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Avocado - Macadamias - Specialty tree crops - Establishment & maintenance - General

Cover crop plantings key to regenerative farming

Project will monitor soil biology, carbon sequestration, nitrogen fixing, fungal/bacterial life and insects.

Cherries - Citrus - Pome fruit - Fruit Fly

Trials yield confidence in Qfly trade protocol

Project aims to develop improved scientific methods to guide the design of systems approaches and validate their efficacy.

Citrus - Disease & weed control

HLB tolerant rootstocks arrive in Australia

Arrival and trialing of HLB tolerant rootstocks will help to determine if they can deliver under Australian conditions.

Cherries - Marketing & export

Direct freight flights to Hong Kong to boost exports

Flights will help Tasmanian cherry growers in particular.

Mangoes - Post harvest

Ongoing R&D helps stop post-harvest diseases

New post harvest solution for mango.

Water supply & irrigation

Using drones makes every drop count

Drones provide insight into irrigation to help improve uniformity in yield and quality.

Macadamias

Macadamia harvest nears completion

Estimated harvest will be close to 54,000 tonnes of nut in shell.

Mangoes - Marketing & export

Australian mangoes monitored during export

Data logging and better communication improves fruit quality, value and profits.

Macadamias

Macadamia tree sales continue to grow

Macadamia industry is flourishing with tree sales soaring.

Fruit Fly

On the ground support for fruit fly management

Victorian government announces $2.9 million in Fruit Fly Strategy grants.

Water supply & irrigation

Get a free water stress analysis from Ceres Imaging

Growers can preview the industry’s most popular aerial imagery and data analytics with no risk and no commitment.

Insect & mite control

Get ready for the spring pest invasion!

The warmer weather means insect pests start to become a problem

Cherries - Citrus - Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - Harvesting

GrowData app saves time and money

GrowData provide a systems for growers that meets their needs at an affordable rate

Mangoes - Insect & mite control

Mango shoot looper found in North Queensland

Mango shoot looper could be a threat to commercial mango and lychee production.

Pome fruit - Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Pollen home delivery sweet for honey bees

Researchers are exploring the use of mobile polliniser units to improve cross-pollination in netted apple orchards.

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