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Avocado production set to increase in Western Australia
Alterra’s new 300ha avocado expansion, titled ‘carpenters project’, set for Pemberton in state’s south west.
Read full storyPrime Minister asking visitors to go home "counterproductive" for horticultural industry
Horticultural industry leaders are urging backpackers not to go home.
Read full storyAustralian papaya harvest ramps up
The harvest outlook appears healthy for Australian papaya growers.
Read full storySweet taste of success
The first trial shipment of Australian persimmons to Thailand has been a success with the fruit selling out shortly after arrival.
Read full storyCitrus census shows positive growth trends
The Australian citrus industry is in the middle of a growth phase.
Read full storyVisa extensions welcome, uniform approach sought from states
Citrus Australia has welcomed today’s (April 4) Federal Government decision to allow Working Holiday Makers (backpackers) and Pacific Islanders to extend their stay for up to 12 months of work.
Read full storyHort Innovation handbook released
The latest edition of the Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook is now live.
Read full storyAustralian mango season wraps up
The Australian mango season has finished for 2019-20, and it was a year in which the industry continued to take big steps towards growing its export program.
Read full storyCoronavirus workplace casualties offered leg-up picking fruit
Workers who have found themselves unexpectedly unemployed amid the coronavirus crisis in North Queensland are quickly filling the void when it comes to the backpacker shortage.
Read full storyBackpackers stay to assist Tasmanian fruit growers
With borders closing and quarantine measures are put in place around the world, some backpackers are choosing to stay in Tasmania to wait out the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read full storyGrowers push on with harvest as food supply chain stands strong
Australia’s fresh food supply chain is standing strong as the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve.
Read full storyCitrus canker restrictions lifted in Darwin
Australia may soon be declared free of citrus canker, as the Northern Territory gets closer to eradicating the deadly disease, nearly two years to the date of its initial detection.
Read full storyRecord harvest of Queen Garnet
Nutrafruit is looking at ways to extend the value of the Queen Garnet plum year-round after a record year
Read full storyAustralian industry calls for visa relief
Industry bodies from right across Australia’s horticultural sector have called on the Federal government to extend the visas of foreign workers in the midst of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
Read full storyReducing synthetic chemical use
An Australian product that allows growers to optimise yield and reduce environmental impact through the use of naturally occurring microbes and fungi, is growing in popularity.
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