.

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Almond tree pollination to attract record number of beehives

Almonds Flowering, thinning & PGRs July 5, 2020



Each year thousands of hives are transported into almond orchards in Victoria's north-west

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Almond growers cracking on with harvest

Almonds April 17, 2020



Bumper crops are buoying South Australia’s almond industry as demand for its long shelf life product continues to soar.

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Edete's pollination technology for almond market in California and Australia

Almonds Jan. 17, 2020



Israeli agritech startup Edete Precision Technologies for Agriculture has completed field trials in almond orchards in Israel using its mechanical pollen harvesting and pollination system

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Nuffield scholar explores global avocado production

Almonds Dec. 31, 2019



The Australian avocado industry has an opportunity to bolster productivity and profitability by moving beyond conventional growing and canopy management techniques, at least, according to a report released by 2018 Nuffield Scholar Dudley Mitchell.

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Almond producer hits pay dirt

Almonds Dec. 6, 2019



The continued rise of plant-based diets, stronger almond prices and surging Australian exports to China have combined to propel almond producer Select Harvests to a bumper 2018-19 result after years of planning.

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