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FrostBoss expansion is a cut above says Priest

News Nov. 7, 2023



There’s a new wind blowing across the global frost fan market with Kiwi company FrostBoss its cutting-edge blade manufacturing facility in September.

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Upcoming industry events for 2023/2024

Events Nov. 6, 2023



Don't miss these upcoming events in 2023/2024.

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Big new in small JD tractors – and GUSS

Tractors & machinery Tree crop insights Nov. 5, 2023



JOHN Deere has rolled out its big guns in the smaller tractor, with its new 5ML tractor making its Australian debut at a Mildura high value crop (HVC) field day in early October.

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Hillston Citrus imports some export expertise

Citrus Tree crop people Nov. 4, 2023



A quarter of a century in the citrus industry – first in South Africa, and now Australia – has squeezed agronomist Rolf Swart into a new role, tackling the challenges of exports for Hillston Citrus Operations, at Griffith in NSW.

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Hydrorock subsurface water saving technology

Pome fruit Stone Fruit Nov. 3, 2023



Developed by a Dutch company, Hydrorock is an innovative subsurface water saving technology composed of blocks of mineral wool - a rock-based mineral material made into a matted fibre buried in the ground and designed to deliver an optimum and constant supply of water to tree crops.

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Future is cherry ripe for very happy family orchard

Cherries Pome fruit Stone Fruit Nov. 2, 2023



Kyabram orchardists Anthony Rullo and Alexandra Milosevich see embracing innovative water saving technologies as the key to their future after establishing a 5ha cherry orchard on a property just outside of Kyabram in July 2022.

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There’s no rest against fruit fly pest

Fruit Fly Nov. 1, 2023



It’s a seasonal pest, but the fight against fruit fly is a year-round battle that never ends.

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