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Multi-million dollar project to design the tree of the future
Media ReleaseCaption: Project lead, Professor Robert Henry from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at the University of Queensland. AUSTRALIAN researchers have turned to plant genetics to help solve DNA mysteries and create
22 November 2018
Trans-Tasman alliance to stamp out threats to national biosecurity
Hort Innovation has proudly thrown its support behind a new joint initiative to combat threats to our plant biosecurity. Cemented by a Memorandum of Understanding between Australia and New Zealand, the Trans-Tasman collaborative, led by Australia’s
15 November 2018
Taste Australia gaining momentum overseas
Media ReleaseSIX MONTHS after the nation’s most ambitious horticulture trade drive yet was launched, Taste Australia has been rolled out in 10 countries across Asia and the Middle East, attracting significant interest from importers, retailers and
21 March 2018
2019 Masterclass Scholarships and Placements Up For Grabs
Media ReleaseCaption: Masterclass graduates Lisa and Patrick. ARE YOU a professional working in the horticulture industry who wants to take their career to the next level? No matter what your level of expertise, no matter what your ambition, the
30 October 2018
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