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Big new in small JD tractors – and GUSS

Tractors & machinery Tree crop insights Nov. 5, 2023



JOHN Deere has rolled out its big guns in the smaller tractor, with its new 5ML tractor making its Australian debut at a Mildura high value crop (HVC) field day in early October.

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Beneficial bacteria activate avocado enterprise in WA

Avocado Tree crop insights Oct. 30, 2023



Health is the key to the future for WA avocado grower Nigel Love, who says it is a chain reaction starting with healthy roots.

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Product and precision are the key says KENSO

Tree crop insights Oct. 2, 2023



In the dynamic world of horticulture, where tree crops such as almonds, walnuts, apples, pears, and citrus play a pivotal role in the local economy, improved farm management practices become more important every year.

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Impact of tree density on water and nitrogen use

Tree crop insights Sept. 4, 2023



The Australian almond industry has expanded from 7038 ha to 60,463 ha since 2006, with most plantings being irrigated with efficient drip systems.

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Mineral mapping for more robust avocados

Tree crop insights Sept. 2, 2023



Mineral nutrition of horticultural crops is crucial for high productivity and good quality produce. Well-fertilised plants are more resilient against adverse environments and disease (Lahav and Kadman 1980).

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AgPick seeks growers’ input on analytics project

Tree crop insights Sept. 1, 2023



Australian agritech provider AgPick Technology is calling on growers to input into a six-month analytics development project in a bid to empower them with better tools to enable data-driven decisions.

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Apple fruit thinning benefits too great to ignore

Pome fruit Tree crop insights Aug. 29, 2023



Some apple growers can get nervous about using chemical fruit thinners. However, Sam Boyce, operations manager at a Goulburn Valley orchard, says the savings in manual thinning and early market sales benefits are simply too great to ignore.

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Should I replace or renew my old frost fan?

Tree crop insights Aug. 26, 2023



Australian Frost Fans is the sister business to New Zealand Frost Fans, which manufactures the well-known FrostBoss range of frost fans. The FrostBoss C49 (4-blade machine) is the best-selling machine in Australia and New Zealand.

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Macadamia Grower guide has the answers

Macadamias Tree crop insights Aug. 26, 2023



Good management of nutrition and soil health in macadamia orchards is crucial for sustaining productive capacity and increasing fertility over time.

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Early start essential to tame high-density pears

Tree crop insights July 13, 2023



High-density planting of pear trees on seedling rootstock can match early and high yields of high-density plantings of apple trees on size-controlling rootstocks, but only when pear trees are tamed early. It is important to recognise that the growth habit of the pear is different from that of the apple.

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Lindsay Rural blueberry field trip, Coffs Harbour

Tree crop insights June 25, 2023



Lindsay Rural’s Australian team reflected on the important role it plays in the horticultural supply chain during a one-day field trip as part of a week-long company conference held at Coffs Harbour recently.

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Australian native finger lime industry overview

Tree crop insights June 23, 2023



Finger limes, scientifically known as Citrus australasica, are endemic to the rainforest regions of South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales in Australia.

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