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New date varieties to be trialled
The date industry is under represented in Australia.
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Pome fruit
Smitten apples launched
2021 is the fourth season for the Smitten variety
Stone Fruit
Vietnam approval of new Australian biosecurity facility
Vietnam to receive produce from new Melbourne irradiation facility.
Marketing & export
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Packaging & labelling
Hong Kong Customs seizes cherries falsely marketed as Tasmanian
Every single carton had a unique QR code.
Pome fruit
Apple harvest underway
Difficulties with the recruitment, management and retention of harvest labour
Fruit Fly
$13 million to strengthen Australia’s fruit fly research
Six projects approved to address gaps in our understanding of fruit fly.
Olives
Using sugar from olive pits
High quality of sugars extracted from olive pits could be used in several different industrial processes.
Flowering, thinning & PGRs
New artificial pollination technology for Australian almonds
Technology will be tested in almond orchards in Victoria.
Flowering, thinning & PGRs
Queen bee shortage
Queen bees are vital to each beehive because it is the only bee capable of laying fertilised eggs.
Business solutions & labour
Workplaces after COVID: What you need to know
After COVID office settings will look different and it will not simply be a return to old ways of doing business.
Tropical trees
Growth of Australian lychee industry on track
New tree plantings in recent seasons will increase lychee volumes in the next 5-10 years.
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Technology in agriculture
Flying autonomous fruit-picking robots
Kubota invests in Tevel an industry leader in flying autonomous fruit-picking.
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Technology in agriculture
Coles opens new round of Nurture Fund
Grant of up to $500,000 to help producers develop new market-leading products, technologies and processes.
Almonds
Record almond harvest is coming
123,000 tonnes of almonds are expected to be harvest in the coming weeks
Post harvest
Labour automation now crucial for producers
Automation protects against unexpected market shocks which can cause major picking and packhouse staff shortages.
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