Tree Crop News

Tree crop insights

Why avocado prices keep changing – and how science could steady them

Our scientists are uncovering the hormonal secrets behind fruit drop to help maximise and stabilise production for the Australian avocado industry.

Know your pest

Time to listen for caterpillars

For your next crop inspection, winkle the wax out of your ears and you hardly need to look.

Products and services

Solutions to seasonal challenges

Chris Dunphy is a multitasker – which is why he is always looking for viable solutions for the right price at the right time.

Products and services

New calcium fertiliser unlocks future crop potential

A new calcium fertiliser being launched to Australian fruit and vegetable growers is set to deliver a solution to one of the key limitations to optimum plant production and, in turn, offer potential to significantly improve marketable yields.

Featured Crop

Persimmon Productivity Program update

By Dr Tahir Khurshid, NSW DPIRD, Dareton This article summarises the project activities for the National persimmon varietal evaluation program – PR17000.

Macadamias - Featured Crop

Weather impacts macadamia yields

Australia’s mid-season macadamia crop forecast has been sharply downgraded, as growers and processors manage one of the most difficult and unpredictable seasons in recent years.

Products and services

Four products -4Farmers

4Farmers was originally set up by, not surprisingly, four farmers who knew farmers in other countries were paying a lot less for farm chemicals than farmers here in Australia.

Products and services

Smart orchard protection for a changing climate

Farming has never been easy, but these days the weather can really test your patience—and your bottom line.

Tropical trees - Featured Crop

A fresh approach to mango scale management

As sustainability gains momentum in horticulture, the need to include non-chemical methods in pest management has never been more crucial.

Cherries - Featured Crop

Premio – science behind the quality

Australian cherry exports are once again on the rise, with countries around the world continually requesting the high-quality fruit Australian growers have to offer.

News

Project aims to reduce admin for vegetable, onion and potato growers

A new Hort Innovation project is set to streamline the way grower feedback is collected across the vegetable industry.

Harvesting Equipment

Bin handling – why growers look to Transtak

For many Australian fruit growers, the bin trailer is a piece of gear which quietly gets on with the job season after season.

News

A tree-mendous partnership

In a surprise reveal few saw coming, but has delighted families nationwide, the Australian fruit and vegetable industry has announced it will back The Wiggles celebrating the wildly popular character The Tree of Wisdom.

News

Horticulture’s $1 billion annual productivity opportunity

A new report from Hort Innovation and the Centre for International Economics has revealed high adoption of productivity enhancing innovation would benefit the Australian industry by about $1 billion annually in additional value added, reaching $22 billion in 2040.

Cherries

Symposium bringing industry together

Cultiva was proud to serve as a platinum sponsor of the 10th International Cherry Symposium, held June 1- 5, 2025, in Richland, Washington, in the heart of one of the world’s most productive cherry-growing regions.