Tree Crop News

Harvesting - Technology in agriculture

Robot fruit picker to help tackle labour shortages

Robot pickers to work in orchards as soon as 2023.

Olives

Olive Workshop 28-29 July

Workshop to address issues such as - drought, fires, rain, flooding and Lace Bug.

Cherries

Cherry export workshop, conference and field day 15-17th June 2022

Hear from other growers and experts from Australia and overseas about cherry production and export 15-17 June 2022.

Business solutions & labour

ABCspray: productivity at your fingertips!

Take your entire spray diary online.

Insect & mite control

Thrips; small pest, big impact

A small pest… but big damage.

Marketing & export

Major competitors key to export opportunities

Export is now more than ever a vital channel for Australian crops.

Citrus - Fruit Fly - Marketing & export

Effects of treatments on export lemon quality

Many export markets require a treatment to ensure the absence of quarantine pests, such as fruit fly.

Specialty tree crops - Establishment & maintenance

Sustainable truffle orchard floor management

The Australian truffle industry is more than 20 years old and is the fourth largest producer of truffles in the world.

Pruning

Lighter, more compact pruning shears

Advancements in ergonomic and technical design improve pruning efficiency.

Almonds - Pome fruit - Fertilisers & nutrition

The 4 R’s for fertiliser programs

Calcium is a nutrient that is widely regarded as immobile in plants.

Avocado - Establishment & maintenance

Tissue cultured avocado rootstocks

All plants are genetically the same producing a more uniform batch of plants, and a significantly more consistent outcome for growers.

Mangoes

$2.7M injection for the Australian mango industry

Projects will integrate extension and communication to foster innovation and build capability to maximise yield, optimise quality and create demand.

Pome fruit - Harvesting - Technology in agriculture

New robot technology for apple growers

Monash University engineers have developed a robot capable of performing autonomous apple harvesting.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Can robotic beehives help end the global food shortage?

Beehome is the world's first robotic beehive.

Citrus - Insect & mite control

Monitoring and managing citrus gall wasp

New trap enables growers to accurately monitor CGW populations.