Tree Crop News

Fruit Fly

Planning an area-wide fruit fly program

Now is the time to plan your fruit fly area-wide program, before the insects commence a new season of activity, Richard Bull writes.

Fruit Fly

Queensland fruit fly area wide management

The Goulburn Murray Valley Fruit Fly Area Wide Management (FFAWM) Program has been monitoring rural and urban Queensland fruit fly (QFF) trapping grids established across the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) region In Victoria for five years.

Cherries - Fruit Fly

A cherry on top...

Well, we know birds don’t help with biological control of sawflies and, beneficial wasps aren’t ‘traitors’ either. This pretty much leaves it up to you, the grower, to do something, Ion Staunton writes.

Macadamias - Insect & mite control

Softer option for managing lace bug

New generation insecticide available for use against lace bug in macadamia.

Tropical trees

Orchard management the key to sustainability

Integrated orchard management (IOM) projects designed to get more sunlight into macadamia orchards, promote grass coverage on orchard floors, and manage water drainage are key to improving the industry's resilience and environmental sustainability.

Tropical trees

How to tell when your Jackfruit is ripe to pick

Sheryl Backhouse, long-time member of the Sub-Tropical Fruit Club, gives her top tips on how to know when your jackfruit is ripe for the picking.

Establishment & maintenance

Top tips for new orchard plantings

Trellising is being adopted for use on a wider range of crops.

Tropical trees - Technology in agriculture

Farmable farming app simplifies management

Russell Davison, general manager of Farmable for English markets, travelled to Mareeba, Qld in February 2022, where he had the opportunity to meet Andrew Crebert and Rory Nunes. Mr Crebert and Mr Nunes manage three of Manbulloo's mango and avocado farms in Far North Queensland.

Fertilisers & nutrition

Fertiliser can reduce CO2 emissions

Yara can provide product carbon footprint statements (PCFs) for all its nitrate fertilisers sold in Australia.

Cherries

How to make cherry trees productive early

As cherry growers move towards high density production systems, their main goal is more precocious flowering on young branches for early yields and quick economic returns.

Cherries

Variable quality export cherries in Vietnam

Cherries are highly perishable and require an efficient cool chain to maintain firmness, freshness and attract premium prices in export markets. Australia regained market access to Vietnam in 2017 with the requirement that Victorian grown produce is subjected to irradiation treatment.

Tropical trees

Bayer trial proves value of farm-wide program

With top quality fruit being the goal at Makhoma Farms in the Gin Gin-Wide Bay region of Queensland, owner John Warren is quick to point out that it’s a whole program approach that is not only most effective, but also most efficient.

Insect & mite control

Living in the slow lane - scale insects

Scale insects attack a wide range of fruit trees

Branching out

Specialist at Thomas Elder Consulting

Mr McClarron is one of the most recent specialists to join Thomas Elder Consulting (TEC), whose members work alongside farmers and agribusiness clients to drive long-term, sustainable farm profitability.

Cherries

Tomra Food ready when every cherry counts

With the Northern Hemisphere cherry season coming to an end, Tomra Food is already looking ahead, ready to support growers in the Southern Hemisphere.