Aussie apple exports set to rise thanks to government grants
Apple and Pear Australia Limited (APAL) has been awarded a $450,000 Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) grant by the Albanese Government, to investigate the combined

"We are looking forward to further volume growth over the next few years with some more growers/orchards coming on board"
Maungatapere Packing (MPL) is now in it's second full packing season, set up in 2021 the facility packs blueberries for the Australian export market with the very latest in blueberry packing

Plans underway for Australia's biggest vertically-integrated exotic mushroom farm in South Australia
One of Australia's most iconic car manufacturing plants in South Australia is set to become one of the largest exotic mushroom production facilities in the world. Earlier this year, the Epicurean

N&A Group introduces new apple varieties
Australian apple consumers will get a taste of Isaaq and Swing this season.

How fruit genomic research can in Australia lead to better tasting and more resilient crops
Australian research is underway into creating an advanced genomics platform, which will help producers overcome industry challenges, improve performance and lead to tastier varieties of popular

Hort Connections puts industry on show
Australia and New Zealand’s largest horticulture conference and trade show returns to Adelaide in 2023. Hort Connections will take place in the South Australian capital on 5-7 June. The Adelaide

Volumes of Queensland's Imperial Mandarin up 10% this season
The Australian Imperial Mandarin season is about to kick off in Gayndah, Queensland. The local harvest, where 80% of Imperial Mandarins are grown in Australia, is around 7-10 days later than a

DP World opens one-stop refrigerated container facility in Sydney to serve growing demand
DP World has announced the opening of Reefer World, a new one-stop refrigerated container facility in Sydney, which will provide a wide range of reefer cleaning and repair services to customers in

Apples and pears, downward forecast for the southern hemisphere
The consequences left by negative weather events on apple and pear crops are severe. This is reported by the World Apple and Pear Association (Wapa), which has had to revise downwards its crop

Australian citrus nursery uses data-driven analytics for more sustainable water management
Hitachi Vantara and Golden Grove Nursery in Australia have applied artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics and sensor technology to inform data-driven irrigation water management

Promising signs for Australian Imperials
On the eve of the Australian Imperial mandarin harvest, one of the country’s biggest growers has shared an optimistic outlook for the season ahead. Red Rich Fruits will begin picking new-season