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Select Harvests completes $129M Piangil purchase
Purchase increases Select Harvests’ planted area by 20 per cent.
Read full storyResearchers use compressed carbon dioxide to decontaminate almonds and other nuts
Almonds retain their characteristic flavor and quality using this process.
Read full storyProtecting crops from smoke, rain and sunburn
Biofilm technology enhances plants' cuticular membrane.
Read full storyGrowing demand drives Almondco's processing expansion
Company is currently completing a $25 million upgrade to its Riverland facilities.
Read full storyAlmond industry set to be more sustainable
Researchers breeding self-fertile and more water-efficient almond trees.
Read full storyNew answer to major pests of tree crops
A new mode of action for some insect pests and short withholding period.
Read full storyMillions of bees on the move
Bees moved from almond orchards to macadamias.
Read full storyNine billion bees on their way to Victoria's almond crops
Australia's largest mass migration of livestock — in the form of bees — is underway.
Read full storyAlmond tree pollination to attract record number of beehives
Each year thousands of hives are transported into almond orchards in Victoria's north-west
Read full storyAlmond growers cracking on with harvest
Bumper crops are buoying South Australia’s almond industry as demand for its long shelf life product continues to soar.
Read full storyEdete's pollination technology for almond market in California and Australia
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
Read full storyNuffield scholar explores global avocado production
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.
Read full storyAlmond producer hits pay dirt
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.
Read full storyNarrow canopies could lift almond orchard yields
Improved tree architecture, including narrower canopies, could be the key to growing almond orchard production and efficiency, according to Plant and Food Research Australia senior scientist, Grant Thorp.
Read full storyRecycling old trees could reduce almond growers' carbon footprint
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.
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