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Nuffield Scholarship for those in the horticultural industry (AH14006)
This investment supported a Nuffield Scholarship in 2015, with the recipient looking at handling techniques throughout the cherry supply chain.
6 August 2018
Getting kids excited about eating vegetables
Media ReleaseONLY 5 per cent of Australian children are getting their recommended daily intake of vegetables, but a free digital program funded by Hort Innovation is aiming to help turn that around by enlisting the help of teachers across Australia
14 May 2018
Smartphones are the stick needed to eat more carrots
Media ReleaseNEW CSIRO research shows that smartphone apps could be key to addressing Australia’s significant under-consumption of vegetables, especially with men and people who are overweight or obese. Despite evidence that eating vegetables can
7 May 2018
Australia and the US unite to meet global horticulture challenges
Media ReleaseCaption: Hort Innovation General Manager for R&D David Moore and Tene Goodwin/UC Davis. THE grower-owned Research and Development Corporation, Hort Innovation, has signed a historic co-operative research deal with a leading US research
26 April 2018
Scientist's say: Avocado squeezing is bad!
Media ReleaseCaption: Acoustic tools, laser technology, ultrasounds: scientists are trying it all to stop consumers from squeezing and bruising avocados when testing them for ripeness. IN A SURVEY of Australian avocado consumers, 97 per cent
21 February 2018
VegWHS training resources (VG16031)
Workplace health and training instruction videos for vegetable businesses were produced by this VegPRO sub-project.
30 June 2017
Nuffield Scholarship (AH14014)
This investmented supported a Nuffield Scholarship in 2015, with the recipient studying rural community access to information, infrastructure and representation.
30 June 2017
Fruit maturity assessment on farm using near-infrared technology (MG16002)
This project helped mango growers adopt near-infrared technology for assessing and tracking fruit maturity leading up to and during harvest 2016/17.
26 May 2017
Apple and Pear Nuffield Scholarship 2014/2015 (AP13034)
This project supported a Nuffield Scholarship awarded to apple and cherry grower Fiona Hall from Orange, NSW. Fiona studied how Australian growers could improve their profit margins by developing an international understanding of apple growing.
1 May 2017
Fact sheet: How to conduct on-farm banana research
This is a fact sheet to support best practice crop management for on-farm research.
1 April 2017