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Australia’s leading health and research institutes urge Australians to continue enjoying fresh produce during COVID-19 outbreak
Media ReleaseTHE ADVICE FROM LEADING HEALTH AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES is that Australians should follow current government advice that there is no evidence COVID-19 can be transmitted through food and extra care should be taken with hygiene when
29 March 2020
The next generation Horticulture Statistics Handbook is here
Media ReleaseCaption: Grower navigating the Horticulture Statistics Handbook online THE LATEST EDITION of the much-anticipated Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook is now live and boasts an exciting new interactive dashboard with improved
30 March 2020
Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) – Updates (MT19008)
This short investment facilitated a 2020 Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) for several horticultural industries
29 January 2021
Fall armyworm update and alert
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an exotic pest that has recently been detected for the first time in Australia. Hort Innovation is keeping a close eye on the situation and is currently working with the relevant authorities to prepare and protect the horticulture sector against any potential spread of fall armyworm.
30 October 2020
Self-fertilising almond trees secure the future of industry
Media ReleaseIN A WORLD-LEADING research project funded by Hort Innovation, Australian scientists have successfully bred self-fertile almond varieties for growers that are not entirely reliant on bees for pollination. The longitudinal project
17 February 2020
Looking to alternative pollinators to support apiarists and industry
Media ReleaseCaption: Stingless bee on an apple flower. Supplied by the Hawkesbury Institute for Environment at Western Sydney University. AS THE bushfire crisis across Australia continues, so too does the threat to wildlife including bees which
3 February 2020
Caffeine linked to rapid testicle growth, stronger sex drive in male fruit flies
Media ReleaseIN THEIR quest to create the ‘ultimate sterile male fruit fly’ to attract wild females and curb a pest that is costing Australian farmers up to $300 million in lost markets each year, scientists have turned to caffeine. A recent study,
29 January 2020
Hort closes decade with big wins for growers
Media ReleaseTHE LAST 12 months has seen unprecedented growth across the horticulture industry with the grower-owned rural research and development corporation, Hort Innovation, kicking big goals for industry. In the last year Hort Innovation
7 January 2020
Development of non-invasive methods and systems for the assessment of hive health (PH17001)
This investment addressed the demand from horticultural industries for greater confidence in pollination services through the evaluation and dissemination of information on hive standards, commercial pollination practices and sensing technology to determine colony health and hive strength in key horticultural industries (almond, avocado, cucurbits, blueberry).
29 April 2024
New podcast bust myths and boosts business
Published 29 November, 2019
28 November 2019