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Partnership launches packaging trial
Mountain Blue and Opal Partner to launch plastic free cardboard packaging trial
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TRANSTAK deliveries on track
TRANSTAK Engineering and Equipment has been manufacturing and supplying fruit growers with equipment for around 25 years.
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Horticultural career beckons for third generation farmer
Third generation Robinvale local, Will Jury, has taken up a new national role with 7 Worlds Ag.
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Aussie nuts to fulfill international demand
As significant almond and macadamia orchards reach maturity over the next few years, Australia’s tree nut industry looks set to meet growing international demand according to new industry research.
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Tasmanian apple exporters forge new pathways.
A recent collaboration amongst Tasmanian fruit growers has resulted in a container of Tiger Fuji apples successfully exported to Taipei.
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Underground acoustics amplify soil health
Barely audible to human ears, healthy soils produce a cacophony of sounds in many forms – a bit like an underground rave concert of bubbles and clicks.
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Maximising citrus productivity in Sunraysia
When it comes to their nutrition, the Pardos work closely with Carlo Niutta of Nangiloc Ag Supplies and using their $/ha rule of thumb, they have become long-term users of the Haifa range of specialty fertilisers.
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Promising start to apple and pear season
Favourable growing conditions across most regions have contributed to a promising start to the 2024 season, with a good quality crop expected for both apples and pears, according to the Australian Apple and Pear Crop Estimate for 2024, completed annually by APAL.
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Stoller Integrated Solutions help growers
A cohort of agronomists from across the Riverina, Sunraysia and Riverland recently took part in a tree crop walk and training day to learn more about issues facing local growers.
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IFPA - more time needed to implement changes
The International Fresh Produce Association A-NZ (IFPA A-NZ) supports a national approach to ban plastic non-compostable price look-up code (PLU) produce stickers and wants to see compostable adhesive excluded from South Australia's proposed 2025 ban until growers, packers and retailers have more time to phase in approved alternatives.
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Piñata full of mango gold
Honey Gold mango producer Piñata Farms has ended the season on a high with a record January up 43 per cent in volume, and just less than its record season in 2022-2023.
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Moths that bite
If your fruit crop is in the northern rivers of NSW it may have been attacked by giant Fruit Piercing Moths this summer.
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Mixed fortunes for hort
New data shows mixed fortunes for an Australian horticulture sector facing numerous challenges; however, the long-term outlook remains strong with total production value increasing by 2.8 per cent to $16.3 billion.
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Macadamia growers honoured
Australia’s best macadamia growers have been honoured in the industry’s Awards of Excellence, announced the peak industry body, the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS).
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How narrow can we go?
A new Hort Innovation Frontiers project is about to explore planting stone and pome fruit trees in 2m rows with canopies as narrow as a pair of secateurs.
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