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Shepparton family preserves fruit at its best
A Shepparton family’s business is set to slash water use in its apple and pear storage facility by up to 80 per cent and stop two tonnes of plastic going to landfill each year as a result of ground-breaking technology.
Read full storyRed Moon® red-fleshed apples to roll out in Australia
It was on a trip to Italy where the Goulburn Valley-based Barolli family first discovered the French-bred, eye-catching, red-fleshed, Red Moon® Surprise Inside® brand apples.
Read full storyProcurement for beginners
Drowning in a sea of supplier contracts, rising costs and process inefficiencies? Dr Hugo Britt outlines seven reasons why it might be time to hire a procurement professional.
Read full storyColes Nurture Fund lets pear growers invest in new cool room technology
A VICTORIAN pear-growing business will regulate fruit humidity and limit water use by introducing new cool room technology. The Damianopoulos family of Masalki Pty Ltd have received a $400,000 Coles Nurture Fund grant which will allow the Shepparton-based operation to reduce its water use by up to 80 per cent. The family is among 16 farmers and food producers across Australia who will share in $5 million from the Coles Nurture Fund to help combat drought.
Read full storyAustralian pears land in Indonesia
New season shipment of Australian pears complemented by promotional ‘Love Australian Pears’ campaign.
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Bravo apple harvest commences
WA’s 2019 Bravo apple harvest has kicked off, with the premium apples now available in retail outlets.
Read full storyImpressive sales of Australian Kanzi apples
Sales of Kanzi apples in Australia is growing at a significant rate.
Read full storyRicó pears ready to roll
New red-blush pears being grown in Australia's Goulburn Valley, with sales to begin in July.
Read full storyIndustry blindsided by 15 April deadline
The apple and pear industry has been blindsided by a 14-day timeframe for the implementation of complex casual wage changes.
Read full storyMontague to open new Queensland facility
Montague Queensland will increase its focus on third party logistics through its new warehouse and packing facility in Brisbane.
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Robotic apple harvest under close scrutiny as world-first commercial harvest underway in New Zealand
Australia apple growers are watching closely as a world first commercial harvesting of apples using robotic machinery gets underway at an orchard in New Zealand.
Read full storyBranded varieties burst into stores
With harvest season well under way, newer varieties are starting to make an appearance in stores. While some start earlier, March is the prime picking month for most varieties, meaning now is the best time to taste an apple you may not have tried before.
Read full storyNew high-tech factory unlocking global opportunities
Shepparton’s Geoffrey Thompson Fruit Packing will juice, sort and export more fresh fruit from the Goulburn Valley thanks to a high-tech new fruit processor.
Read full storyNon-browning Arctic apple could be breakthrough product, overcoming anti-GMO fears
Non-browning apples could change how people think and talk about genetically modified food.
Read full storyHumble pear gets a makeover
Rocky Varapodio has a plan to bring the humble pear into the 21st century.
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