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Stone Fruit - Harvesting

Robots for peach orchards

Robot specifically addresses pruning and fruit thinning of peach trees.

Macadamias - Marketing & export

Global launch of World Macadamia Organisation

The WMO plans to stimulate growth, and help to solidify the long-term foundations for a strong, sustainable macadamia market.

Almonds - Citrus - Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - Water supply & irrigation

Ceres Imaging - Prioritising investments with aerial imaging data

Irrigation imagery that is detailed and high resolution.

Avocado - Disease & weed control

Luna Sensation effective against avocado disease

New chemistry in rotation for disease management program.

Fertilisers & nutrition

Nitrate fertiliser lowers your carbon footprint

Yara is constructing one of the world’s first industrial-scale renewable hydrogen plants Western Australia.

Almonds - Cherries - Nuts - Pome fruit - Specialty tree crops - Stone Fruit - Disease & weed control - Flowering, thinning & PGRs - Fruit Fly - Insect & mite control

Updated plant protection guide

The guide is recognised as a respected and valuable reference for temperate fruit industries.

Avocado

Avocado production steps up across Asia-Pacific

Global Avocado Congress looks at how regional production can help meet growing demand for avocados in Asia.

Avocado - Insect & mite control

Six spotted mite research in avocados

Six spotted mites cause avocado trees to shed leaves and expose the fruit to sunburn.

Almonds - Harvesting

Orchard-Rite: shaker and mover in craftsmanship

Orchard-Rite uses precision technology to manufacture tree shakers for nut harvesting.

Mangoes - Flowering, thinning & PGRs

New research identifies best mango pollinators

Researchers found a dependency on the presence of native vegetation and flowering plants in the landscape.

Macadamias - Insect & mite control

Boosting beneficials and biodiversity key to controlling pests

Research into protecting macadamia orchards from pests is beginning to bear fruit.

Avocado - Marketing & export

‘Avo-cargo’ set for Asian markets in win for first-time exporters

Exporters in WA and Queensland are trialling shipping refrigerated containers of avocados.

Citrus - Harvesting

Trellis systems could pave way for robotic harvesting

Trial is comparing different trellising systems to maximise the capture of sunshine.

Mangoes

Future of mango varieties now with Qld Department of Ag

Queensland's Department of Agriculture is put in charge of commercialising three new varieties.

Water supply & irrigation

Growers using drones to make every drop count

Aerobotics has developed insights into irrigation so that early-stage corrections can be made to improve uniformity in yield and quality.

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