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Defending Aussie mushrooms against pests and disease
Meet mushroom grower Ian who believes that the resources provided as part of a program funded by Hort Innovation are vital in the fight against pests and diseases.
10 February 2022
Best practice guidelines boost the melon brand and rebuild consumer confidence
Meet melon grower Jamie whose farming operation has benefitted from a Hort Innovation funded program to strengthen the food safety systems of the Australian melon industry.
10 February 2022
Boosting macadamia productivity and profit through better tech and fewer pests
Meet macadamia grower Peter Fraser, who has been using integrated pest and disease management for 25 years, assisted by research conducted through the Hort Innovation Macadamia Fund and supported by the activities of the Australian Macadamia Society.
10 February 2022
Increasing Aussie lychee exports by ‘beating the bugs’
Meet lychee grower Chris Salta who sees the value in a Hort Innovation project to provide lychee growers with management options for scale and mealybug pests.
10 February 2022
Boosting apricot appeal with ever tastier varieties
Meet apricot grower Tim Grieger who has found several new varieties suited to his operation through the work of a long-term Hort Innovation breeding program.
10 February 2022
We’re finally seeing red… and that’s a good thing when it comes to new custard apple varieties
Meet custard apple grower Daniel Jackson who sees how critical Hort Innovation’s investment into new varieties of custard apples is for the longevity of his industry.
10 February 2022
Boosting citrus biosecurity and grower readiness to respond
Meet citrus grower Darren Minter who sees the benefit of Hort Innovation’s nationally coordinated surveillance program for early detection of high-priority pests in the citrus industry.
10 February 2022
A biosecurity plan that gives more cherry growers more access to more markets
Meet cherry grower Mick Rouget who is thankful for the biosecurity support backed through a Hort Innovation funded program for the cherry industry.
10 February 2022
Protecting Australia’s banana industry
Meet banana grower Stephen Lowe, who was involved in trialling new banana varieties with promising TR4 resistance, as part of a Hort Innovation funded project.
10 February 2022
Planting the seeds for Australian avocado export success
Meet avocado grower and exporter Daryl, who believes that the Hort Innovation-funded export readiness and market access project has given growers the tools they need to succeed in new markets.
10 February 2022