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Guide to plant sampling on Fertcare site

Getting plant and soil sampling right is fundamental to the development of evidence based nutrient management plans for fertilizer and soil amendments.
Specialty tree crops

Australian Tree Crop Map now featuring truffles!

The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) with support from AgriFutures Australia and Truffle Producers Western Australia Inc have engaged the University of New England’s Applied Agriculture Remote Sensing Centre (AARSC) to map the locations and extent of all truffières across Australia.
Tractors & machinery

Transtak expands its range of bin trailers

Transtak Engineering and Equipment continues to expand and improve the Transtak range of fruit bin trailers and bin handling equipment.
Specialty tree crops

Speciality crops attract special pests

Persimmons are a delicious fruit. The trees are attacked by a pest that doesn’t normally appear to bother other tree crops, says entomologist Dr Ion Stauton.
Specialty tree crops

Persimmon industry gains momentum in Australia

The Australian Persimmon industry is kicking off the start of the 2023 season.
Specialty tree crops

Managing fungal diseases in berry crops

Botrytis grey mould is a common disease facing berry growers, making the recent registration of Miravis Prime fungicide vitally important from both a production and resistance management perspective.
Specialty tree crops

50 years of growing at Lewis Horticulture

Lewis Horticulture is an industry leading Australian owned production nursery providing superior genetic selections of Mediterranean tree crops, together with specialist knowledge and skills for growing pomegranates, high density olives, and figs.
Macadamias

Do higher density plantings lift yield?

The field of computational modelling has advanced significantly in recent years as information technology, in-field data and plant modelling software have been cleverly combined to develop greater confidence in models, including a visual twist!
Macadamias

Factors affecting total kernel recovery

Being able to maximise total kernel recovery is the ‘flagship number’ of growing macadamias, as it is one of the determinants of the yield and profitability of the orchard.
Pruning

App tracks pruning per piece to boost profits

With the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) changes to the Horticulture Award coming into effect last April, many growers have put piece rates in the ‘too hard basket’, but there are still many advantages so long as you have the right tools for the job.
Almonds - News

2023 almond crop harvest

The Almond Board of Australia has released its pre-season crop estimate for 2023.
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Marquis’ new CEO and chair

The world’s largest marketer of macadamias, Marquis Marketing, has announced changes to its leadership team heading into the new year.
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Nutrition program for macadamias

Macadamias require relatively high quantities of the macronutrients, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, as well as strategic ‘top-ups’ of calcium, boron, magnesium and zinc throughout the growing season for optimal yield.
Macadamias

Tree traits to boost macadamia production

Researchers from The University of Queensland have identified two desirable traits in macadamia trees to make orchards more productive and profitable.
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Immunisation of tree crops to be trialled

Hort Innovation has announced an $8.7 million investment to trial tree immunisations that protect Australia’s horticulture industries against the deadly Xylella and Huanglongbing (HLB) diseases.

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Low interest loans for low emissions machinery
Tangible takeaways for growers
AUSVEG welcomes withdrawal of biosecurity tax
Horticultural production value reaches $17 billion
Featured Crops Specialty Trees and Macadamias
Know Your Pest
Feature: Orchard equipment & Pruning
APVMA pulls 532 unregistered products from online stores
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