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New control option for cherry rot disease

With fruit ripening and the critical period for rot infections nearly upon them, Tasmanian cherry producers now have a new tool available for managing fungal rot pressures in cherries.
Read full storyNational Residue Survey 2018-2019 results

The Australian apple and pear industry has once again showed “a excellent compliance with food safety standards and demonstrated the strong commitment of the pome fruit industry to good agricultural practice” according to the latest National Residue Survey results.
Read full storyWorking on a sweet deal for apples from Western Australia

The Western Australian government is progressing plans to take a Manjimup-bred apple out into the world.
Read full storyChilean avocados zero in on Australia

An Australian government import risk analysis has recommended the importation of fresh avocados.
Read full storyKatherine's mangoes go high-tech

Mangoes grown in Katherine are going high-tech.
Read full storyCitrus Australia reports record export figures in 2019

Citrus Australia is celebrating another successful export season. Despite growing conditions providing several challenges, particularly around water shortages and access to labour, Citrus Australia General Manager David Daniels says the industry broke the half billion dollar mark in exports for the first time, with data for the last two months of the year (November/December) still to be collated.
Read full storyThe State of Play For Labour Hire

Two more Australian states now have active labour licensing regimes in place with the implementation date passing. However there is still a transition period happening as the systems settle in.
Read full storyAlliance formed to strengthen the global reach of Pink Lady brand

Apple and Pear Australia Limited (APAL), Brandt's Fruit Trees (BFT) and Pink Lady America (PLA) have announced a commercial agreement between the parties to develop trade between the US/Mexico and the broader global Pink Lady network.
Read full storyAustralian fruit exports impacted by Hong Kong protests

The ongoing unrest in Hong Kong is having a "significant impact" on Australian exports, the Mango Industry Association (AMIA) has told ABC News.
Read full storyPollinator grant to bear fruit for avo growers

The federal Government is investing $510,788 in research that could help improve fertilisation of Australia’s avocados by unlocking more of what we know about pollinators.
Read full storyPeach waste used to make bio-packaging

A team in Spain has developed an innovation that uses peach residue to create bio-packaging. The project is called Agropack and is dedicated to creating eco-friendly containers made of fruit.
Read full storyAlmond producer hits pay dirt

The continued rise of plant-based diets, stronger almond prices and surging Australian exports to China have combined to propel almond producer Select Harvests to a bumper 2018-19 result after years of planning.
Read full storyOlive yield doubles through change of technique

Using New Zealand fruit tree management techniques instead of the olive grove management methods used in the Northern Hemisphere and Australia has at least doubled olive yields at trial sites across New Zealand, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)-funded research has shown.
Read full storyDarwin mango industry booming after strong season

Darwin mango growers have defied fires and dry conditions to record a record haul this year.
Read full storyChinese tour for Australian citrus

Citrus growers from Griffith, in NSW hope to gain further insight into the Chinese market as they travel to China on a study tour.
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