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Long-acting herbicide shows its strength for vine and tree crops

A new, longer-acting pre-emergent grass and broadleaf weed herbicide for use in vine and tree crops already has demonstrated its strong effectiveness for growers in trials, including for control of weeds along property fence lines.
Citrus - Featured Crop

Citrus exporter banks on Samurai for premium pack-out

For leading Australian citrus grower and exporter Darren Minter of Victoria’s Minter Magic, several months of complete pest control from systemic insecticide Samurai ensures his export pack-out consistently meets China’s strict first-grade protocol.
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A ‘RAFT’ of benefits from Reefer Air Flow Technologies

It sounds so fundamentally simple, but Reefer Air Flow Technologies'(RAFT) new RAFT Kit significantly improves airflow in refrigerated containers by shifting direction from vertical to horizontal.
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Tech makes biosecurity easier for growers

A new $1.7 million mapping initiative is expected to change how fruit growers will soon respond to biosecurity threats.
Products and services

Boosting Brix leads to stronger crops, bigger yields

While herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides can eliminate pests, they often do so at the expense of beneficial insects, soil microbes, and essential nutrients.
Products and services

Indra in demand

Australian farmers struggling to manage crops in extreme weather are encouraged to follow the lead of farmers around the world and increase anti-stress preventatives to safeguard crops and livelihoods.
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AI delivers smart irrigation solution

A smart irrigation system powered by artificial intelligence, will tell farmers when and where to water their crops in an advance which could one day revolutionise agriculture.
Tree crop insights

Reinventing the pre-seeding double-knockdown tactic

The double-knockdown tactic is a key component of the WeedSmart Big 6 strategy, which aims to keep weed numbers low, preserve herbicide efficacy and give competitive crops ahead start.
Orchard equipment and pruning

Yamaha plans to Prospr with Robotics Plus

New Zealand-based company Robotics Plus, a specialist in agricultural automation solutions, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Yamaha Motor Co to form the foundation of Yamaha Agriculture.
Know your pest

Mighty mites

Mites which specialise in eating plants have modified abrading and sucking mouthparts differing from those with chewing/mandibular mouthparts for mites that eat grain, books, straw, birds, people (as in scabies).
Macadamias

The art of the macadamia masterclass

The Australian Macadamia Association’s macadamia masterclass saw participants gathering in Bundaberg in early February, to learn about harvest and post-harvest management.
Macadamias

Assessing benefits of organic nutrition for macadamia production

Long-term trials of organic soil amendments in macadamia production were established by the Clean Coastal Catchments (CCC) Research project in 2023. The trials have now been underway for almost 18 months at the NSW Centre for Tropical Horticulture near Alstonville.
Specialty tree crops

BASF and partners pump up castor success

Pragati, the world’s first sustainable castor bean program, completed eight years of operation in the 2023-2024 season.
Macadamias

Market access improves for macadamias

The Australian macadamia industry welcomes a major development in trade access, with the Government of India officially gazetting an amendment to its Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) for Australian macadamia nuts.
Specialty tree crops

Australia’s first QTee pears are here

Australian fruit lovers have something new to celebrate with the arrival of the first crop of QTee pears.

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