Tree Crop News

Pome fruit - Disease & weed control

Fungicide vital addition to Tassie apple program

Talendo works on three important stages of the powdery mildew life cycle.

Disease & weed control - Organic farming

Beloukha herbicide for organic growers

Naturally derived herbicide for controlling broadleaf and grass weeds around orchards.

Fertilisers & nutrition

Consider Agrisilica in crop nutrition programs

Trials show yield increases and improved quality parameters with Agrisilica.

Cherries - Post harvest

Tomra Cascade singulator, a game-changer in cherries

New machine is gentle on cherries and will reduce operating hours and maintenance costs.

Fruit Fly

Sterile fruit flies gain upper hand in GMV

SIT in combination with area wide management, has resulted in reductions in Qfly trap capture rates after only two years of releases.

Nuts

Biosecurity and marketing boost for chestnuts

Program has commenced that combines the management of the exotic disease – chestnut blight – with a program to expand the market opportunities for chestnuts.

Almonds - Insect & mite control

US findings prompt trial success in local almonds

New option for Carob moth and Carpophilus beetle.

Pome fruit

Managing variability for performance and profit!

Managing biennial bearing in orchards.

Pome fruit

Soil ameliorant boosts waterlogged apples

Serenade Prime is producing higher and more consistent yields and better-quality fruit.

Business solutions & labour

Tasmanian fruit growers push back on minimum rate for pickers

Tasmania's leading industry group appeals Fair Work Commission ruling.

Mangoes

Mango supply chain initiative to benefit growers

New project supports the broader mango marketing programs.

Almonds - Disease & weed control

New flexible fungicide for almonds

Provides protection against rust, hull rot, blossom blight, brown rot, among other diseases including anthracnose and shot hole.

Cherries - Stone Fruit - Disease & weed control - Insect & mite control

'Chemical Use for Export Toolkit' helping cherry and summerfruit growers

Project promotes on-farm chemical use practices that will build export flexibility and ensure compliance with importing country requirements for multiple markets.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Celebrating the importance of pollinators

Australian Pollinator Week raises awareness about pollinators such as bees and native Australian pollinators.

Macadamias

Marquis Macadamias welcomes Bundaberg expansion

Expansion project is in line with the rapid growth of macadamia production in the Bundaberg region.