Tree Crop News

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Free genetic testing for Australian bee breeders

Key information provided will include whether stock is showing any signs of inbreeding

Marketing & export - Technology in agriculture

UQ offers kickstart for new food creations

Kickstarter Grant program enables businesses to put together their launchpad for food innovation success

Pome fruit - Marketing & export

Harvest begins on record Kanzi crop

Kanzi apples now grown in 75 orchards around Australia.

Marketing & export

China’s Dalian port opens direct sea services to Australia

Direct services now available to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and other key Australian ports.

Almonds - Nuts - Fertilisers & nutrition

Unlocking your orchard’s production potential

Biostimulants improve nutrient uptake and efficiency, mitigate plant stress and enhance crop quality.

Harvesting - Technology in agriculture

Automated fruit picking system

Award for unique combination of self driving tractors and flying robots .

Stone Fruit - Marketing & export

Australian peaches and nectarines making their way back to Vietnam

Vietnam is a valuable market for peaches and nectarines.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Australian native bee conference

Integrating beekeeping, crop pollination, hive products and research

Specialty tree crops

Potential of pongamia as renewable fuel

New research project assesses commercial potential of pongamia.

General

Introducing bagMUSTER

Australia’s first not-for-profit, whole-of-industry genuine collection and recycling program for agricultural bags.

Insect & mite control

Mighty small mites, but mighty big damage!

Mites can spread through your crop almost as fast as flying insects or the airborne spores of fungi.

Business solutions & labour

Minimum rate guarantee ‘no sweat’ with ABCgrower

Specialised horticulture software can capture, manage and report all on farm picking and labour activities.

Marketing & export - Packaging & labelling - Post harvest

Calls for automation with local support

Dealing with local manufacturers is now more important than ever given supply chain issues.

Mangoes

Predicting the shelf life of mango fruit cultivars

Project aimed at improving mango shelf life.

Pome fruit

The apple drone Is finally here

A flying tethered quadcopter with an outstretched arm that can intelligently target, grab, and pick apples off a tree could be just around the corner.