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$5.21 million
Levy collected in 2019/20
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$4.54 million
Invested in R&D in 2019/20
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$2.27 million
Invested in marketing in 2019/20
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$163 million
Potential impact of industry SIP
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National Agriculture Day
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IPM Dubai 2021
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National Pollinator Week 2021
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Hort Innovation AGM 2021
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APEN 2022 International Conference
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The importance of crop hygiene and host management
Events
Hort Innovation AGM 2021
Events
National Agriculture Day
Events
IPM Dubai 2021
Events
National Pollinator Week 2021
Events
APEN 2022 International Conference
Events
2021 National 'Hybrid' Convention of Churchill Fellows
Events
Protected Cropping Australia 2022 Conference
Events
Thriving Women 2022
Media Release
New map to help safeguard nation’s protected cropping industries
Ongoing project
Essential market access data packages (MT14052)
Ongoing project
Across horticulture support for export MRL compliance (MT19006)
Ongoing project
Horticulture trade data (MT19005)
Minor use permits
Minor use permits for the apple and pear industry
Media Release
Leadership Development Scholarships available for women in the Horticulture industry
Media Release
Scientists probe bee recovery after fires
Article
Hort funded grant now open for applications
Media Release
Fishers, farmers and foresters trusted by the community
Ongoing project
iMapPESTS: Sentinel Surveillance for Agriculture (ST16010)
Ongoing project
Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT20007)
Ongoing project
Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2018 (ST17000)
Media Release
Aussie horticulture spotlights responsible farming
Media Release
Efforts to combat small but ‘ravenous’ worm ramp up
Ongoing project
Nutritional analysis of across horticulture commodities (ST19036)
Completed project
Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)
Media Release
Hort Innovation calling for Directors
Media Release
Is there a place for sweetpotato ice cream?
Media Release
$28 million program to improve farm productivity
Completed project
Physiological, metabolic and molecular basis of biennial bearing in apple (AP15002) and Physiological, metabolic and molecular basis of biennial bearing in apple – Australian component of AP15002 (AP15013)
Guide/Manual
2020-21 Australian apple and pear IPDM manual
Marketing
Aussie Apples 'Hit Refresh' brand campaign now live!
Media Release
2020 – The year everything about fresh produce consumption changed
Events
2021 National Biosecurity Forum
Completed project
An Integrated Pest, Disease and Weed Management Program for the Australian Apple and Pear Industry (AP16007)
Media Release
Cover crops – a game changer
Ongoing project
Novel technologies and practices for the optimisation of pollination within protected cropping environments (ST19000)
Ongoing project
Feasibility study into opportunities for high-technology horticulture production in urban environments (HA19005)
Completed project
Phenomenom - The Good Mood Food Module (ST19041)
Ongoing project
Developing management strategies to enhance the recovery of horticulture from bushfires (AS19002)
Completed project
Seasonal horticulture labour demand and workforce study (ST19040 and ST20008)
Media Release
$15 billion horticulture value in 2019/20 Hort Stats Handbook shows
Media Release
Helping Aussie kids explore food and its relationship to mood
Ongoing project
Technology review for fruit traceability at every stage of the apple and pear fruit production and supply chain (AP19004)
Media Release
Bringing high tech horticulture to urban areas in Australia – rooftop, underground and floating farms
Media Release
Tree genomics program sequences 300 macadamia varieties to improve productivity and profitability for growers
Completed project
Nutrition claims for The Good Mood Food educational website (ST19037)
Media Release
R&D levy investments projected to deliver $40.5 million of value over 30 years
Article
The Masterclass in Horticultural Business course is now open for 2021 intakes
Article
Taste Australia maintains presence at Asia Fruit Logistica in 2020
Media Release
New Directors, Chair and Deputy Chair for Hort Innovation
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Apple and Pear Fund Annual Report

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