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Growers Strawberry Fund

Strawberry Fund snapshot

15+ investments
Currently underway
25+ resources and reports
Ready for you to use
$980,305
Levy collected in 2017/18
$1.13 million
Invested in R&D in 2017/18
$22 million
Potential impact of industry SIP

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Most recent
Completed project
Berry export strategy (MT17001)
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Ongoing project
Various data generation investments (ST17000 and ST16006)
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Event
Horticultural Business Masterclass
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Event
Hort Connections 2019
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Ongoing project
Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015)
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Media Release
Consumer insights show increase in “trendy” vegetable purchases
Completed project
Berry export strategy (MT17001)
Ongoing project
Various data generation investments (ST17000 and ST16006)
Event
Horticultural Business Masterclass Read more
Event
Hort Connections 2019 Read more
Ongoing project
Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015)
Ongoing project
Facilitating the development of the Australian strawberry industry (BS15002, BS15003 and BS15004)
Ongoing project
Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2015-2018 (AH15001)
Ongoing project
Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2015-2018 (AH15001)
Ongoing project
Xylella coordinator (MT17006)
Ongoing project
National strawberry varietal improvement program (BS17000)
Ongoing project
Strawberry industry minor use program (BS16001)
Ongoing project
Enhanced National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (MT16005)
Ongoing project
Enhanced National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (MT16005)
Ongoing project
Coir waste management for hydroponic berries (MT17016)
Ongoing project
Improving the biosecurity preparedness of Australian horticulture for the exotic spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (MT17005)
Ongoing project
SITplus: Developing and optimising production of a male-only, temperature-sensitive-lethal, strain of Qfly, B. tryoni (MT13059)
Ongoing project
Improved management of charcoal rot of strawberry (BS15005)
Completed project
Establishment of systems to validate pest free place of production for Queensland fruit fly in the Yarra Valley (MT13031)
Completed project
Integrated approach for control of foliar diseases in strawberry runner nurseries and management of chemical resistance (BS13004)
Completed project
Identification and management strategies for true bugs in Tasmanian strawberries (BS13003)
Completed project
Development of soil disinfestation systems for production of certified strawberry runners (BS13000)
Completed project
Earlier yields and better establishment of strawberry runners (BS13002)
Completed project
The effects of different species of true bugs on strawberries (BS12026)
Completed project
Facilitating the development of the Victorian strawberry industry (BS12016)
Completed project
Determine optimum nitrogen and potassium requirement to maximise yield and quality of day-neutral Victorian strawberries (BS12010)
Completed project
A focus on irrigation and fertiliser practices to improve production efficiency for language other than English strawberry growers (BS12025)
Completed project
Developing virus molecular diagnostics for post entry quarantine and certification of strawberry runners (BS12009)
Completed project
Biological control of Botrytis cinerea in strawberry (BS12007)
Completed project
Controlling plant and fruit diseases in strawberry fields (BS11000)
Completed project
Thresholds for plague thrips in the Victorian strawberry industry (BS12003)
Completed project
The protected culture of strawberry plants growing under plastic tunnels (BS11003)
Completed project
Developing improved strawberry germplasm management and runner quality (BS09024)
Completed project
Robotic strawberry harvesting (Part 2) (BS09014)
Completed project
Nuffield Scholarship (AH14014)
Completed project
Using classical genetics and epigenetics to make sterile insect technology flies fitter (AI14002)
Research reports and more
Fund management
Strawberry Fund
News and media
Completed project
National strawberry varietal improvement program (BS12021)
Media Release
Berry export focus blooms out of industry’s sweet success
Fact sheet
Berry Export Strategy 2028
Completed project
Continuation of pilot systems to validate Pest Free Place of Production for Queensland fruit fly in the Yarra Valley (MT15028)
Fact sheet
Identification poster for Queensland fruit fly
Media Release
Queen-bee-scented helium balloons help identify local species
Fact sheet
New tissue nutrient reference levels for Victorian strawberries
Media Release
Supercharging the future of horticulture
Media Release
Leadership opportunities for Aussie horticulture businesses
Media Release
Igniting new horticulture generation
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