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IFPA broadens education programs

The International Fresh Produce Association Australia-New Zealand (IFPA ANZ) has refined and extended its produce-specific curriculum for members in 2025 in response to industry demand to upskill the workforce.

Pome fruit - Featured Crop

A very happy place

Anthony Rullo had little experience in producing his own cherries (despite growing up surrounded by a cherry orchard) until three years ago when he embraced the opportunity to plant his own trees and simultaneously trial some cutting-edge technology.

Pome fruit - Featured Crop

Netting, rain cover and solar innovations to protect orchard crops

Protecting orchard crops from hail, rain and excessive sunlight is becoming increasingly important to avoid fruit damage. Hail and extreme heat events appear to be more common as our climate is changing and rain spoilage is an ongoing issue in stone fruit crops, particularly cherry.

Pome fruit - Featured Crop

Packaging (MAP) for stone fruit export

By John Lopresti and Glenn Hale - horticultural consultants Fruitful Insights Australian stone fruit is exported by both air and sea freight typically in plastic film liners ranging from perforated high humidity (HH) bags to modified atmosphere packaging (MAP).

Pome fruit - Featured Crop

Nutrient management for pome fruit

Australian Pear & Apple Limited says the key to a targeted approach to nutrient management is understanding your soil, leaf composition and nutrient levels in fruit pre-harvest.

Tree crop insights

Horticultural career beckons for third generation farmer

Third generation Robinvale local, Will Jury, has taken up a new national role with 7 Worlds Ag.

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.

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Free hard water tests

VICCHEM is offering free hard water tests to farmers to help optimise herbicide performance.

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Summerfruit Management

Modern summerfruit orchard production systems are geared to improve yield and packout performance via optimal crop load and uniformity in tree canopy architecture for high-quality fruit and efficient light interception and distribution.

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Grochem becomes 7 worlds Ag

Grochem Australia has become 7 Worlds Ag under a fresh rebrand to build on its reputation for innovation in technology and its commitment to the Australian horticulture industry.

Harvesting Equipment

John Deere’s 6M gets major upgrade

ONE of the most popular tractors in John Deere’s line-up, the legendary 6M, has been given a major update for MY2025 with more speed and power across a 13-model range which, for the first time, includes four models above 200hp and a 50km/h transmission.

Disease & weed control

Ensure you're across EU changes

Upcoming changes to the maximum residue limit (MRL) in the European Union (EU) for fenoxycarb, the active in one of the pome fruit industry’s valued IPM insecticides, Insegar, should prompt discussion between agronomists and those growers targeting export markets and export agents.

Tree crop insights

Aussie nuts to fulfill international demand

As significant almond and macadamia orchards reach maturity over the next few years, Australia’s tree nut industry looks set to meet growing international demand according to new industry research.

Apples - Tree crop insights

Tasmanian apple exporters forge new pathways.

A recent collaboration amongst Tasmanian fruit growers has resulted in a container of Tiger Fuji apples successfully exported to Taipei.

Tree crop insights

Underground acoustics amplify soil health

Barely audible to human ears, healthy soils produce a cacophony of sounds in many forms – a bit like an underground rave concert of bubbles and clicks.

Tree Crop News

IFPA broadens education programs

A very happy place

Netting, rain cover and solar innovations to protect orchard crops

Packaging (MAP) for stone fruit export

Nutrient management for pome fruit

Horticultural career beckons for third generation farmer

Almond growers urged to get cracking on pest threat

Free hard water tests

Summerfruit Management

Grochem becomes 7 worlds Ag

John Deere’s 6M gets major upgrade

Ensure you're across EU changes

Aussie nuts to fulfill international demand

Tasmanian apple exporters forge new pathways.

Underground acoustics amplify soil health

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