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Pome fruit - Marketing & export - Packaging & labelling

Montague opens new packing and distribution facility

New facility will use state-of-the-art grading technology,
Pruning

Prunion for precision, comfort and battery life

Efficient pruners make fruit growers more productive and profitable.
Specialty tree crops

Carob and Moringa - a developing industry

Carob and Moringa have the potential to improve dietary health and benefit the environment.
Fertilisers & nutrition

Fertiliser granules solve uptake problems

New technology enables inclusion of ultra-fine particles into a robust granule.
Fruit Fly

Growers expecting severe fruit fly season

Fruit fly activity had been triggered by the lingering effects of La Niña.
Citrus

Fighting HLB disease with finger limes?

Finger limes appear to be more tolerant to HLB.
Technology in agriculture

Grants for producer groups to boost on-farm technology adoption

Program provides a pathway to evaluate the role and value of new technology in farming operations.
Avocado - Water supply & irrigation

$694K R&D grant for avocado development

R&D will enable implementation of intelligent irrigation and fertigation systems and real-time detection systems for soil and root health.
Packaging & labelling

A compact fruit grader ideal for smaller runs

Zetapack graders are perfect for niche varieties, smaller packing sheds and are compact with a low footprint.
Specialty tree crops

Pomegranate RD&E Plan paints bright future

Aim is to identify the priorities for the next phase of the industry and develop a strategic roadmap for the future.
Disease & weed control - Flowering, thinning & PGRs - Insect & mite control

Growcom unveils new look agvet chemical database

Database features all chemicals registered and approved by the APVMA.
Fruit Fly

Riverland fruit fly outbreak, sterile insects released to eradicate pest

More than 2.5 million sterile fruit flies have been released in the Riverland to battles outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly.
Pome fruit - Marketing & export

New season Ricó pears

Rico is a blush variety which tastes sensational and has some real personality.
Mangoes - Marketing & export

Solid performance for Honey Gold mangoes

More Australians stayed home and ate in during the past year with higher prices for all tropical fruit.
Specialty tree crops

Date industry project targets better yields

Date growers reporting strong demand for all varieties of locally produced dates.

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