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Mangoes - Technology in agriculture

New Mango MRL mobile app

The Australian Mango Industry Association (AMIA) has released its mobile phone app to help growers manage chemical application and facilitate trade.

Mangoes

Record yield for mango high-density planting trial

Mango production in the Mareeba–Dimbulah district generally experienced a higher-yielding season in 2022–2023.

Macadamias

Managing pests and diseases: practical tips during a challenging season

The Australian macadamia industry is currently navigating a challenging chapter. While growers have rebounded from multiple natural disasters in recent years to deliver an abundant, quality crop, this is being accompanied by rising costs and the softest farm gate prices in more than a decade.

Macadamias - Nuts

Australian Macadamia Festival in India

An Australian Macadamia Festival will take place in India later this year thanks to a new Queensland Government grant designed to grow international exports of outstanding Queensland produce.

Almonds - Nuts

Hull rot a key target for almond orchards

Hull rot has largely become the number one disease target in almonds and it’s likely to continue following wet conditions in recent seasons.

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Still lot to learn with almond tree nutrition

After a difficult season for almond production and quality, Anthony Wachtel with the Almond Board of Australia (ABA) says when it comes to tree nutrition, “there is still a lot to learn about what we don’t know yet’’.

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Yield mapper developed for almonds

There are many factors that need to be right for optimum almond yield. Growers spend all year trying to get these right. Yield mapping is a way to see how that effort turned into producing a high yielding crop.

Branching out

New Hybrid Fertilisers sales manager

Riaan Breedt, an agronomist with more than 25 years’ experience both in farming and as an advisor, has been appointed regional sales manager at Hybrid Fertilisers.

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Horticulture industry’s new leader

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Horticulture Council has announced Jolyon Burnett as its new chairperson.

Tree crop people

2023 APAL Awards for Excellence winners

The 2023 APAL Awards for Excellence celebrated the exceptional contribution made by industry leaders, growers, marketers, exporters and researchers.

Avocado - News

Avo Connections: avocado Industry comes together

On Monday 5 June over 150 industry representatives came together to hear the latest avocado developments related to the domestic market, export markets, food service and international marketing of Australian avocados.

General

Resetting the direction of Summerfruit Australia

This national workshop in Moama, NSW on 16 May 2023 was the first of its kind since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NZ agtech startup wins Tech Innovation Award

New Zealand startup Hectre was presented with the UPL Tech Innovation Award at the 2023 Hort Connections Horticulture Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner, held in Adelaide on Wednesday 7 June.

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Visa missteps will fuel food prices

The National Farmers’ Federation is warning that changes to Australia’s migration settings that came into effect from 1 July could push food prices higher as farmers struggle to access workers to harvest produce.

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Brett Lee goes into bat for Aussie avos

One of the world’s fastest and most iconic bowlers, former Australian Test cricketer Brett Lee, is taking Australian avocados to consumers in India.