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Products and services

Harvista helps apple grower

Managing harvest maturity and minimising fruit drop in a high-volume operation were the driving factors behind South Australian apple grower Noel Mason and partners decision to add near-harvest solution Harvista to AG and HC Mason’s orchard program about five years ago.

Almonds - Featured Crop

High input almond growing pays-off at Kenley

Australian fresh produce industry wins prestigious global award

Products and services

Fertilising made simple

Olives - Featured Crop

Co-op for olive industry

There’s a revolution looking to reshape the Australian olive industry.

Business solutions & labour

Automated fertigation-safer, faster and precise

Across almonds, avocados, macadamias, citrus and other high-value crops, the pressure to maximise yield is increasing while skilled labour becomes harder to secure and WHS expectations continue to rise.

SA swoops on first varroa outbreak

The varroa mite detection in a managed hive at Pooginook, in South Australia’s Riverland, was made during surveillance activities which have been in place since varroa was first detected in NSW in 2022.

Insect & mite control

Softer chemistry - better quality

Utilising softer chemistry options to control pest such as fruit spotting bug has become essential to achieve high yields of quality nuts in Macadamia orchards around Bundaberg, Queensland.

Insect & mite control

Spotting the yellow spotted stink bug

You may be familiar with the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), but how much do you know about its dotted relation, the yellow spotted stink bug ( Erthesina fullo )?

Fertilisers & nutrition

Foliar fertilisation increases cherry yield

Foliar fertilisation in sweet cherry cultivation is now a widespread practice, as macro- and micronutrients have a positive effect on both fruit yield and quality.

Bees and pollination

Combing through genetics delivers tools to keep bees busy

Australian researchers are delving into the secret life of bees in a quest to breed more resilient, productive and happy honey-makers.

Tree crop insights

Too hot to harvest: rising heat threatens farm labour and food security

As the mercury rises, heat stress is emerging as a hidden challenge – threatening the productivity, costs and resilience of Australian agriculture.

Tree crop insights

Breeding better macadamia trees for Australian growers

A new project is set to deliver better macadamia trees for Australian growers.

Tree crop insights

Just ask a farmer

BASF Agricultural Solutions Australia has launched Ask a Farmer, a national initiative designed to bring Australians closer to the farmers who grow their food.

Nosy weevils come by the dozen – and more

Ion Staunton is an entomologist at Pestech.com.au, manufacturers of PyBo Natural Pyrethrum Insecticidal Concentrate. Ask your Ag supplier or talk to a human: 1800 12345 7 Weevils are a family of beetles, easy to identify – just check out the drawings.

Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - Featured Crop

New apple makes a ‘magic’ debut in 2025

Just three years after its first commercial plantings, 2025 marked a major milestone for the Fruit Australia Group with the debut of its first early volumes of Sunrise Magic apples.

Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - Featured Crop

New option for Botrytis control in cherries

Botrytis grey mould ( Botrytis cinerea ) has long been overlooked as the cause of serious fruit losses, in an industry that has consistently battled brown rot ( Monilinia spp.).

Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - apple - Featured Crop

Bravo apples win best fresh snack award

It’s official – Bravo apples, the distinctive burgundy apples grown throughout Australia, are winning over fans on the east coast this spring, having been named one of Australia’s healthiest snacks.

Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - Featured Crop

AgTech solutions for narrow orchard systems in Western Australia

Two-dimensional (2D) multileader narrow orchards, characterised by tightly spaced rows (typically 2-2.5m) with planar cordon canopy training, are emerging as the future of modern fruit production to meet the challenges of labour shortage, resource efficiency, and sustainability

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