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Nuts - Featured Crop

Productivity push for nut industries

The nut industry is set to become a big winner out of Hort Innovation’s $760 million R&D portfolio.

Branching out

David Pollock Joins New Edge Microbials

New Edge Microbials is pleased to welcome David Pollock as Territory Sales and Development Manager for New South Wales, based in Dubbo.

Branching out

AgNova has new NSW manager

AgNova Technologies Pty Ltd sources, develops and distributes specialty crop protection and production solutions for agricultural and horticultural producers, and for selected non-crop users.

Featured Crop

Central Queensland family wins Honey Gold grower of the year

Central Queensland fruit growing business Groves Grown Tropical Fruits of Yeppoon has won Piñata Farms’ Honey Gold Grower of the Year award at the annual Honey Gold Congress.

Hort Connections

Syngenta’s strong roots in Hort Connections blossoms in 2025

Amid the bright lights and loud signs at Hort Connections 2025, in the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, stood a tree bearing the symbolism of a big move for Syngenta.

Hort Connections

Hort Connections sets sights on Adelaide

Hort Connections 2025 has been run and done – and the 2026 event has been set for Adelaide.

News

Picking the stars of Tassie fruit industry

The 2025 award recipients for the Tasmanian Fruit Industry were announced at June’s industry awards dinner, held as part of the Fruit Growers Tasmania 33rd industry conference in Hobart.

News

Rapid response prevents exotic snail infestation

A swift response by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (DAFF) technical response team to reports of a possible exotic snail infestation at the Port of Brisbane has prevented a harmful plant pest from taking hold in Australia.

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Ridley grabs Incitec Pivot in $300 million deal

Ridley has entered into a binding arrangement to acquire 100 per cent of the Incitec Pivot Fertiliser distribution business from Dyno Nobel for A$300 million.

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Citrus yields hit big numbers

The citrus industry has launched into what could be the harvest growers have been waiting for to consolidate 2024’s return to pre-Covid levels.

Products and services

Local data measures frost impact

Access to highly localised climate monitoring data is transforming how almond producers understand and manage the impact of severe weather events, particularly frost.

Products and services

7 Worlds Ag leads in copper fungicides

For the widest range of copper fungicides coupled with the best advice, tree crop growers should look no further than 7 Worlds Ag.

News

CropLife releases new resistance management strategies

CropLife Australia, the national peak industry body for the plant science sector, has just released the official 2025 Resistance Management Strategies for fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides.

Tree crop insights

NEM reshapes Australian agriculture with science that listens

Australian farmers face unprecedented challenges: climate variability, soil degradation, and rising input costs. In this evolving landscape, many are turning their attention underground – to the living systems which sustain healthy, resilient crops.

Products and services

Protecting crops from extreme weather

Australian farmers struggling to manage crops in extreme weather are encouraged to follow the lead of farmers around the world and increase anti-stress preventatives to safeguard crops and livelihoods.