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FrostBoss expansion is a cut above says Priest

News Nov. 7, 2023



There’s a new wind blowing across the global frost fan market with Kiwi company FrostBoss its cutting-edge blade manufacturing facility in September.

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APVMA shuts down dimethoate for some fruits

News Oct. 28, 2023



The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has suspended, effective immediately, the registration and labels of chemical products containing dimethoate used as a post-harvest dip for fruit with inedible peel.

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Data coup as almond industry goes spatial

News Oct. 27, 2023



For the first time spatial mapping has been used to identify every almond orchard in Australia.

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ABCgrower changes life on the farm

News Oct. 23, 2023



ABCgrower is revolutionising life on farm for busy horticulturists. Offering an alternative away from pen and paper, ABCgrower is a flexible, digital on-farm labour and inventory management software tool.

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Farewell from the editor

News Tree crop people Oct. 22, 2023



Australian Tree Crop editor, David Petrikas, is taking a step back.

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Buyback comeback a serious concern for citrus industry

News Oct. 5, 2023



Citrus Australia chief executive Nathan Hancock says the peak industry body and its growers are “deeply concerned” about the impacts of a buyback strategy announced for the Murray Darling Basin.

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Keep ’em coming growers

News Oct. 3, 2023



Growers who continue to do the right thing with their used AgVet chemical containers are helping Australia’s longest running product stewardship program march-past the 42 million mark of drums collected.

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Helping growers compete in a changing world

News Sept. 20, 2023



In the 40 years that the Australian Nurseryman’s Fruit Improvement Company (ANFIC) has been in operation, it has imported nearly 1800 fruit varieties and rootstocks.

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Historic $130m hort exports trade alliance

News Aug. 7, 2023



The largest and most ambitious trade initiative in Australian horticulture has been given the green light with a host of partners signing on to an historic $130 million program, the Fresh and Secure Trade Alliance (FASTA).

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Almond exports up by nearly 50 per cent

Almonds News Aug. 6, 2023



Demand for Australian almonds continues at a record pace in the latest industry shipping report released by the Almond Board of Australia.

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Macadamia crop down but quality “excellent”: AMS

Macadamias News Aug. 5, 2023



The Australian Macadamia Society (AMS) has again revised down the forecast for the 2023 Australian macadamia crop from 53,160 tonnes in-shell to 48,500 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture (from 57,000 to 52,000 tonnes in-shell at 10% moisture).

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Partnership to fortify plant biosecurity

News Aug. 5, 2023



Australian biosecurity has received another boost after the nation’s seven plant Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry renewed a partnership to tackle the nation’s most prolific pests and diseases.

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Citrus Australia monitors pomelo risk

News Aug. 4, 2023



Citrus Australia is closely monitoring a biosecurity import risk analysis being conducted on fresh pomelo fruit from Vietnam.

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Biosecurity levy should be scrapped

News Aug. 3, 2023



Peak industry body Citrus Australia has urged the Federal Government to repeal its proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy.

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Gearing up for demand surge for almond exports

Almonds News Aug. 2, 2023



Industry and Hort Innovation are working together to prime the Australian almond sector for growth amid a 118 per cent rise in overseas demand over the past decade.

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