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Flowering, thinning & PGRs

A power-packed substitute food for pollinators

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

Citrus - Disease & weed control

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.

Pome fruit

Apple and pear growers reject push for GM-free

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

Mangoes - Business solutions & labour

Vanuatu workers arrive

Workers from Vanuatu arrive to harvest mangoes.

Macadamias - Technology in agriculture

Drones target tree health

Drones tell farmers how their crop is performing.

Pome fruit

Stroby still best for black spot and mildew

Key fungicide for Australian apple and pear growers.

Water supply & irrigation

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.

Fruit Fly

Sterile fruit flies contribute to reduction in QFF

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

Pome fruit

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

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

Avocado - Flowering, thinning & PGRs

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.

Avocado - Cherries - Citrus - Mangoes - Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - Tropical trees - Insect & mite control

Entrust - new organic pest control option

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

Avocado - Disease & weed control - Insect & mite control - Spraying equipment & application

GreenTech - sprayers for all seasons

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

Citrus

New technology addresses alternate bearing in citrus

Alternate bearing is a common problem in the world citrus industry

Almonds

Almond industry set to be more sustainable

Researchers breeding self-fertile and more water-efficient almond trees.

Avocado

Research delivers damage-free avocados

Innovation in supply chain and management improves avocado quality.

Tree Crop News

A power-packed substitute food for pollinators

UF scientists make big stride toward greening-resistant citrus trees

Apple and pear growers reject push for GM-free

Vanuatu workers arrive

Drones target tree health

Stroby still best for black spot and mildew

Confirming irrigation events online

Sterile fruit flies contribute to reduction in QFF

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

Good progress achieved on native flies as pollinators

Entrust - new organic pest control option

GreenTech - sprayers for all seasons

New technology addresses alternate bearing in citrus

Almond industry set to be more sustainable

Research delivers damage-free avocados

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