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Extending the shelf life of cherries
Fresh cherries have a high moisture content, which makes them highly perishable and limits their storage stability.
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Featured Crop
Scaling the art of ripening through a two-generation partnership
Ripening more than 75,000 boxes of bananas and 100,000 boxes of plantains per week requires precision, predictability and partners who can scale.
Tree crop insights
Fertiliser alternative for growers
As global agriculture faces an unprecedented combination of economic and environmental crises, a revolutionary Australian-made solution is answering some of the biggest talking points: soaring chemical costs driven by geopolitical conflict, the declining nutritional value of heavily fertilised food, and severe soil degradation.
Water supply & irrigation
Almonds and water use
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast an El Niño spring, characterised by warmer ocean surface temperatures in the central Pacific, which can cause drier summers and warmer daytime temperatures.
News
Not all extra virgin olive oils are equal
The Australian Olive Association urges consumers to choose oils carrying the Certified Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil logo after recent retail testing highlights quality failures in many of the imported oils.
Disease & weed control
Macadamia grower transforms pest management
Management of Macadamia Farm Management’s orchards in the Bundaberg region, Queensland, relies on both chemistry and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to get the best results.
Disease & weed control
Prospr the next step in autonomous weed control
Croplands Equipment, in partnership with Yamaha Agriculture, has released a new herbicide spray attachment designed for seamless integration with Prospr, Yamaha Agriculture’s autonomous vehicle platform marking the next phase of automation in horticultural weed control.
Disease & weed control
Timing can make the difference in orchard pest management
In tree crop production, controlling pests is not simply about what you use – it is about when you use it.
News
Breakfast boardroom updates industry
Fresh produce leaders across Australia and New Zealand gained key economic insights into Asia, India and greater Hong Kong at a breakfast boardroom hosted by the International Fresh Produce Association of Australia-New Zealand (IFPA A-NZ) ahead of Asia Fruit Logistica.
News
Australian Citrus Congress hits Mildura for 2027
Following a sold-out Congress in Adelaide in 2026, Citrus Australia is introducing a new alternating format for its flagship industry event.
Products and services
Powering work between the rows
In tree crop production, the big jobs get the attention - spraying, irrigation, pruning, harvesting and crop protection. But it’s the hundreds of smaller jobs in between that keep an orchard running.
Products and services
Parka brings new layer of protection for Australian growers
Agreva Sustainable Agriculture is pleased to welcome Parka, an innovative crop cuticle supplement developed by Cultiva.
Products and services
Dimpling bug targeted by insecticide
Australian apple and pear growers have a new option for managing apple dimpling bug in pome fruit, following approval by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) of a label extension for Versys insecticide.
News
Records tumble at Asia Fruit Logistica
Asia Fruit Logistica concluded its 19th edition today in Hong Kong, underlining its status as the premier global trade platform for Asia's fresh produce business after three days of exhibitions, expert insights and networking at AsiaWorld-Expo.
Water supply & irrigation
Trunk sensors show when orchards are getting thirsty
A new Agriculture Victoria study is testing whether sensors mounted directly on the tree can give growers a clearer, continuous picture of plant water stress in almond, nectarine and pear orchards.
News
Hort leaders selected
An impressive group of 10 current and emerging leaders across the Australian horticulture industry have been selected for the inaugural Global Grower Leaders Program.
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