Mildura storage facilities boost fruit exports and jobs

New fruit warehouse and cold storage facility to boost horticulture exports.

Manage fruit fly better with Fruition Nova

Fruition Nova is the latest improvement on the original Fruition design.

A power-packed substitute food for pollinators

Spirulina is a nutrient-filled microalga that is easy to produce and makes for healthier bees.

UF scientists make big stride toward greening-resistant citrus trees

Scientists believe they’ve found genes to lay the groundwork to make citrus more tolerant and even resistant to certain diseases, including citrus greening.

Apple and pear growers reject push for GM-free

Apple and pear growers in SA want the opportunity to use GM

Vanuatu workers arrive

Workers from Vanuatu arrive to harvest mangoes.

Drones target tree health

Drones tell farmers how their crop is performing.

Stroby still best for black spot and mildew

Key fungicide for Australian apple and pear growers.

Confirming irrigation events online

Irrigation event confirmation (IEC) is rapidly becoming a must-have tool for irrigators, as missed irrigations can very quickly turn into lost revenue.

Sterile fruit flies contribute to reduction in QFF

Program is a useful complement to the regional fruit fly management strategy.

Australia's unique Bravo apple held back by cosmetic colour requirements

Cosmetic colour requirements are strangling the success of the Bravo apple.

Good progress achieved on native flies as pollinators

THE case continues to build for Australian native flies to be used as commercial crop pollinators. The second year of the native fly trials at the Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) South Perth quarantine glasshouse and in the field at Busselton have proven to be even more successful than the first.

Entrust - new organic pest control option

Unique insecticide is highly effective and ideally suited to integrated pest management.

GreenTech - sprayers for all seasons

Spraying system with low-power consumption and fans producing high air volumes.

New technology addresses alternate bearing in citrus

Alternate bearing is a common problem in the world citrus industry