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Growing juice company squeezes more from premium market

Pome fruit Jan. 14, 2019



A juice company that began a decade ago with fruit, dreams and no customers has become a national premium beverage brand and is eyeing export markets. The recent success at Ashton Valley Fresh is being driven by siblings Joyce and Joseph Ceravolo, the fourth generation of Ceravolos to be involved in the fresh fruit industry in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills.

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Summer management for quality

Pome fruit Jan. 2, 2019



As the temperatures in the orchard start to rise, AgFirst’s John Wilton looks at how to minimise sunburn, avoid nutrition-related problems and improve colour towards lifting quality and packouts at harvest.

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Scholar has post-harvest covered in tree crops

Mangoes Pome fruit Post harvest Dec. 19, 2018



Australia grows some of the best quality fruit in the world, with $200 million worth of Australian oranges and mandarins sent each year to destinations including Japan, Hong Kong, China and the USA.

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Barnsby apple variety produces exciting results in EU Tests

Pome fruit Dec. 12, 2018



Waves of excitement are rippling through the principle apple growing areas of Northern Europe after testing of the variety PLBARB1, commonly known as Barnsby, produced positive and promising results during the 2018 harvest.

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Fresh produce on the Blockchain

Pome fruit Marketing & export Dec. 3, 2018



When it comes to blockchain, most growers don’t know what to believe or how to prepare but early trials with mangoes indicate this technology could transform the fresh produce supply chain and create value to all participants in the supply chain.

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Blockchain and Agriculture: Singapore-Based Firm Traces Apples via Blockchain

Pome fruit Marketing & export Nov. 17, 2018



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.

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Modi excels at home and abroad

Pome fruit Nov. 16, 2018



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.

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Montague export facility plans

Pome fruit Marketing & export Nov. 2, 2018



Fruit company, Montague, is to build a new $26 million packing and export distribution centre in Melbourne’s Narre Warren North, creating 25 jobs.

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Horticulture’s quiet achiever

Mangoes Pome fruit Stone Fruit Disease & weed control Oct. 30, 2018



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.

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Apple disease control critical

Pome fruit Disease & weed control Sept. 16, 2018

As a major disease threat in his orchards, Victorian apple producer Brad Fankhauser knows how critical it is he carefully manages black spot. Mr Fankhauser, who farms near Drouin in Gippsland, says even in a relatively dry season black spot can be a threat, however the introduction of Luna Sensation fungicide to his program in the 2015/16 season proved to be a gamechanger.

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Pink Lady and Bravo apples among the healthiest

Pome fruit Aug. 29, 2018



Eating apples is good for you, ongoing research carried out by The University of Western Australia (UWA) and Edith Cowan University (ECU) has reaffirmed.

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Brevis – new option for apple thinning

Pome fruit Aug. 29, 2018



A new secondary fruit thinner with a unique mode of action is tipped to revolutionise the way apples are thinned.

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