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Honey Gold mangoes are back for summer

One of Australia’s favourite mangoes – the Honey Gold – returns to supermarket shelves nationally this week as producer Piñata Farms transitions its Northern Territory harvest from Darwin to the main farm at Katherine.

Macadamia season done and dusted

New avocado ambassador

Products and services

Holistic management approach for Nangiloc citrus orchard

Tree crop insights

From Canada to Australia – a diverse career in crop protection

From the prairies of Manitoba in central Canada to the farming regions of southern Australia, Orville Hildebrand has built a diverse career in agriculture.

It’s the simple things that count

After a career in agriculture spanning nearly four decades, Stephen York believes it’s the simple things that count when it comes to building strong and successful relationships with customers.

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

A high input approach to almond growing, ensuring nutrient replacement and also catering to the following season’s crop, is paying dividends for the Australian Farming Services (AFS) property at Kenley in Victoria’s Murray Valley region.

Australian fresh produce industry wins prestigious global award

The Australian fresh produce industry’s ‘Fruit and Veggies Yummy Yummy’ campaign with The Wiggles has won the Produce Business global marketing innovation award at the New York Produce Show and Conference.

Products and services

Fertilising made simple

High K is a broad-spectrum liquid fertiliser designed to enhance crop yields, improve quality, and promote plant health.

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.

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