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Pome fruit - Harvesting - Technology in agriculture

New robot technology for apple growers

Monash University engineers have developed a robot capable of performing autonomous apple harvesting.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Can robotic beehives help end the global food shortage?

Beehome is the world's first robotic beehive.

Citrus - Insect & mite control

Monitoring and managing citrus gall wasp

New trap enables growers to accurately monitor CGW populations.

Avocado - Spraying equipment & application

GreenTech Spray System the best for tall trees

GreenTech sprayer produces the right droplets for obtaining the best spray coverage with excellent cost savings and reliability,

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Australian Native Bee Conference to be held in Sydney, 11-12 June 2022.

This biennial summit is the one and only national meeting on native bees.

Spraying equipment & application

Agvet Chemical & Technology Innovation Centre

New regulatory science and research and coordination centre.

Pome fruit

Pink Lady apple creator dies aged 95

The creator of the Pink Lady apple has died at the age 95.

Specialty tree crops - Tropical trees

Australia’s dragon fruit industry set to grow

Australia’s emerging dragon fruit industry is set to grow thanks to a partnership between AgriFutures and CQU.

Business solutions & labour

It’s not new news but the facts back up the feel!

Insufficient skilled workers in Australia to keep up with demand.

Establishment & maintenance

Gaps in tree canopies are big money losers

Too much sunlight – and therefore potential crop – is being wasted in many orchards.

Harvesting - Pruning

Machines boost profits and fill the labour gap

Orchardists are investing in machinery in response to labour pressures and to improve efficiencies.

Macadamias

World's top macadamia processor buys Tomra5C

New equipment eliminates foreign materials, can achieve up to 99.5% purity and is well-suited to separating shell from kernel with a low giveaway.

Technology in agriculture

Growing Smarter in the Mallee 2022 agtech summit

Practical demonstrations, workshops, speakers, trade stalls and farm tours will all be on offer at the Growing Smarter in the Mallee 2022 agtech summit.

Packaging & labelling

Zippmatic packaging solution for producers and retailers

Zippmatic solution is simple to introduce into any packing facility.

Insect & mite control

Understanding aphids

Aphids can transmit viruses and physically damage fruit.

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