Tree Crop News

Avocado - Cherries - Citrus - Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - Harvesting

GrowData harvest app saves time and money

GrowData’s Harvest app is proving itself to be a winner for growers around Australia.

Macadamias

Australian macadamia crop to exceed expectations

2020 macadamia crop to exceed expectations.

Avocado - Packaging & labelling - Technology in agriculture

Trials underway for new packing and sorting technology at avocado packhouse

World-leading picking and packing technology combines computer vision with machine learning.

Citrus - Marketing & export

Mildura storage facilities boost fruit exports and jobs

New fruit warehouse and cold storage facility to boost horticulture exports.

Fruit Fly

Manage fruit fly better with Fruition Nova

Fruition Nova is the latest improvement on the original Fruition design.

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.