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Bright future for plant health research

Disease & weed control Insect & mite control July 15, 2020



Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative helps to protect Australian agriculture.

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Koreans turn to Australian navel oranges during summer

Citrus Marketing & export July 14, 2020



Tariffs on Australian navel oranges to Korea drop to zero this year.

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User friendly fruit fly control

Fruit Fly July 13, 2020



Formulation scientists improve widely used insecticide .

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First effective treatment for citrus greening disease

Disease & weed control July 13, 2020



New treatment effectively kills the bacterium with a naturally occurring molecule found in wild citrus relatives.

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Good potential for Australian date industry

Specialty tree crops July 11, 2020



Date growers association gives farmers new confidence in emerging industry.

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Walnut demand grows

Nuts July 10, 2020



Australian walnut growers are expecting a bumper harvest in 2021 after drought saw production fall sharply in recent years.

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Bee hive 'breathalyser'

Flowering, thinning & PGRs July 9, 2020



New technology sniffs out the devastating American foulbrood disease,

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Ag supply chain traceability boost to keep us ahead

Marketing & export July 8, 2020



Australia’s status as one of the world’s most trusted sources of produce to be enhanced.

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Australia’s largest mango grower transforms supply chain

Mangoes Marketing & export Post harvest July 6, 2020



Whole of chain network improves product tracking for major mango producer.

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Almond tree pollination to attract record number of beehives

Almonds Flowering, thinning & PGRs July 5, 2020



Each year thousands of hives are transported into almond orchards in Victoria's north-west

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Protecting Victorian horticulture from fruit fly impacts

Fruit Fly July 4, 2020



Victoria’s key fruit production regions will continue to be protected from the destructive impacts of QFF.

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Red Sienna Pride pears to hit Aussie supermarket shelves

Pome fruit July 3, 2020



A new red velvet-coloured pear is about to hit the market.

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GRANTS FOR HORTICULTURE NETTING INFRASTRUCTURE

Establishment & maintenance July 2, 2020



Horticultural Netting Infrastructure Grants help primary producers in the Riverland and Adelaide Hills/Greater Adelaide region fund the purchase and installation of new netting or the replacement of any damaged netting over land used to grow horticulture crops.

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2020 Australian macadamia crop on track to reach target

Macadamias July 1, 2020



The 2020 Australian macadamia crop remains on track to reach the forecast 36,500 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture (39,000 tonnes at 10% moisture), announced the industry’s peak body, the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS) today.

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Developing a mechanised citrus harvester

Citrus Harvesting equipment June 28, 2020



Citrus harvester prototypes being developed from olive harvesters.

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