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Fall armyworm update and alert
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an exotic pest that has recently been detected for the first time in Australia. Hort Innovation is keeping a close eye on the situation and is currently working with the relevant authorities to prepare and protect the horticulture sector against any potential spread of fall armyworm.
30 October 2020
Self-fertilising almond trees secure the future of industry
Media ReleaseIN A WORLD-LEADING research project funded by Hort Innovation, Australian scientists have successfully bred self-fertile almond varieties for growers that are not entirely reliant on bees for pollination. The longitudinal project
17 February 2020
Researchers’ say: Tan your mushrooms, not your skin
Media ReleaseBATHING YOUR mushrooms in the sun before eating increases their vitamin D content by nearly eightfold, according to new Hort Innovation funded research that summarises the health effects of the popular fungi. According to the leading
5 February 2020
Looking to alternative pollinators to support apiarists and industry
Media ReleaseCaption: Stingless bee on an apple flower. Supplied by the Hawkesbury Institute for Environment at Western Sydney University. AS THE bushfire crisis across Australia continues, so too does the threat to wildlife including bees which
3 February 2020
Caffeine linked to rapid testicle growth, stronger sex drive in male fruit flies
Media ReleaseIN THEIR quest to create the ‘ultimate sterile male fruit fly’ to attract wild females and curb a pest that is costing Australian farmers up to $300 million in lost markets each year, scientists have turned to caffeine. A recent study,
29 January 2020
Asian retailers send love to Aussie growers amid bush fire crisis
Media ReleaseCaption: Retail trade partners across Asia send love and support to Aussie growers during bushfire season. RETAIL PARTNERS across Asia have teamed up to show support for Australian growers battling against drought and bushfire.
28 January 2020
Chinese New Year spurs Aussie stonefruit frenzy
Media ReleaseCaption: Shoppers are enjoying quality Australian produce in South East Asia AUSTRALIAN peaches, plums, nectarines and apricots are proving more popular than ever in supermarkets in China, Malaysia and Thailand in the lead up to
22 January 2020
High-tech map shows fruit, macadamia farms hit by bushfires
Media ReleaseAMID DEVASTATING bushfire activity across Australia, scientists have released a map that shows avocado, mango, olive, banana, macadamia and citrus orchards that have been impacted, to help with response and recovery efforts. Driven by
20 January 2020
Hort closes decade with big wins for growers
Media ReleaseTHE LAST 12 months has seen unprecedented growth across the horticulture industry with the grower-owned rural research and development corporation, Hort Innovation, kicking big goals for industry. In the last year Hort Innovation
7 January 2020
Vegetable production rises despite industry challenges
Media ReleaseThe gross value of vegetable production increased by five (5) per cent in the 2017–18 financial year reaching $4.1 billion, according to a new Hort Innovation funded report produced by ABARES. This growth was mainly driven by increases
8 December 2019