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Queen of health benefits

A high-antioxidant fruit created in Queensland could have the potential to boost human brain activity and scientists at The University of Queensland are keen to carry out further research.

Tree crop insights

Adapting to climate change

Tree crop insights

Benchmarking for almonds

Tree crop insights

How is your MAP performing?

Cherries - Featured Crop

Exploring New Zealand’s cherry industry

A group of emerging Australian cherry leaders group headed across the Tasman in August, to explore New Zealand's cherry-growing region of Central Otago.

Extending the shelf life of cherries

Fresh cherries have a high moisture content, which makes them highly perishable and limits their storage stability.

Tropical trees - Featured Crop

Millennials and Gen Z drive growth in organic banana category

Global demand for organic bananas is strong. Usually, in northern hemisphere markets, it slows down after the typical winter and early Q1 spike, but it has continued to remain elevated and the outlook is favorable.

Tropical trees - Featured Crop

Expansion boosts avocado industry

Australia’s largest avocado packing, marketing and export business has unveiled a $17 million expansion of its Manjimup facility, using robotics, artificial intelligence and automation to dramatically increase the amount of fruit it can process.

Tropical trees - 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.

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.

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.

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.

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