R&D projects
Discover raspberry and blackberry levy investments into Raspberry and Blackberry Fund R&D initiatives
The raspberry and blackberry levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Raspberry and Blackberry Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
Discover the projects that you want to see by refining the list by ongoing, completed, and historical R&D projects as well as projects by R&D portfolio type. You can also filter the projects by areas of extension and communications, international trade, and data and insights.
11-20 of 78 results
Facilitating the development of the Australian berry industries (MT22010)
This multi-industry investment is tasked with supporting Australian berry growers in adopting improved practices on-farm and keeping up to date with the latest industry news, information, resources and technologies.
11 July 2023
Expansion of flies as berry crop pollinators (MT22007)
This investment is examining the role flies play in pollinating berry crops in the Coffs Harbour region of New South Wales to better inform future research into alternative managed pollinators.
30 March 2023
Nuffield scholarships (MT22003)
This project supports a 2024 Nuffield Australia scholarship for the apple and pear, avocado, onion and rubus industries.
21 February 2023
Integrated pest management approaches to address pest challenges in raspberry and blackberry (RB21000)
This investment is developing and extending effective integrated pest management (IPM) approaches for the Australian raspberry and blackberry industries.
10 January 2023
Alternative growing media for hydroponic berry production – a desktop review (RB21002)
This desktop review investigated current and emerging substrate options for hydroponic berry production in Australia.
16 December 2022
Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture 2022 (ST22001, ST22003 and ST22004)
These multi-industry projects are generating the data needed to support a range of existing minor use permits across various horticulture crops to ensure growers have continued access to safe and effective chemicals for managing pests, weeds, and diseases.
29 November 2022
Using pheromones and traps in the management of mirids and vegetable bugs (RB21001)
This investment is developing effective pheromone-based methods for managing mirids and vegetable bugs.
5 October 2022
National Fruit Fly Council – Phase 4 (FF20000)
The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) is a strategic body bringing together federal and state governments, growers and research funders to oversee the implementation of the National Fruit Fly Strategy.
2 August 2022
Opportunities to improve labour use efficiency through automation and improved management practices (RB21003)
This investment identified opportunities to improve labour use efficiency in the rubus industry through automation and improved management practices.
7 April 2023
Phenomenom resources (MT21018)
This investment developed Phenomenom resources for the avocado, citrus, melon and rubus industries, including a dedicated Nomcast for each commodity and supporting PDF resources.
10 April 2024