Tree Crop News

Almonds - Insect & mite control

Almond growers urged to get cracking on pest threat

Almond growers in the Sunraysia, Riverland and Riverina districts are urged to prepare now to act quickly to control key pests during the critical hull split period between December and January.

Almonds - Apples - Citrus - Macadamias - Mangoes - News

Investment looks to profitable future

Growers and plant scientists are working together on a $41M tree crop program to accelerate the development of new almond, apple, citrus, macadamia and mango varieties.

Almonds - Technology in orchards

Yield mapping helps almonds

This article reports on data collected in 2024 by two Ag-IQ Almond Yield Mappers fitted to two self-propelled harvesters. One on a commercial almond farm at Murtho, South Australia and the other on the Almond Board of Australia’s Almond Centre of Excellence (ACE).

Almonds - Nuts - Featured Crop

Neutrog’s work on almond rot

The Neutrog R&D team has been working in South Australia’s Century Orchards for a number of seasons to explore how biologicals can be used to improve production with a specific trial relating to the impact of Hull Rot.

Almonds - Nuts - Featured Crop - Fungicides

Strategic use of fungicide urged

There has been strong uptake of new alternative fungicides across the almond industry, however careful application has been urged to avoid resistance and maintain their long-term effectiveness.

Almonds

Australian almond boss is California dreaming

The man steering the Australian almond juggernaut is not long back from a major industry conference in California with a few problems and a lot of potential on his hands.

Almonds - News

Industry finds 2023 a tough year to crack

Almond growers have experienced one of their most challenging years in recent history.

Almonds

APVMA releases proposed chlorpyrifos decision

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has released its proposed regulatory decision on the reconsideration of chlorpyrifos, an insecticide used for the control of pests in various agricultural, horticultural, commercial, and veterinary situations.

Almonds - News

Almond sales on trend

Australian almond sales remain on pace to clear processor warehouses by season’s end after another significant sales month in September.

Almonds

ACE orchard officially opens

More than 200 stakeholders recently attended the official handover of the Australian almond industry’s centre of excellence experimental orchard at Loxton North in South Australia’s Riverland.

Almonds - Products and services

SEGURIS Flexi – a flexible option for almonds

Century Orchards grows 700ha of almonds at Loxton in South Australia’s Riverland, with about half their trees Nonpareil, with the balance mostly a mix of Carmel, Peerless, Price and Monterey.

Almonds - Harvesting

Demonstrated success for almond aeration

The Agriculture Victoria team at the Mildura SmartFarm, in collaboration with Harveston Aeration Solutions and under the guidance of Dr Zelmari Coetzee, have successfully demonstrated the drying of wet almonds using ambient aeration.

Almonds - News

Almond exports up by nearly 50 per cent

Demand for Australian almonds continues at a record pace in the latest industry shipping report released by the Almond Board of Australia.

Almonds - News

Gearing up for demand surge for almond exports

Industry and Hort Innovation are working together to prime the Australian almond sector for growth amid a 118 per cent rise in overseas demand over the past decade.

Almonds - Nuts

Biostimulant trial boosts almond crop yields

New trial results demonstrate that Mycorrcin, a biostimulant from Biostart, has been found to increase the size of young almond trees, as well as the amount and weight of both nuts and kernels, while also improving soil biology.