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Record Macadamia orchard sale hits Belgian sweet spot

Macadamias General Oct. 22, 2019



Belgian sugar producer Finasucre has acquired Australia’s largest portfolio of macadamia orchards in a deal worth almost $60 million.

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Blue Light From LEDs Can Rot The Brains Of Fruit Flies, Study Finds

Fruit Fly General Oct. 21, 2019



The blue light that emanates from every smartphone and fluorescent bulb isn’t thought to be great for our health, particularly the health of our eyes. But a new study in fruit flies suggests that blue light can even be harmful to brains and speed up ageing — again, in fruit flies. There’s a very long way to go before we could assume the same is true for people.

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Water Infrastructure Rebate extended

General Water supply & irrigation Oct. 19, 2019



Permanent plantings will be included in the On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate in Qld, NSW, SA, Tasmania, and the ACT, and can be retroactively applied to new bores and dam de-silting installations from 30 June 2019. Eligible farmers can claim 25 per cent of expenses up to $25,000 as part of a $13.2 million injection from the federal government.

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Australian horticulture exports perform strongly

General Oct. 17, 2019



A prosperous 2018/19 season for Australia’s horticulture industry sees an increase in nut, fruit and vegetable exports.

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Mango industry in race to adapt to climate change

Mangoes General Oct. 16, 2019



The Top End's mango industry is worth $122 million a year but the sector is under threat from climate change, industry figures have warned.

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Freshcare appoints new CEO

General Oct. 15, 2019



Australia’s industry-owned assurance standard for horticulture, Freshcare, has appointed Benjamin Wash as its new chief executive.

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Sting in the tale of bees in ‘crisis’

General Oct. 12, 2019



For the urban hipsters who dressed up as bees in this week’s Extinction Rebellion rallies, it is indeed serious: environmental challenges to honey bees might mean a future shortage of almond milk lattes.

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Mango season in full swing

General Oct. 11, 2019



The 2019 Australian mango season is well and truly underway. A total 406,000 trays, each with seven kilograms of fruit, were dispatched to market last week.

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New weather stations to protect Riverland food producers

General Spraying equipment & application Sept. 16, 2019



Localised automatic weather stations, will provide key data to help inform growers’ throughout the Riverland and Mallee .

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Tying up the digital space

General Marketing & export Technology in agriculture July 26, 2019



Tie Up Farming delivers technological and managerial solutions to farmers

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South Australian irrigators likely to gain 100% allocations

General Water supply & irrigation July 21, 2019



South Australian River Murray minimum water allocations for irrigators have risen to 38 per cent in the latest Water Allocation Statement issued Department for Environment and Water (DEW).

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Elders strengthening horticulture investments in technical services

General July 10, 2019



Building on its position in Australian horticulture was one of the aims for iconic agribusiness Elders at this year's Hort Connections.

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Report reveals fruit and nuts as star performers of Queensland’s agriculture industry

General Jan. 11, 2019



New report reveals that the fruit and nuts sector in Queensland was a star performer during 2017-18.

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Bug boat booted due to biosecurity risk

General Insect & mite control Nov. 27, 2018



A boat carrying cars and machinery has been sent home because bugs on board could have decimated our $12 billion horticultural industry.

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$10 million in agriculture grants now available

General Oct. 2, 2018



Local jobs in rural and regional Queensland will receive a boost thanks to the Palaszczuk Government’s new $10 million Rural Economic Development Grants Program.

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