Tree Crop News

Pome fruit - Harvesting - Technology in agriculture

Fruit harvesting AI robot

Two-armed robot moves using a self-driving car made from a modified golf cart.

Tropical trees - Establishment & maintenance

New project to evaluate resilience & profitability of high-density orchards

Systems will assess cyclone resilience, production capacity and profitability.

Marketing & export - Organic farming

Calls for mandatory certification logos on all organic products

Easy-to-recognise emblems on organic packaging would drive consumer confidence.

Fruit Fly

Identifying wild versus sterile fruit flies

Using isotopes to determine difference between wild and sterile fruit flies.

Business solutions & labour - Harvesting

Going paperless is easy and boosts productivity

Digitising makes life easier and leads to better productivity.

Almonds - Spraying equipment & application - Technology in agriculture - Tractors & machinery

Robot spraying could transform the almond industry

One operator can oversee five machines from a control vehicle using a laptop.

Marketing & export

Natural Branding - blue laser in the fight against plastic

A safe and sustainable labelling alternative.

Business solutions & labour

Tips to prepare for future harvest labour

Tips and insight into securing a reliable workforce for the next harvest season.

Nuts - Insect & mite control

Managing pests and predators in pistachios

Report aims to demonstrate the impact of insectary plantings on pest management and orchard biodiversity

Almonds - Macadamias - Establishment & maintenance - Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Powering pollinators to boost almond yields

Many orchards are devoid of floral resources for bee forage and this poses a significant problem

Almonds - Avocado - Cherries - Citrus - Macadamias - Mangoes - Nuts - Pome fruit - Specialty tree crops - Stone Fruit - Tropical trees - Flowering, thinning & PGRs

New research protects Australia's precious pollinators

Diversity in crop pollination depends on the presence of flowering plants and nesting opportunities in the landscape.

Pome fruit - Technology in agriculture

MARS robotic apple-picker

Robot works autonomously, self-driving through the orchard rows as it harvests.

Avocado

Avocado will be the best-selling tropical fruit by 2030

Total value of world avocado exports would reach an estimated USD8.3 billion.

Almonds

Primewest launches Trust with new NSW almond orchard acquisition

Fund launch reaffirms confidence in Australia’s agricultural sector.

Establishment & maintenance

Avoiding transplant shock

New system makes nursery more 'worker friendly'.