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CQ producer wins Honey Gold grower award

Mangoes Marketing & export Aug. 3, 2020



Piñata Farms names 2020 Honey Gold Grower of the Year.

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'Climate change-resistant' apple that can keep its colour and crunch could be grown in Australia

Pome fruit Aug. 2, 2020



An apple touted as the first in the world to be resistant to climate change could be grown in Australia as early as next year.

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Nine billion bees on their way to Victoria's almond crops

Almonds Flowering, thinning & PGRs Aug. 2, 2020



Australia's largest mass migration of livestock — in the form of bees — is underway.

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Improving avocado fruit quality: evaluation of post-harvest treatments

Avocado Post harvest July 30, 2020



In Australia, the primary diseases affecting avocado fruit after harvest are anthracnose and stem-end rot.

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Coles opens ripening facility in Melbourne

Post harvest July 29, 2020



Coles has spent $43 million on a ripening facility in Melbourne that will support banana, avocado and mango growers in North Queensland and will ripen fruit from farmers across Australia.

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Aussie input goes into global orchard app

Business solutions & labour Technology in agriculture July 26, 2020



New farm management software is simple and pragmatic.

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AIGN to manage global commercialisation for three Australian-bred plums

Stone Fruit Marketing & export July 25, 2020



A new opportunity to invigorate the market for plums.

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New citrus brand focusing on the premium end of the Australian market

Citrus Marketing & export July 24, 2020



One of Australia's top stone fruit producers has made the successful transition to the citrus category, following the launch of a new brand.

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Victorian pistachio grower looks to male nuts for new hybrid species

Nuts July 23, 2020



Long lead times to develop new pistachio varieties.

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New post-harvest technology for avocado

Avocado Post harvest July 22, 2020



New technology increases shelf life for avocados.

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Help needed for national stingless bee survey

Flowering, thinning & PGRs July 22, 2020



Third decadal national stingless bee survey.

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Longer lasting control of orchard weeds

Disease & weed control Establishment & maintenance July 20, 2020



Broad spectrum weed control using Chateau herbicide.

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Rain cracking in sweet cherries

Cherries July 19, 2020



Research shows that rain cracking in cherries was caused by surface wetness, not by water uptake.

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Enhancing pollination with Bee-Scent

Flowering, thinning & PGRs July 18, 2020



Pheromone-based formulation attracts foraging honeybees.

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Coronavirus restrictions a concern for SA avocado growers

Avocado July 16, 2020



Avocado farmers in South Australia fear they might have to delay their harvest due to coronavirus restrictions and trade disruptions, as interstate produce continues to fill supermarket shelves across the country.

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