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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
Mushrooms foodservice farm tours (MU18000)
This investment is about educating the Australian foodservice industry about mushrooms
31 May 2019
Dr Jo Luck appointed director of new plant bio-security push
Media ReleaseA RENOWNED Australian scientist with more than 25 years’ experience in plant disease, biosecurity and microbiology has been appointed the director of the national Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI). Dr Jo Luck will lead the
14 July 2017
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
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
New high folate strawberry a sweet find
Media ReleaseA NEW ‘alpha strawberry’ that is very sweet in flavour and has folate levels that may be up to three times higher than standard strawberries has been discovered by Queensland scientists. Folate is an important B-group vitamin which is
26 September 2017
Macadamia shells could save lives
Media ReleaseCaption: Head researcher, Dr Gerrard Eddy Jai Poinern from Murdoch University, said the study uncovered surprising results. MACADAMIA nut shells could be a powerful tool for Australian hospitals to use in the treatment of poisonings.
27 September 2017
One indoor plant can combat sickness, study finds
Media ReleaseREDUCED PRODUCTIVITY, bad moods and increased allergies have all been linked to chemicals that float in the air at room temperature, or volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs are present in carpets, paint and furniture in Australian
31 October 2017
Food Safety Supercharger lands in Australia
Media ReleaseTHE MOTHER of all produce sanitisation machines has arrived in Australia, fresh off the ship from Germany, as the country takes its food safety technology to the next level. Dubbed ‘The Food Safety Supercharger’, the custom-made 250-
9 November 2017
Foreign body detection robot trialed in QLD
Media ReleaseA GATTON farm will be used to trial a robotic prototype as industry and researchers work together to limit the risks caused by pests and foreign bodies found in farm produce, and to increase productivity. The trials are taking place on
28 July 2016