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IPM, insects and mites… the short version

Insect & mite control Oct. 25, 2022



Plants grow. Insects see them as desirable food. Then they become pests.

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Fruit tree removal helps rid fruit fly in GMV

Fruit Fly Oct. 24, 2022



The removal of fruit fly habitat in Victoria’s Goulburn Murray Valley region has impacted on fruit fly activity by disrupting potential habit.

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New macadamia varieties to lower production costs

Macadamias Oct. 24, 2022



Macadamia growers could significantly reduce their labour costs in the future through new tree varieties that are shorter and enter production earlier.

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Inviting biodiversity benefits into tree crops

Bees and pollination Oct. 24, 2022



In the hills behind Byron Bay at Newrybar, the coffee pioneering Zentvelds family, are in their third year of planting cover crops in select sites across the coffee farm.

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Autumn fruit flies and warm spring: high risk

Fruit Fly Oct. 21, 2022



Bronwyn Koll expects another high-pressure fruit fly season (2022–2023) given several factors.

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Fruit fly control major focus in recent years

Fruit Fly Oct. 20, 2022



Controlling fruit fly has become a major focus on the 500 hectares of citrus orchards of the Nutrano Produce Group in the Sunraysia region at Mildura.

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CGA ‘AusCherrySure’ MRL app released

Cherries Pome fruit Oct. 17, 2022



Cherry growers who export, must comply with a different set of maximum residue levels (MRLs) for each country.

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New sensor for storage disorders in stone fruit

Pome fruit Stone Fruit Oct. 16, 2022



Agriculture Victoria is collaborating with a Melbourne-based agtech company to assess the accuracy and utility of a prototype fluorescence sensor to detect and predict storage disorders in stone fruit.

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Stroby WG fungicide now available from AgNova

Pome fruit Stone Fruit Oct. 16, 2022



AgNova has announced a new distribution agreement with BASF Australia for the popular strobilurin fungicide Stroby WG.

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Apple thinning: a returning challenge!

Pome fruit Harvesting Oct. 14, 2022



Many of today’s most grown apple varieties need fruit thinning to obtain the right fruit bearing, desired fruit size, and to avoid biennial bearing.

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Why peach stones split and what causes gum?

Stone Fruit Oct. 13, 2022



Peaches, like all stone fruit, grow in three stages. Understanding this can help you to understand the factors contributing to stone split and gum to exude from peaches, Bas van den Ende writes.

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Highly anticipated NZ apricots set to launch

Stone Fruit Oct. 12, 2022



New Zealand’s summerfruit industry has established NZ Summerfresh Ltd to commercialise the first three new apricot cultivars released by Plant & Food Research after nearly two decades of research and development.

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Non-destructive quality measuring in stone fruit

Stone Fruit Oct. 11, 2022



Measuring changes in stone fruit ripeness during fruit growth is an important step to help determine when growers need to harvest and guide them with their postharvest handling and marketing strategy.

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New mango comms manager

Mangoes Branching out Oct. 10, 2022



The Australian Mango Industry Association has welcomed a new communication manager. After the departure of Jessica Mitchell after six years of dedicated work, the AMIA has welcomed Gabby Taylor to take on the comms role.

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Haifa’s new SA and NSW agronomist

Branching out Oct. 7, 2022



Haifa Australia has welcomed the appointment of Sheri Robinson to the role of sales agronomist for the South Australia and the Riverina region in New South Wales.

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