Tree Crop News

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Visionary Mike Arnold in Citrus Hall of Fame

Lasting change requires vision, leadership and absolute commitment to the cause – all traits displayed by Mike Arnold over decades of selfless leadership in the Australian citrus industry.

General

NFFC appoints new chair

The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) is delighted to welcome John Webster as the new independent chairperson.

News

Perth to host evokeAG 2024

Following a sell-out 2023 event in Adelaide, evokeAG. organiser AgriFutures Australia in partnership with the Western Australian Government has announced the event will head west to WA in February 2024.

News

Local council at Logistica Hong Kong

Greater Shepparton City Council will once again be attending Asia Fruit Logistica, with a delegation including the mayor and CEO to travel to Hong Kong in September this year.

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Record broken for 2023 Hort Connections

Preparations for Hort Connections 2023 are well underway, with the Trade Show sold out two months before the doors open, new speakers and events added to the event program, and AUSVEG opening funding opportunities for growers to attend the event.

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2022 Australian Biosecurity Awards

Summerfruit CEO, Trevor Ranford has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Industry category.

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Horticulture Awards 2023 nominations

Nominations have been finalised for the Australian and New Zealand horticulture industry’s most prestigious recognition, the Horticulture Awards for Excellence.

Almonds - News

Almond crop 25% below estimates

The 2023 Australian almond crop has failed to live up to pre-season expectations and looks set to be down by up to 25% on estimate.

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Vietnam fruit exports resume

Summerfruit exports to Vietnam have resumed, albeit after a bit of a false start.

Pruning

Mobishear tops for pruning equipment

If you need new pruning equipment this season, Mobishear Australia is well worth a look.

Specialty tree crops

Sea freight and storage disorders in stone fruit

With air freight costs expected to remain high for the foreseeable future, a large proportion of Australian stone fruit is likely to be exported via sea freight in upcoming seasons.

Pruning

Fruiting wall sets up orchard for the future

A multi leader ‘quad stem’ tree with four leaders has been adopted by a Goulburn Valley pome fruit grower as a way of improving fruit quality and consistency now, and also setting up the orchard for the future.

Specialty tree crops

Vayego targets pests but soft on beneficials

Control of codling moth in the southern Queensland apple growing region of Stanthorpe is important for local growers, given how damaging the pest can be.

Bees and pollination

Plan Bee flies south to Tasmania

Last month a Plan Bee team made up of Nadine Chapman and Erica Mo, University of Sydney; Slavi Nenov, NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI); and Frewioni Baume (contractor for NSW DPI) headed to Tasmania, to meet with various breeders and beekeepers to collect samples and to chat about the potential impact of genetic improvement.

Bees and pollination

Early pest detection linked to eradication

With a coastline of 60,000 kilometres and almost 30,000 commercial and recreational beekeepers, Australia offers a variety of pathways for exotic pests to enter the country and multiple opportunities for beekeepers to detect them.