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Voting members to decide
Media ReleaseTop L2R: Robert Clarke, Jan Vydra, Niall Blair and Bottom L2R: Andrew Spencer, Paul Harker One new Director will be appointed by voting members at the 2019 Hort Innovation Annual General Meeting in Sydney on November 22, with a further
31 October 2019
Consumers win as industry sets new “taste” standards for Table Grapes
Media ReleaseNewly adopted changes to Australia’s maturity standards for the domestic table grape market is set to instantly improve the quality and taste of locally grown varieties. The new minimum standards are based on the analysis of maturity
31 October 2019
Telling the sustainability story
Media ReleaseHORT INNOVATION is working with growing businesses to develop a tool to help the horticulture sector share its sustainable, ethical and safe farming practice stories with stakeholders. The tool, the Horticulture Sustainability
24 October 2019
Nation’s fruit and veggies bear weight in 2030 debate
Media ReleaseTHE AUSTRALIAN horticulture sector could climb to up to $30 billion over the next decade, putting a significant dent in the national agriculture industry’s target of reaching $100 billion in production by 2030. Revealed in a recent
23 October 2019
Getting to the root of Macadamias
Media ReleaseIT'S BEING dubbed the Ancestry.com project for macadamias, as researchers build up the family tree of Australia’s most famous native exporter. A new Hort Innovation funded research project, delivered by Southern Cross University, will
10 October 2019
Wanted: Hairy, motivated flies to pollinate crops
Media ReleaseCaption: (R2L) - Hort Innovation General Manager for Research & Development Dr Alison Anderson, Jasper Farms Agronomist Jacinta Foley and lead researcher from the Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional
4 October 2019
Grower opportunities swell amid rapid growth
Media ReleaseCaption: Graduate process engineer Danniel Trye found the lure of horticulture while studying at university AUSTRALIA'S fastest-growing agriculture sector, horticulture, is ripe with career development opportunities as fruit, nut and
3 October 2019
The vision is clear: Catherine Velisha looks to Family Model for Nuffield scholarship
Media ReleaseCatherine Velisha, 34, from Velisha Farms in Werribee is this year’s Hort Innovation supported Nuffield scholar. From working in her father’s packing shed to becoming Managing Director of the family business, Catherine has big plans
30 September 2019
Sterile flies soon to hit NSW and Victorian skies
Media ReleaseCaption: NSW DPI researcher Dr Solomon Balagawi checking a fruit fly trap in Hillston, NSW. MILLIONS OF sterile Queensland Fruit Flies will be released over trial sites in western NSW and northern Victoria this week as scientists
10 September 2019
Aussie horticulture exports hit record high
Media ReleaseCaption: The Taste Australia stand at the Asia Fruit Logistica THE WORLD'S appetite for Australian fruit, nuts and vegetables has skyrocketed with Australian produce exports reaching almost $2.8 billion for the first time – a 27 per
3 September 2019