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Greens sell Lenswood orchard for $1.2 million
South Australia’s Green family has sold one of its Adelaide orchards for $1.2 million, after 50 years of apple growing at the site to a Singaporean businessman.
Read full storyMontague brings Yello to Australia
Leading grower-packer-marketer signs agreement with Vog and VI.P to begin commercial production.
Read full storyAustralian exports on the back foot
Members of the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA), an advocacy body for leading Australian produce companies, are calling on the federal government to negotiate new market access to key export markets.
Read full storyKiwifruit, apples and pears drive increasing export revenue
New Zealand's horticulture boom is rolling on, with the sector poised to overtake forestry and become the third most valuable primary industry.
Read full storyWhat triggers biennial bearing in apples?
Biennial bearing in apple induces variable yearly yields. Growers usually manage this by removing excess flowers and fruitlets from ‘on’ trees with heavy fruit loads to increase fruit size in the current season and the amount of bloom in the subsequent season.
Read full storyWorking on a sweet deal for apples from Western Australia
The Western Australian government is progressing plans to take a Manjimup-bred apple out into the world.
Read full storyHow to make pears blush:
Pears have been declining in popularity in recent years, but new blush varieties offer opportunities for an image makeover and a revival in fortunes.
Read full storyManaging climate risks
Climate risks to pomefruit crops come in many forms. The main ones are frost, hail, wind, flooding, drought and high temperatures. These are the obvious ones.
Read full storyAustralian pears show promise in Indonesia
Marketing a mix of pear varieties under a broad Australian Pears brand has the potential to boost sales in the rapidly-expanding market in Indonesia, a levy-funded export marketing pilot has shown.
Read full storyCider expansion supported by new supply
The burgeoning local cider industry is set to benefit from a new cider apple supply block at the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Orange Agricultural Institute.
Read full storyConstruction of new packing and export facility commences
Montague have commenced construction of a new packaging facility at Narre Warren North.
Read full storyNew state-of-the-art, produce facility in Rocklea, Queensland
Montague open world-class produce and packing facility opens at the Brisbane Markets.
Read full storyN&A Group and Plunkett Orchards join forces
The N&A Group & Plunkett Orchards are joining forces in a new partnership that will expand their existing alliance to become one of Australia’s largest growers, packers and marketers of all tree fruits.
Read full storyResearch under way to strengthen the safety of apple and pear packhouses
Australian apple and pear packhouses have the opportunity help build industry wide knowledge of absolute microbial risks, and a develop a risk assessment model to best manage them.
Read full storyProtective cropping crucial for apples and pears
Flying foxes are considered keystone species in the Australian landscape. However, they have significant impact on orchards – even with netting. Incursions can result in near-total or total losses to crops.
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