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Horticulture grant on offer for young Australians
ArticleHort Innovation is partnering with the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, a competitive grant program that seeks to advance the careers of young researches, scientists, producers and
18 August 2020
Greening our cities – reducing the 'urban heat island' effect
Greening our cities – reducing the 'urban heat island' effectMedia ReleaseHEAT IN our cities impacts the health and wellbeing of residents. As cities and towns grow – greenery is lost and replaced with hard constructed surfaces. These surfaces
2 September 2020
Record-breaking year for Australian table grape exports
Record-breaking year for Australian table grape exportsMedia ReleaseTHE AUSTRALIAN table grape industry achieved its highest ever export volume and value in FY20 with 152,200 tonnes valued at AUD $622,947,485. Hort Innovation Head of International
26 August 2020
Fall armyworm podcasts launched to help growers
Fall armyworm podcasts launched to help growersMedia ReleaseTHE Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) recently launched three podcasts on the impact and management of fall armyworm as an important resource for growers across Australia. The
30 September 2020
Cross your I's and dot your bees for pollination
Cross your I's and dot your bees for pollinationMedia ReleaseCROSS-POLLINATION for macadamias has proved critical for maximising yields in a Hort Innovation pollination research and development project. The project team recently finished up
24 September 2020
Horticulture research to boost bushfire recovery
Media ReleaseHORT INNOVATON is announcing the start of a new national project focusing on delivering practical management options to horticultural industries recovering from bushfires. Funded by Hort Innovation in partnership with the New South
18 August 2020
Sterile fruit flies contribute to reduction in Queensland fruit fly population
Sterile fruit flies contribute to reduction in Queensland fruit fly populationMedia ReleaseRELEASES OF sterile fruit flies at two Australian locations have significantly reduced Queensland fruit fly numbers. The pilot, which ran from September
7 September 2020
Launch of third apple and pear orchard program
Media ReleaseHORT INNOVATON has kicked off the third Apple and Pear industry Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils (PIPS3) program. The program covers apple and pear orchards across the country and focuses on new technology and advanced
10 August 2020
Aussie frozen berry producer Stuart McGruddy awarded Hort Innovation Churchill Fellowship
Aussie frozen berry producer Stuart McGruddy awarded Hort Innovation Churchill FellowshipMedia ReleaseHORT INNOVATION is proud to announce Aussie frozen berry producer Stuart McGruddy has been awarded a Hort Innovation Churchill Fellowship. These
6 October 2020
Getting the facts on pollination
Media ReleasePOLLINATION SEASON has begun. Hort Innovation is helping growers by determining key pollinators across a range of crops and providing pollination management recommendations to maximise yields. The research and development project –
5 August 2020