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Coordinated defence against Australia’s most threatening plant disease
Media ReleaseCaption: A plant affected by Xylella Fastidiosa. Hort Innovation and Wine Australia have teamed up through the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) to safeguard the nation against a devastating bacteria that could cripple the
18 October 2018
Farming innovator wins rural women's award
Media ReleaseCaption: Krista Watkins is the winner of the 2018 Agrifuture’s Rural Women’s Award. A powdery explosion of what was once an unripened green banana has turned into an agricultural revolution that reduces food waste, adds post-harvest
16 October 2018
Board candidates announced
Media ReleaseAt Hort Innovation’s 2018 Annual General Meeting in November, voting members will elect three directors to the Hort Innovation Board. Seven candidates for the positions have now been announced, with voting members encouraged to get to
2 October 2018
Empowering women in hort through leadership scholarships
Media ReleaseWOMEN who are current and emerging leaders in the Australian horticulture industry can now apply for a leadership development scholarship valued up to $10,941. Funded by Hort Innovation and Women & Leadership Australia (WLA), the
3 October 2018
Women dominate Nuffield Scholarships for the first time in history
Media Release Caption: Kerri-Ann Lamb and Christina Kelman are the 2018 Nuffield Scholarship recipients representing the Potato and Vegetable industries. THE RECIPIENTS of the 2019
19 September 2018
Peel good, feel good!
Media ReleaseBananas! They are nature’s palm sized gift that just keeps on giving. Now, a new Hort Innovation marketing campaign is showing consumers just how bananas are helping Australians to live their best life. Due to launch nationally across
18 September 2018
More sustainable crops just a spray away
Media ReleaseCaption: Professor Neena Mitter (centre) and QAAFI researchers test the non-toxic, pathogen-free BioClay spray on cabbages. SCIENTISTS are investigating whether a clay-based ‘vaccine’ for plants could safeguard the nation’s $5.5
13 September 2018
Pear sampling to boost sales
Media ReleaseCaption: Pear sampling session being conducted in store during August/September 2018. THE START of a new season has called for a fresh round of pear sampling to help boost consumer awareness about different varieties and increase sales
4 September 2018
Taste Australia yields big results in foreign trade
Media ReleaseCaption: Australia's premium fruit and vegetables on display under the Taste Australia banner at Asia Fruit Logistica. IN THE 12 MONTHS since Hort Innovation launched its boldest foreign trade initiative to date, the industry has
30 August 2018
Champions of climate change
Media ReleaseAROUND 100 plant species have been identified as the champions of climate change under a $10 million, five-year joint research project. Funded under the Hort Innovation Green Cities Fund, and in partnership with Macquarie University,
30 June 2018