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Hort Innovation launches fruit, veg and nuts campaign to support Australian growers
Media ReleaseIn Australia, growers have faced numerous challenges including drought, floods and bushfires. COVID-19 has thrown challenges to the nation impacting mental wellbeing and mood through isolation. It has affected Australian growers with
29 May 2020
Key sustainability issues identified for Australian horticulture
ArticleNEW RESEARCH for Hort Innovation has identified the sustainability topics that are most important to people interested in Australian horticulture, from growers through to consumers and communities. Having ethical and resilient practices,
22 May 2020
Parasitoids for the management of fruit flies in Australia (MT19003)
This project delivered the knowledge needed to evaluate the use of parasitoid wasps as a potential strategy for fruit fly management.
27 September 2022
Table grape marketing snapshot - May 2020
This Hort Innovation Table Grape Fund marketing update is from May 2020, with a particular focus on activities in light of COVID-19.
12 May 2020
Trapping efficacy in table grape vineyards for area wide management of Queensland fruit fly (TG19001)
This project further developed mass trapping methods as a tool to help with Queensland fruit fly control, while evaluating the effectiveness of trapping at decreasing fly populations for table grape growers.
28 September 2022
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
Australian table grape industry communications program (TG18004)
This project maintained and improved communication to Australian table grape growers and other industry stakeholders.
14 December 2022
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
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