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Business solutions & labour

PNG workers making their mark in Australia

Sylvester Lepi was a subsistence farmer in Papua New Guinea when he joined the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme in 2019.

Business solutions & labour

Grant Scheme helps farmers access modern tech

Ahead of another expected hot summer, Australian agtech company Farmbot is urging farmers to take advantage of a Federal Government-backed rebate program by investing in water monitoring technology which will save them time, fuel, natural resources and money

Business solutions & labour

FreshCloud sensor integrations for real-time value chain quality control

AgroFresh Solutions, has announced two groundbreaking collaborations with Rubens Technologies and Escavox which it says will enhance AgroFresh’s FreshCloud digital platform, a comprehensive data-backed solution letting the produce supply chain to make real-time decisions.

Tree crop insights

It’s party time for pistachio’s progress

Australia’s emerging pistachio industry has taken a quantum leap at Bannerton, 8km south of Robinvale, this week with the official unveiling of the Australian Pioneer Pistachio Company’s state-of-art pistachio hulling facility.

Tree crop insights

The inside line on desert limes

A growing number of people know Australia has its own highly productive native citrus in citrus glauca– or the desert lime. Desert lime trees evolved in, and occur naturally across, the challenging outback and thrive when taken to other environments, withstanding both heat and frost.

Tree crop insights

Narrow orchard systems under the microscope

Newly established Narrow Orchard Systems will enable researchers to answer important questions on productivity and profitability in temperate fruit crops, under current and future climates and across key Australian production regions.

Bees and pollination

Varroa army deployed

Beekeepers can take advantage of nation-wide training to assist them with managing varroa mite.

Know your pest

Beetles to beat

Beetles which eat your avocado, macadamia and mango flowers are eating your cash.

Olives - Featured Crop

Evolution of Rich Glen

What began as an idea by Ros and Daimien Vodusek to sell oil and salad dressing products from a spare bedroom in the family home, has evolved into something they never really saw coming - retail outlets selling over 190 products made direct from the families olive grove.

Almonds - Featured Crop

Strategic study tours planned for almond industry

The Almond Board of Australia is heading back overseas – once this year and again in 2026 – with strategic study tours involving representatives from across the almond industry.

Almonds - Featured Crop

Merbein almond grower says signs are strong

Merbein almond grower Neale Bennett has been rubbing shoulders with the industry’s heavyweights in the US and has come home filled with enthusiasm for the coming season.

Almonds - Featured Crop

Is an app the way to go for almonds?

The Australian almond industry is big business – and now it’s going to be helped into the future by something as small and simple as an app.

Almonds - Featured Crop

Exciting times ahead for almond industry

A delegation from the Almond Board of Australia attended the annual California Almond Conference in Sacramento, California, recently.

Branching out

New directors at Hort innovation

One new and one returning director have joined the board of Hort Innovation amid a year of record investment for the grower-owned research and development corporation (RDC) for Australian horticulture.

News

Summerfresh announces summer apricot series

New Zealand’s spectacular summer – renowned for its long days and pristine air – is the inspiration behind the commercial brand names for a series of exclusive apricots distributed to local and international markets by grower co-operative, NZ Summerfresh Ltd.

Tree Crop News

PNG workers making their mark in Australia

Grant Scheme helps farmers access modern tech

FreshCloud sensor integrations for real-time value chain quality control

It’s party time for pistachio’s progress

The inside line on desert limes

Narrow orchard systems under the microscope

Varroa army deployed

Beetles to beat

Evolution of Rich Glen

Strategic study tours planned for almond industry

Merbein almond grower says signs are strong

Is an app the way to go for almonds?

Exciting times ahead for almond industry

New directors at Hort innovation

Summerfresh announces summer apricot series

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