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Selwyn Snell to retire as Chair of Hort Innovation
ArticleAFTER 11 impactful years, Hort Innovation Chair Selwyn Snell is set to retire from horticulture’s research and development corporation in November this year. The change comes as the company’s Constitution calls for three of its nine sitting
5 June 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
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
Telling the sustainability story
Media ReleaseHORT INNOVATION is working with growing businesses to develop a tool to help the horticulture sector share its sustainable, ethical and safe farming practice stories with stakeholders. The tool, the Horticulture Sustainability
24 October 2019
Macadamia lace bug fact sheet
Fact sheet on macadamia lace bug species found to cause damage in macadamia orchards
24 June 2019
Economic evaluation of the macadamia breeding program
Economic performance predictions for new macadamia varieties over twenty years
29 November 2018
Productivity and factory reject trends 2009-2019
This report presents benchmark data from the 2009 to 2019 seasons relating to factory insect damage trends by season, region, tree age and farm size.
12 April 2021
Macadamia seed weevil orchard management
An integrated approach to controlling Macadamia seed weevil in orchards
21 December 2018
Macadamia seed weevil life cycle and monitoring
The latest information on monitoring and controlling Macadamia seed weevil
21 December 2018
Bee management tips during flowering fact sheet
Fact sheet for macadamia growers on how to avoid the loss of beneficial insects including honey bees during flowering
22 March 2019