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Avocado oil sales to be upheld by surging investments

Avocado April 4, 2019



Global demand for avocado oil is estimated to witness growth at a Y-O-Y of over four per cent in 2019, according to the Avocado Oil Market report put out by Future Market Insights. This growth can be ascribed to a cohort of factors, ranging from changing lifestyles to rising gravitation toward health and well-being. The ever-evolving dietary preferences aligned with the health and wellness trend is foreseen to boost growth of avocado oil.

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Robotic apple harvest under close scrutiny as world-first commercial harvest underway in New Zealand

Pome fruit April 3, 2019



Australia apple growers are watching closely as a world first commercial harvesting of apples using robotic machinery gets underway at an orchard in New Zealand.

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Chalkbrood fungal disease on the rise in Australian beehives — and poor nutrition could be to blame

Flowering, thinning & PGRs March 28, 2019



Beehives around Australia are succumbing to the deadly chalkbrood disease at a faster rate than their overseas counterparts, despite having better hygiene practices.

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Launch of Australian Fresh Produce Alliance

Marketing & export March 26, 2019



The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) brings together Australia’s key fresh produce growers and suppliers, with the common purpose of being the first choice fruit and vegetable industry group for government and retailers to engage with.

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Airfreight provides fresh Australian cherries

Cherries March 26, 2019



Chinese traders cite freshness due to airfreight as key reason for purchasing Australian cherries this season

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Using high-tech cartography to count fruit trees 6,000 times faster than we can

Business solutions & labour Establishment & maintenance Technology in agriculture March 26, 2019



A new tech start-up is helping farmers take the guess work out of predicting the flowering and fruiting of their crops.

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Common fruit flies are beginning to build a resistance to common insecticides

Fruit Fly March 25, 2019



Fruit flies in temperate parts of the country are becoming resistant to common insecticides, new research has found.

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Opportunities for Australian pomegranates

Specialty tree crops March 24, 2019



Australia’s pomegranate industry could rival Peru by 2020.

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Branded varieties burst into stores

Pome fruit March 21, 2019



With harvest season well under way, newer varieties are starting to make an appearance in stores. While some start earlier, March is the prime picking month for most varieties, meaning now is the best time to taste an apple you may not have tried before.

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Mango industry discovers highly infectious bacteria as cause of ugly veins of resin canal discolouration

Mangoes Disease & weed control March 20, 2019



Scientists have worked out what causes ugly veins to appear in mangoes — a breakthrough that could save the industry millions of dollars each year.

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New high-tech factory unlocking global opportunities

Pome fruit Stone Fruit Packaging & labelling March 20, 2019



Shepparton’s Geoffrey Thompson Fruit Packing will juice, sort and export more fresh fruit from the Goulburn Valley thanks to a high-tech new fruit processor.

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Stem cell science being used to smash avocado shortage by speeding up tree growth

Avocado March 19, 2019



In a dim pink room at the University of Queensland, thousands of small avocado trees are being grown from cuttings and lovingly tended to.

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This robot gripper can lift 100 times its own weight

Technology in agriculture March 18, 2019



This robot gripper can pick up unconventional items like fruit.

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Non-browning Arctic apple could be breakthrough product, overcoming anti-GMO fears

Pome fruit March 18, 2019



Non-browning apples could change how people think and talk about genetically modified food.

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Avocado seeds may be able to treat inflammation

Avocado March 16, 2019



Avocado seed extracts could be a potential source for novel anti-inflammatory compounds that could be developed as a functional food ingredient or pharmaceuticals, according to researchers.

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