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Nursery industry flourishes with record-breaking year
Media ReleaseINCREASED GROWER confidence and consumer demand for greenlife resulted in the sale of around 1.9 billion plants last year, according to the latest Nursery Industry Statistics 2017-18 survey report. Funded by Hort Innovation and
29 March 2019
Research initiative ramps up investments to secure plant biosecurity
Media ReleaseMORE THAN $27 million has been invested into research, development and extension projects through the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative and partners since its inception just 18 months ago. The initiative was developed to encourage
26 March 2019
Hailstorm heroes back in full force as nation encouraged to tackle food waste
Media ReleaseNOW IN its second year running, the Hort Innovation developed campaign “Hailstorm Heroes” is back in full swing to support apple growers hard hit by damaging weather. Launched this week in South Australia, the campaign urges the
22 March 2019
The 2017/18 Hort Stats Handbook released
Media ReleaseTHE MOST comprehensive and contemporary data available on all sectors of the Australian horticulture industry is now available through the release of the 2017/18 Horticulture Statistics Handbook. Released by Hort Innovation, the
11 March 2019
Australia and Vietnam strengthen trade ties through table grapes
Media ReleaseAS THE Australian table grape export season commences, Australian growers head to Vietnam to boost trade relations. Three key growers from the Sunraysia region, which is responsible for around 99 per cent of table grape exports,
27 February 2019
Hort funded Fellowships now open for application
Media ReleaseAPPLICATIONS are now open for three Hort Innovation funded Churchill Fellowships that will enable recipients to travel the world for 4 to 8 weeks to access industry related knowledge not readily available in Australia. Jointly funded
11 February 2019
Mainland cherry growers' triumph in China
Media ReleaseCHERRY GROWERS from the Australian mainland are in high spirits after completing their first full season of trade via airfreight with China since being granted market access. Two trade events held in Guangzhou and Shanghai last week
11 February 2019
Australia’s most threatening plant disease targeted
Media ReleaseCaption: A Leaf affected by xylella. AUSTRALIA will be better prepared for plant disease outbreaks with the appointment of a national coordinator to lead a three-year program to improve readiness for the potential incursion of the
5 February 2019
B is for Brain food that = A+
Media ReleaseIT'S BACK TO school time and with kids eating around one-third of their daily food intake at school [i], Hort Innovation is encouraging Australians to make healthy meal and snack choices that aid learning. Hort Innovation CEO Matt
29 January 2019
Hort industry seeks your say on new strategic direction
Media ReleaseAS HORT INNOVATION leads the way into a new age of horticultural research and development, they have called out to industry stakeholders to get involved and provide their input on the direction of the new corporate strategy. Under the
22 January 2019