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High K is a broad-spectrum liquid fertiliser designed to enhance crop yields, improve quality, and promote plant health.
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Co-op for olive industry
There’s a revolution looking to reshape the Australian olive industry.
Business solutions & labour
Automated fertigation-safer, faster and precise
Across almonds, avocados, macadamias, citrus and other high-value crops, the pressure to maximise yield is increasing while skilled labour becomes harder to secure and WHS expectations continue to rise.
News
SA swoops on first varroa outbreak
The varroa mite detection in a managed hive at Pooginook, in South Australia’s Riverland, was made during surveillance activities which have been in place since varroa was first detected in NSW in 2022.
Insect & mite control
Softer chemistry - better quality
Utilising softer chemistry options to control pest such as fruit spotting bug has become essential to achieve high yields of quality nuts in Macadamia orchards around Bundaberg, Queensland.
Insect & mite control
Spotting the yellow spotted stink bug
You may be familiar with the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), but how much do you know about its dotted relation, the yellow spotted stink bug ( Erthesina fullo )?
Fertilisers & nutrition
Foliar fertilisation increases cherry yield
Foliar fertilisation in sweet cherry cultivation is now a widespread practice, as macro- and micronutrients have a positive effect on both fruit yield and quality.
Bees and pollination
Combing through genetics delivers tools to keep bees busy
Australian researchers are delving into the secret life of bees in a quest to breed more resilient, productive and happy honey-makers.
Tree crop insights
Too hot to harvest: rising heat threatens farm labour and food security
As the mercury rises, heat stress is emerging as a hidden challenge – threatening the productivity, costs and resilience of Australian agriculture.
Tree crop insights
Breeding better macadamia trees for Australian growers
A new project is set to deliver better macadamia trees for Australian growers.
Tree crop insights
Just ask a farmer
BASF Agricultural Solutions Australia has launched Ask a Farmer, a national initiative designed to bring Australians closer to the farmers who grow their food.
Know your pest
Nosy weevils come by the dozen – and more
Ion Staunton is an entomologist at Pestech.com.au, manufacturers of PyBo Natural Pyrethrum Insecticidal Concentrate. Ask your Ag supplier or talk to a human: 1800 12345 7
Weevils are a family of beetles, easy to identify – just check out the drawings.
Pome fruit
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Stone Fruit
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Featured Crop
New apple makes a ‘magic’ debut in 2025
Just three years after its first commercial plantings, 2025 marked a major milestone for the Fruit Australia Group with the debut of its first early volumes of Sunrise Magic apples.
Pome fruit
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Stone Fruit
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Featured Crop
New option for Botrytis control in cherries
Botrytis grey mould ( Botrytis cinerea ) has long been overlooked as the cause of serious fruit losses, in an industry that has consistently battled brown rot ( Monilinia spp.).
Pome fruit
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Stone Fruit
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apple
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Featured Crop
Bravo apples win best fresh snack award
It’s official – Bravo apples, the distinctive burgundy apples grown throughout Australia, are winning over fans on the east coast this spring, having been named one of Australia’s healthiest snacks.
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