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Australian technology company looking to make its mark in cold storage industry

Pome fruit Post harvest March 1, 2019



An Australian technology company is looking to expand further into the cold storage and fresh produce industry.

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'Nude' shopping next big trend

Avocado Cherries Citrus Mangoes Pome fruit Marketing & export Feb. 27, 2019



But keep your clothes on....’food in the nude’ means beginning of the end for plastic in supermarkets.

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Amateur naturalist finds new population of endangered wild macadamias

Macadamias Nuts Feb. 21, 2019



Thirty-seven new trees of the endangered macadamia jansenii species have been found in Bulburin National Park, south of Rockhampton.

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Mango marathon nears finish line as industry produces its second largest harvest on record

Mangoes Feb. 20, 2019



There are only a few weeks left to buy mangoes at the supermarket before the national harvest draws to a close. While the official numbers will not be available for another few months, the mango industry is confident that it has produced its second biggest crop on record. "It's looking like we'll produce in excess of 10 million trays," Robert Gray said, chief executive of Australian Mango Industry Association.

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Port Augusta sterile insects released in Riverland

Fruit Fly Feb. 20, 2019



Port Augusta has joined the fight against a fruit fly outbreak in the the Riverland.

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Apple industry introduces measures to stop consumers from biting into floury fruit

Pome fruit Feb. 20, 2019



Apples are ripening on trees across Australia, but as hundreds of growers head into the orchards for the busy harvest period, in West Australian growers want this year to be different.

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Can genetic modification save the US citrus industry?

Citrus Feb. 16, 2019



US citrus is being devastated by disease — will consumers be willing to accept GM citrus and so save the industry?

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Dangerous bee virus might be innocent bystander

Flowering, thinning & PGRs Feb. 15, 2019



Beekeepers urged to rethink fears around deadly virus.

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Discovery of pigment in mandarins that helps reduce body fat

Citrus Feb. 15, 2019



Valencian researchers have discovered a pigment, present in mandarins and a few other fruits, that helps reduce body fat by 30%.

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Mainland cherry growers' triumph in China

Cherries Feb. 14, 2019



Cherry growers from the Australian mainland have completed their first full season of trade via airfreight with China since being granted market access.

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Dual action weapon targets citrus pests

Citrus Insect & mite control Feb. 11, 2019



Citrus growers have a new, dual action weapon against key sucking pests that is setting a new benchmark for rapid control, extended protection and fruit marketability compared with other standard industry alternatives.

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Specialty Queen Garnet plums offer IBD hope

Stone Fruit Feb. 10, 2019



The producers of the Queen Garnet plum say new research shows the plum's high antioxidant content may provide relief for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

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Getting a sweet return on mangoes

Mangoes Feb. 10, 2019



A suite of five ACIAR small research activities (SRAs) is bringing together mango supply chain stakeholders and researchers from seven countries in a mango agribusiness program designed to understand the lucrative Chinese mango market and improve livelihoods for smallholder mango producers.

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Almonds rebound strongly ahead of 2019 harvest

Almonds Feb. 9, 2019



INVESTING in frost fans and the use of high-tech water management systems has made for a favourable almond growing season.

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TriCal Australia acquires A-Gas Rural

Nuts Establishment & maintenance Feb. 7, 2019



the TriCal Group has acquired A-Gas Rural and we will now be known as TriCal Australia Pty. Limited.

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