Tree Crop News

Specialty tree crops

Good potential for Australian date industry

Date growers association gives farmers new confidence in emerging industry.

Nuts

Walnut demand grows

Australian walnut growers are expecting a bumper harvest in 2021 after drought saw production fall sharply in recent years.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Bee hive 'breathalyser'

New technology sniffs out the devastating American foulbrood disease,

Marketing & export

Ag supply chain traceability boost to keep us ahead

Australia’s status as one of the world’s most trusted sources of produce to be enhanced.

Mangoes - Marketing & export - Post harvest

Australia’s largest mango grower transforms supply chain

Whole of chain network improves product tracking for major mango producer.

Almonds - Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Almond tree pollination to attract record number of beehives

Each year thousands of hives are transported into almond orchards in Victoria's north-west

Fruit Fly

Protecting Victorian horticulture from fruit fly impacts

Victoria’s key fruit production regions will continue to be protected from the destructive impacts of QFF.

Pome fruit

Red Sienna Pride pears to hit Aussie supermarket shelves

A new red velvet-coloured pear is about to hit the market.

Establishment & maintenance

GRANTS FOR HORTICULTURE NETTING INFRASTRUCTURE

Horticultural Netting Infrastructure Grants help primary producers in the Riverland and Adelaide Hills/Greater Adelaide region fund the purchase and installation of new netting or the replacement of any damaged netting over land used to grow horticulture crops.

Macadamias

2020 Australian macadamia crop on track to reach target

The 2020 Australian macadamia crop remains on track to reach the forecast 36,500 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture (39,000 tonnes at 10% moisture), announced the industry’s peak body, the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS) today.

Citrus - Harvesting

Developing a mechanised citrus harvester

Citrus harvester prototypes being developed from olive harvesters.

Avocado - Marketing & export - Post harvest

Waste reduction in avocado

Leading Australian avocado marketer eyes growth with supply chain technology.

Marketing & export

Singapore Airlines touches down in Toowoomba

Singapore Airlines sends fresh produce from Toowoomba directly to Singapore.

Avocado - Technology in agriculture

Tech to give avocado farm an edge

Alterra is setting up its first avocado site using technology to enhance sustainability and yield.

Disease & weed control - Insect & mite control - Post harvest - Technology in agriculture

Smartphone to detect pesticide residues

Pesticide residues can now be detected using a simple smartphone app.