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New Zealand experts to help combat Varroa mite threat
Hort Innovation has combined forces with Plant & Food Research New Zealand to strengthen Australia’s defences against Varroa mite and enhance crop pollination through a $5 million targeted research project.
16 August 2016
Leadership opportunities for Aussie horticulture businesses
Hort Innovation is calling for businesses in all levels of the production and supply chain to participate in a new program which aims to strengthen the industry by attracting the next generation of employees.
9 August 2016
Eating more veg would bring $100M in health savings
A report commissioned by Hort Innovation has found if Australians ate just 10 per cent more vegetables per day, all levels of government could reap $100 million per year combined in health savings.
4 August 2016
Igniting new horticulture generation
Media ReleaseIN THE FACE of an ageing horticultural industry and a fast-moving technological landscape, Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) has launched its biggest industry recruitment and leadership initiative in history. The
1 August 2016
Hort industry accelerates Asian trade offering
Hort Innovation has launched a multimillion dollar initiative to strengthen trade opportunities in the arc between Jordan and Japan. The new dedicated Asian Markets Fund will focus on boosting industry’s capacity to export and build stronger relationships with key countries.
14 July 2016
Hort industry congratulates Andrew Bulmer on award win
Media ReleaseCaption: Managing Director of Bulmer Farms Andrew Bulmer wins the AUSVEG VIC Grower of the Year Award. THE AUSTRALIAN horticulture industry has today welcomed the announcement of Victorian vegetable grower Andrew Bulmer as the Kondinin
17 August 2017
Banana industry weighs-in on nation’s health
Media ReleaseAUSTRALIAN BANANA growers will soon be ‘a-peeling’ to Aussie families around a sizeable issue, as the industry gears up to launch one of its boldest marketing campaigns yet. Set to kick off on Fathers’ Day this Sunday, the inaugural
30 August 2018
Aussie growers kick off six-month trade tour
Media ReleaseMORE THAN 200 Australian fruit, vegetable and nut producers and industry representatives are in Hong Kong this week to showcase their produce at Asia’s largest horticulture trade show, marking the beginning of a six-month tour across
7 September 2017
World a-buzz with Australia’s latest fruit fly findings
Media ReleaseFOR DECADES, researchers around the world have refined the development of sterile male fruit flies to control wild populations of the pest. While the development of sterile male-only Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) for release is new to
21 September 2017
Empowering women leaders for a stronger Aussie horticulture industry
Media ReleaseWOMEN THAT are current and emerging leaders in the horticulture industry can now apply for a leadership development scholarship opportunity valued at up to $5,470. Funded by the Hort Frontiers Leadership Fund (a strategic partnership
20 September 2017