Tree Crop News

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.

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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.

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eDNA could bear fruit for farmers and the environment

A Curtin University study has revealed a new method of capturing DNA could provide farmers with a valuable tool for boosting crop production – while also benefiting the environment.

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Research boost for hazelnut industry

Charles Sturt University researchers are leading a major five-year $2 million program funded by AgriFutures Australia to optimise hazelnut production in Australia.

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Creating fertiliser and fuel from thin air

Australian farmers could soon see their fertiliser costs drop 10 per cent through groundbreaking technology developed by homegrown startup PlasmaLeap.

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Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock

University of Queensland researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.

Tree crop insights

Partnership launches packaging trial

Mountain Blue and Opal Partner to launch plastic free cardboard packaging trial

Tree crop insights

TRANSTAK deliveries on track

TRANSTAK Engineering and Equipment has been manufacturing and supplying fruit growers with equipment for around 25 years.