Tree Crop News

Post harvest

Film designed to detect pesticide residue

An inexpensive stick-on film may soon be available to detect residues on fresh produce.

Citrus - Business solutions & labour

State premiers must increase hotel quarantine cap for seasonal workers

Tens of thousands of workers were still required.

Citrus

How the Asian citrus psyllid feeds

The first complete and detailed anatomical study of a psyllid

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

It’s easier than ever to ‘BeeConnected’

New version of the BeeConnected app has just been released.

Specialty tree crops

Carob & Moringa for health and environment

Trees are drought tolerant and can be grown on degraded land.

Macadamias

Macadamia nut 'trampolines' a potential game changer for the industry

Innovation to improve harvest efficiency as well as soil and tree health.

Citrus

Costa to acquire KW Orchards citrus farm

Costa to acquire new orchard and citrus packing facility

Pome fruit - Marketing & export

Record Kanzi apple crop for 2021

An additional 34,000 trees planted this year.

Almonds

Select Harvests restructures food division

Almond producer and marketer to invest in Carina West processing facility.

Specialty tree crops

Growing truffles in Australia

Learn about truffle growing - attend a seminar.

Macadamias - Nuts

Critically endangered macadamia species becomes a plant supermodel

There are only around 100 known trees in existence.

General

Fresh look at the megatrends shaping Australian agriculture

Australian agriculture has some crucial strengths.

Pome fruit

Batlow Apples eyes $6m expansion

Batlow Fruit Company is eyeing expansion that could create 47 full-time jobs.

Cherries - Marketing & export

UTAS team developing new way to stop Asian cherry counterfeiters

Cloud based system helps consumers know they are getting the genuine product.

Mangoes - Tropical trees

Sharing research and technology with the University of Florida

NT government agreement facilitates research into tropical fruits.