Tree Crop News

Fruit Fly

Spring into action against fruit fly

Now is the time to start action against fruit fly this season. With the days starting to warm up Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) are starting to become more active in their search for food.

Citrus

Potential treatments for citrus greening

Research shows a new way of finding potential treatments for citrus greening disease.

Avocado - Marketing & export

Avocados from WA access Japan via direct flights

Western Australia avocado growers are taking advantage of a new direct flight service between Perth and Tokyo, which commenced Sunday, September 1.

Citrus - Disease & weed control

Long-term weed control is back

Longer lasting herbicide alternatives can manage the development of weed resistance and provide season-long protection.

Avocado - Post harvest

Improving avocado shelf life

Small sachet is designed to improve the shelf-life of avocados.

Marketing & export

Aussie horticulture exports hit record high

The world’s appetite for Australian fruit, nuts and vegetables has skyrocketed with Australian produce exports reaching almost $2.8 billion for the first time.

Stone Fruit

Australia's stone fruit exports continue to expand

FAS/Canberra forecasts Australian stone fruit (cherry and peach/nectarine) fruit production to continue to expand in MY 2019/20, with all of the increase expected to go to exports.

Specialty tree crops

How Australia is shaking up the truffle market

Australia has become the world's fourth-largest producer of the most-prized type of black truffle.

Pome fruit

Protective cropping crucial for apples and pears

Flying foxes are considered keystone species in the Australian landscape. However, they have significant impact on orchards – even with netting. Incursions can result in near-total or total losses to crops.

Almonds

Beekeepers confident industry can keep up with demand for almond pollination

Despite concerns earlier this year, the bee industry is confident it will be able to keep up with demand from the almond industry.

Pome fruit - Stone Fruit

An effective/organic alternative . . .

Organic Crop Protectants’ latest innovation in plant protection - Ecocarb PLUS - is a dual action fungicide combining the curative powers of potassium bicarbonate with the protective and systemic barrier properties of potassium silicate.

Citrus

Australians cooperating to eradicate citrus canker

The NT Government has been working with the community, local citrus farmers and industry groups to ensure Citrus canker doesn’t spread, and is eradicated from the NT entirely.

Citrus

Opportunities in the US market come from the great marketing done by the citrus community

The Australian citrus season is just past the midway point and exports are in full swing. Pinnacle Fresh again have a solid export program to the US for their Dracula citrus range.

Almonds

Select Harvests processing big almond crop

Nut lovers, rejoice - Australia's biggest almost producer is almost finished processing a bumper crop.

Avocado

Alterra teams up with WA avocado grower

Alterra, an agribusiness investment company, team up with Western Australian avocado producer French’s Group.