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Citrus Australia does not agree with calls for moratorium on new water-use licences

Citrus May 24, 2019



Citrus Australia does not agree with calls for a moratorium on issuing new water-use licences.

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First time for Tango mandarin

Citrus May 23, 2019



Yambellup Estate citrus producer Richard Eckersley will pluck this season’s latest seedless mandarin, the Tango, for the first time this harvest.

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New robot set to reduce the potential for workplace injuries

Packaging & labelling May 22, 2019



A new collaborative robot system that can operate 24 hours a day and reduce workplace injuries, is being showcased at the Australian Banana Industry Congress on the Gold Coast.

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No more water licences: Almond Board calls for moratorium

Almonds Water supply & irrigation May 20, 2019



A moratorium should prevent the issue of any new water licences for new developments in the southern Murray Darling Basin states until a review has been completed into the river system's ability to meet current demands, the peak body for Australia's fast-growing almond industry says.

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Mango auto-harvester a good pick in Queensland

Mangoes Harvesting equipment May 18, 2019



Claimed as a world’s first, CQUniversity Professor Kerry Walsh has revealed details of its mango auto-harvester at this week’s Australian Mango Industry Association conference in Darwin.

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Websters spends $8m on bees for almond production

Almonds Flowering, thinning & PGRs May 16, 2019



Webster Limited has acquired Australian Rainforest Honey's 5,500 bee hives for $8.2 million.

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Fixing ugly fruit

Mangoes May 15, 2019



Researchers at Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture have found a way to make some cosmetically “ugly” fruit more palatable.

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Fruit fly eradication fight in South Australia boosted by new x-ray irradiation machine

Fruit Fly May 11, 2019



South Australia will be able to produce up to 50 million sterile fruit flies a week to protect the state's $1.2 billion horticulture industry.

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Record almond crop good for exports

Almonds May 10, 2019



A record Australian almond harvest is being matched by strong demand from China in the wake of sanctions on US imports.

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Record expected for Hass avocados

Avocado May 10, 2019



Australian avocado consumers are set for a bumper season with a nine per cent increase in volumes on supermarket shelves this season.

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Major steps forward for Australian jujube industry

Specialty tree crops May 10, 2019



The formalisation of the Australian jujube industry has taken another major step, with the launch of the South Australian Jujube Growers Association Inc.

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Great prices for the start of Australian pomegranate season

Specialty tree crops May 9, 2019



Exceptional start to Australia's pomegranate season for growers, with large fruit providing some bumper prices given the warmer spring and summer.

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Avocado that does not brown for 10 days

Avocado May 9, 2019



Naturo All Natural Technologies have officially launched their full range of sliced, diced and smashed avocado products for the food service industry.

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Woolworths back supply chain revolution

Marketing & export May 8, 2019



Woolworths is launching a bold plan to stop food waste and reshape the supply chain with the use of technology.

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Shepparton family preserves fruit at its best

Pome fruit Post harvest May 8, 2019



A Shepparton family’s business is set to slash water use in its apple and pear storage facility by up to 80 per cent and stop two tonnes of plastic going to landfill each year as a result of ground-breaking technology.

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