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Sea freight and storage disorders in stone fruit

With air freight costs expected to remain high for the foreseeable future, a large proportion of Australian stone fruit is likely to be exported via sea freight in upcoming seasons.
Read full storyVayego targets pests but soft on beneficials

Control of codling moth in the southern Queensland apple growing region of Stanthorpe is important for local growers, given how damaging the pest can be.
Read full storyCarbon offset funding for CQ Pongamia project

Last August, California-based Terviva established a 9.5ha Pongamia research and development site in Emerald in Queensland.
Read full storyAustralian Tree Crop Map now featuring truffles!

The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) with support from AgriFutures Australia and Truffle Producers Western Australia Inc have engaged the University of New England’s Applied Agriculture Remote Sensing Centre (AARSC) to map the locations and extent of all truffières across Australia.
Read full storySpeciality crops attract special pests

Persimmons are a delicious fruit. The trees are attacked by a pest that doesn’t normally appear to bother other tree crops, says entomologist Dr Ion Stauton.
Read full storyManaging fungal diseases in berry crops

Botrytis grey mould is a common disease facing berry growers, making the recent registration of Miravis Prime fungicide vitally important from both a production and resistance management perspective.
Read full storyPersimmon industry gains momentum in Australia

The Australian Persimmon industry is kicking off the start of the 2023 season.
Read full story50 years of growing at Lewis Horticulture

Lewis Horticulture is an industry leading Australian owned production nursery providing superior genetic selections of Mediterranean tree crops, together with specialist knowledge and skills for growing pomegranates, high density olives, and figs.
Read full storyExport a major focus for Australian lychee growers

The Australian lychee industry exports around 22 per cent of the national crop.
Read full storyPomegranates – new crop for North Queensland

Pomegranates have potential in FNQ, but more work still needs to be done.
Read full storyQld trial tests value of climate-smart Pongamia

Pongamia offers an environmentally friendly opportunity that spans food, feed, fuel and carbon revenue.
Read full storyAustralian pine nut strategic RD&E plan

Plan outlines the key priorities for the development of an Australian pine nut industry,
Read full storySustainable truffle orchard floor management

The Australian truffle industry is more than 20 years old and is the fourth largest producer of truffles in the world.
Read full storyAustralia’s dragon fruit industry set to grow

Australia’s emerging dragon fruit industry is set to grow thanks to a partnership between AgriFutures and CQU.
Read full storyThe beauty of the beauty leaf tree

Potential large-scale plantation tree for biofuel and timber production.
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