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It’s a case of old land, new tricks
ArticleGrower Profile – Chris Stillard, Barooga, NSW Chris Stillard’s family has been working the land for over a century – and with his keen interest in evolving land management techniques and knowledge, it’s a tradition he hopes will carry long
1 November 2016
Variable-rate irrigation is a real game-changer
ArticleGrower profile: Terry Buckley, Buckley Farms, SA If there’s one thing to know about potato grower Terry Buckley, it’s that he’s not content if he’s not trying something new. “I’m a ‘new idea every three minutes’ kind of person,” he said. “
1 March 2017
My Nuffield Scholarship has been eye-opening
ArticleGrower profile – Matt Abbott from Rabbit Organics, QLD With a passion for growing and a thirst for knowledge, Matt Abbott is a keen Nuffield Scholar out to make a difference in Australia’s banana industry. What is the Nuffield Scholarship
1 March 2017
Growers urged to get the app to improve the map
ArticleAustralia’s avocado, mango and macadamia growers are being called on to contribute to a map that aims to enhance the nation’s biosecurity response and planning capability and help with recovery efforts after severe weather events. The draft
1 March 2017
Boosting efficiencies at harvest time
ArticleAustralian macadamia growers are set to benefit from new research that aims to reduce the harvest window by several weeks and save the industry more than $30M per year. Being delivered by Hort Innovation using macadamia industry levies and
1 March 2017
Consumer study looks to boost pear and summerfruit trade
ArticleConsumer research for Australian blush pears and summerfruit undertaken in Indonesia, Thailand and China, will look to generate data and intelligence required to capture export opportunities in high value Asian markets. The three-year
1 March 2016
Curbing the effects of Magpie Geese on mango orchards
ArticleA recent workshop in the Northern Territory saw over 40 people come together in an effort to curtail the effects of Magpie Geese on mango orchards. Over the last decade, mango farmers in northern Australia have reported increasing numbers of
1 March 2016
Challenging the gardener stereotype of the nursery industry
ArticleGrower profile – Ken Bevan, Alpine Nurseries, NSW Growing up in Berowra Heights, a bushland suburb on the outskirts of Sydney, Ken Bevan’s best childhood memories were playing in the bush with his mates and his parents. This cultivated a
1 March 2016
Townsville grower refuses to be held back by drought
ArticleGrower profile – Lachlan Moncrieff, Townsville QLD Relentless drought in Townsville didn’t getting turf farmer Lachlan Moncrieff down, with the tough conditions driving him to secure a highly-sought-after $10,000 scholarship to help make
1 November 2018
Research to boost Queensland papaya quality, trade appeal
ArticleNew research commissioned by Hort Innovation aims to improve the quality, yield, flesh colour, flavour and sweetness of one of Australia's most versatile fruits, the papaya. To be delivered by Griffith University in close consultation with
1 March 2016