Tree Crop News

Marketing & export

New flights to Japan and the US

More flights for International Freight Assistance Mechanism

Disease & weed control - Insect & mite control - Spraying equipment & application - Technology in agriculture

Keeping track of your chemical applications

Program enables better chemical use efficiency, safety and compliance.

Disease & weed control - Insect & mite control - Spraying equipment & application

Spraying made easy with Croplands Mist Ultra

Targeted spray coverage and efficiency.

Citrus

Costa acquires 2PH farms

$220m citrus deal will help horticultural giant break into Chinese market.

Stone Fruit

Finding the gene for red-to-blue plum skin

Researchers find the gene that determines Japanese plum skin colour due to the presence or absence of anthocyanins.

Cherries - Marketing & export

Tasmanian cherries ripe for export growth

Tasmanian cherry exports increased by 40 per cent in 2020-21.

Pome fruit - Marketing & export

What the UK FTA means for Australian apples

Future growth in exports by only a few percentage points would be significant for Australian producers.

Almonds - Avocado - Citrus - Mangoes

$28 million program to improve farm productivity

The program will optimise orchard systems to help produce more fruit and nuts per hectare.

Avocado - Spraying equipment & application

Spray technology reaches new heights in avocados

"Spraying costs have significantly lowered, and crop losses are reduced due to better spray coverage."

Fertilisers & nutrition

GYP-FLO gypsum still the best!

Fine particle size formulation is ideal for fertigation.

Disease & weed control - Insect & mite control - Organic farming - Spraying equipment & application

Guide shows importance of pesticides

Reference guide will outline the essential role pesticides play in agriculture, environmental conservation and human health.

Mangoes

NT grower scoops Honey Gold grower award

Good results attributable to intensive fertiliser and irrigation program, and attention to detail.

Citrus

Decoded genome of little-known disease offers hope for citrus

Benign infection can potentially send medicine into plants.

Pome fruit - Packaging & labelling

Zetapack soft solution for Kalafatis Fresh Produce

Zetapack grader is designed for fruits that are not suited to mechanical grading.

Citrus - Fertilisers & nutrition

Enhancing fruit colour

Increased colour grades across a range of fruit - particularly citrus.