Mangoes
Central Queensland producer wins Honey Gold Grower of the Year
Groves Grown Tropical Fruit has been named Piñata Farms' Honey Gold Grower of the Year.
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Macadamias
World's largest macadamia processor switches to solar power, boosting return for growers
The world's largest macadamia processor has turned to solar power in a bid to lower energy costs, lift profitability, and reduce its environmental footprint.
Citrus
Costa Group share price on watch after downgrading its profit guidance
The Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: CGC) share price could come under pressure on Thursday following the release of its annual general meeting presentation which included updated guidance for calendar year 2019.
Pome fruit
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Technology in agriculture
Robot apple pickers getting closer
Labor shortages in agriculture could eventually be overcome by robots.
Fruit Fly
Funding for development of new fruit fly control technology
Macquarie University has recently been awarded $4.7 million funding from Horticulture Innovation Australia Ltd to identify the genetic code that enables elimination of females in overseas fruit flies so that these characteristics can be reproduced in Australia’s Queensland fruit fly.
Citrus
Citrus Australia does not agree with calls for moratorium on new water-use licences
Citrus Australia does not agree with calls for a moratorium on issuing new water-use licences.
Fruit Fly
Fruit fly outbreak declared at Lindsay Point, Victoria
An outbreak of Queensland fruit fly (Q-fly) was declared on Tuesday 21 May at Lindsay Point in Victoria, after a detection of a gravid female.
Citrus
First time for Tango mandarin
Yambellup Estate citrus producer Richard Eckersley will pluck this season’s latest seedless mandarin, the Tango, for the first time this harvest.
Packaging & labelling
New robot set to reduce the potential for workplace injuries
A new collaborative robot system that can operate 24 hours a day and reduce workplace injuries, is being showcased at the Australian Banana Industry Congress on the Gold Coast.
Almonds
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Water supply & irrigation
No more water licences: Almond Board calls for moratorium
A moratorium should prevent the issue of any new water licences for new developments in the southern Murray Darling Basin states until a review has been completed into the river system's ability to meet current demands, the peak body for Australia's fast-growing almond industry says.
Mangoes
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Harvesting
Mango auto-harvester a good pick in Queensland
Claimed as a world’s first, CQUniversity Professor Kerry Walsh has revealed details of its mango auto-harvester at this week’s Australian Mango Industry Association conference in Darwin.
Almonds
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Flowering, thinning & PGRs
Websters spends $8m on bees for almond production
Webster Limited has acquired Australian Rainforest Honey's 5,500 bee hives for $8.2 million.
Mangoes
Fixing ugly fruit
Researchers at Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture have found a way to make some cosmetically “ugly” fruit more palatable.
Fruit Fly
Fruit fly eradication fight in South Australia boosted by new x-ray irradiation machine
South Australia will be able to produce up to 50 million sterile fruit flies a week to protect the state's $1.2 billion horticulture industry.
Specialty tree crops
Major steps forward for Australian jujube industry
The formalisation of the Australian jujube industry has taken another major step, with the launch of the South Australian Jujube Growers Association Inc.
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