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Rapid response prevents exotic snail infestation

A swift response by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (DAFF) technical response team to reports of a possible exotic snail infestation at the Port of Brisbane has prevented a harmful plant pest from taking hold in Australia.

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Ridley grabs Incitec Pivot in $300 million deal

Ridley has entered into a binding arrangement to acquire 100 per cent of the Incitec Pivot Fertiliser distribution business from Dyno Nobel for A$300 million.

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Citrus yields hit big numbers

The citrus industry has launched into what could be the harvest growers have been waiting for to consolidate 2024’s return to pre-Covid levels.

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Local data measures frost impact

Access to highly localised climate monitoring data is transforming how almond producers understand and manage the impact of severe weather events, particularly frost.

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7 Worlds Ag leads in copper fungicides

For the widest range of copper fungicides coupled with the best advice, tree crop growers should look no further than 7 Worlds Ag.

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CropLife releases new resistance management strategies

CropLife Australia, the national peak industry body for the plant science sector, has just released the official 2025 Resistance Management Strategies for fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides.

Tree crop insights

NEM reshapes Australian agriculture with science that listens

Australian farmers face unprecedented challenges: climate variability, soil degradation, and rising input costs. In this evolving landscape, many are turning their attention underground – to the living systems which sustain healthy, resilient crops.

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Protecting crops from extreme weather

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.

Citrus - Featured Crop

Getting under the skin of black core rot

Fruit might look perfect on the outside, but when peeled open it’s sometimes rotten at the core. University of Queensland PhD student Zali Mahony is working hard with others to find out more about black core rot. Symptoms of black core rot are expressed close to or at harvest when it is too late to apply control measure.

Avocado - Featured Crop

Grant to strengthen avo industry

Avocados Australia has been awarded a $200,000 grant over two years through the ASEAN-Australia Centre’s 2024–25 Grants Program.

Citrus - Featured Crop

Faster citrus orchard establishment using less water

The use of a BioStart biostimulant program in a commercial citrus orchard on red sands in NSW has increased soil moisture retention in the top 66 cm of soils, potentially reducing the irrigation required by 33 per cent.

Citrus - Featured Crop

The hidden threat –stem end breakdown in citrus

When it comes to citrus, appearance is everything. A bright, smooth peel is often the first thing buyers notice, and anything less can be a dealbreaker. But for growers, maintaining that flawless look isn’t always easy – especially when facing the challenge of stem end breakdown.

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Floods of fire ants surf south

Just as it seemed that things could not get much worse for householders and travellers affected by floods in Queensland and northern NSW, a new threat has emerged from aggressive fire ants floating south to affect new areas with their painful presence.

Know your pest

A taste of heaven

Many pests can skim through a life cycle in little more than a week and if a mum-pest can produce 50–100 progeny in another week and if, like mites, which we covered last issue, two thirds of those are female, you’ll need a calculator on steroids to work out the percentage increase in population per generation.

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Plant scanner gets green thumbs up

One of the world's most advanced plant phenotyping technologies has made its way to Australia and is poised to revolutionise plant research and agriculture at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ).

Tree Crop News

Rapid response prevents exotic snail infestation

Ridley grabs Incitec Pivot in $300 million deal

Citrus yields hit big numbers

Local data measures frost impact

7 Worlds Ag leads in copper fungicides

CropLife releases new resistance management strategies

NEM reshapes Australian agriculture with science that listens

Protecting crops from extreme weather

Getting under the skin of black core rot

Grant to strengthen avo industry

Faster citrus orchard establishment using less water

The hidden threat –stem end breakdown in citrus

Floods of fire ants surf south

A taste of heaven

Plant scanner gets green thumbs up

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