Tree Crop News

Pome fruit - Marketing & export

'Envy' 2020 season launched

Montague launches 2020 Envy apple season.

Avocado - Citrus - Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - Post harvest

Apeel raises US$250M amid rapid global growth

New fruit coating can triple shelf life.

Spraying equipment & application

Croplands expands range in 2020

New solutions for spraying tall trees.

Fruit Fly - Insect & mite control - Organic farming

Corteva Agriscience building new Biologicals portfolio

Corteva Agriscience and Mi2 will jointly develop and globally commercialise pheromones for crop protection.

Olives - Technology in agriculture - Water supply & irrigation

Making use of water and technology

Technologies supports better water use efficiency.

Avocado

Pemberton avocado industry ripe for expansion

Planned planting of 300 hectares of avocados will represent 10 per cent of the WA's avocado production once fully developed.

Stone Fruit

Australian stone fruit growers focusing on positives

Stone fruit production was strong in 2019/20.

Mangoes

NT produces 52 per cent of national mango crop

NT largest producer of mangoes in Australia

Avocado - Spraying equipment & application

History helps open new doors

Spray and fuel costs significantly reduced using GreenTech spraying equipment.

Disease & weed control - Insect & mite control

Timing and size of fee increases on farming sector disappointing

Significant fee increases from APVMA

Marketing & export

HiveXchange rallies behind market community

No-cost version of digital trading app released to support Australian fresh produce industry through COVID-19.

Specialty tree crops

Sunraysia produces bumper crop of exotic jujube

Tough year for export with COVID-19 restrictions

Avocado - Macadamias - Insect & mite control

Control of fruit spotting bug with Trivor

Trivor insecticide controls a range of key pests in avocados, macadamias, mangoes, grapes and citrus.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Developing a spray to help honeybees fight mites

Researchers are working on a new tool to combat the parasitic mite Varroa destructor.

Disease & weed control - Insect & mite control

APVMA fee increases on farming sector disappointing

Significant fee increases from APVMA add costs to to Australian farming community.