Tree Crop News

Almonds - Insect & mite control

US findings prompt trial success in local almonds

New option for Carob moth and Carpophilus beetle.

Pome fruit

Managing variability for performance and profit!

Managing biennial bearing in orchards.

Pome fruit

Soil ameliorant boosts waterlogged apples

Serenade Prime is producing higher and more consistent yields and better-quality fruit.

Business solutions & labour

Tasmanian fruit growers push back on minimum rate for pickers

Tasmania's leading industry group appeals Fair Work Commission ruling.

Mangoes

Mango supply chain initiative to benefit growers

New project supports the broader mango marketing programs.

Almonds - Disease & weed control

New flexible fungicide for almonds

Provides protection against rust, hull rot, blossom blight, brown rot, among other diseases including anthracnose and shot hole.

Cherries - Stone Fruit - Disease & weed control - Insect & mite control

'Chemical Use for Export Toolkit' helping cherry and summerfruit growers

Project promotes on-farm chemical use practices that will build export flexibility and ensure compliance with importing country requirements for multiple markets.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Celebrating the importance of pollinators

Australian Pollinator Week raises awareness about pollinators such as bees and native Australian pollinators.

Macadamias

Marquis Macadamias welcomes Bundaberg expansion

Expansion project is in line with the rapid growth of macadamia production in the Bundaberg region.

Mangoes - Harvesting - Technology in agriculture

World-first mango auto-harvester

Auto-harvester has the potential to solve major labour force issues in the mango industry.

Pome fruit - Technology in agriculture

Project to get to the core of new orchard technology

Project will evaluate the use of the technology to inform orchard thinning and improve the management of crop loads.

Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - Insect & mite control

New mode of action in the fight against mites

New miticide to control two-spotted mite in pome and stone fruit.

Business solutions & labour - Harvesting - Technology in agriculture

Labour assist platform improves efficiency

Platform improves harvest efficiency as pickers move to hourly rates.

Cherries - Harvesting

New sensor for measuring sugar levels in cherries

Non-destructive measurement of sugar levels in fresh cherries.

Business solutions & labour

Piece work rate decision threatens to drive best workers away

Decision comes at a time when horticulture is facing an unprecedented labour shortage.