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Summerfruit Fund snapshot

10+ investments
Currently underway
25+ resources and reports
Ready for you to use
$999,519
Levy collected in 2017/18
$926,356
Invested in R&D in 2017/18
$371,855
Invested in marketing in 2017/18
$26.4 million
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MT17006b
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MT18018
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Hort Innovation AGM 2019
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Asia Fruit Logistica
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Improving preparedness of the Australian horticultural sector to the threat potentially posed by Xylella fastidiosa (a severe biosecurity risk) (MT17006)
Media Release
Aussie horticulture exports hit record high
Media Release
Accurate yield forecasting and better tree crop management focus of $5M project
Media Release
$10M funding injection to support the eradication of Qfly
Ongoing project
Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture crops 2019/20 (MT18018)
Article
Market insight reports: cultural festivals and events
Event
Hort Innovation's Annual General Meeting 2019 Read more
Event
Asia Fruit Logistica Read more
Media Release
Keeping Australia's bees free from broken wing disorders
Media Release
Next Gen genetic testing to give growers competitive edge
Media Release
Reverse trade mission to entice our Asian neighbours
Media Release
Innovative science is key in the fight against fruit fly
Ongoing project
Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2018-19 to 2020-21 (HA18002)
Media Release
Horticulture leads Australian agriculture in value and on-farm efficiency
Minor use permit
Minor use permits for the summerfruit industry
Ongoing project
Low-dose methyl bromide fumigation of plums (SF18000)
Marketing
Marketing snapshot - October 2018
Fact sheet
Spotted wing drosophila project summer 2019 update fact sheet
Fact sheet
Spotted wing drosophila host list
Publication
Literature review on alternative control options to chemical control
Ongoing project
Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)
Media Release
Research initiative ramps up investments to secure plant biosecurity
Media Release
The 2017/18 Hort Stats Handbook released
Media Release
Hort funded Fellowships now open for application
Completed project
SPLAT cue-lure based management of Queensland fruit fly (MT12001)
Completed project
Export market maintenance and development for Tasmanian fruit (MT11013)
Completed project
Using classical genetics and epigenetics to make sterile insect technology flies fitter (AI14002)
Completed project
Market and consumer insights to drive food value chain innovation and growth: horticulture sub-project (ST15018)
Completed project
Increased stone fruit profitability by consistently meeting market expectations (SF12003)
Completed project
A value chain approach to horticultural product innovation (AI13012)
Completed project
Rootstock and training system to optimise stone fruit bearing and growth (SF13001)
Ongoing project
Summerfruit China export facilitation (SF17000)
Ongoing project
In-market insights and emergency planning (SF17000)
Ongoing project
Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015)
Completed project
Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2015-2018 (AH15001)
Ongoing project
Xylella coordinator (MT17006)
Ongoing project
Summerfruit industry minor use program (SF16001)
Ongoing project
Experimental summerfruit orchard – phase II (SF17006)
Ongoing project
National biosecurity plan for the summerfruit industry (SF17005)
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
Selecting and releasing to industry high quality fresh and dried Australian apricots for export and domestic markets (MT12015)
Ongoing project
Masterclass in Horticultural Business (LP15001)
Completed project
Generation of residue data for pesticide minor use permit applications in horticulture crops 2015/16 (ST15027)
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Completed project
Comparing stonefruit ripening, quality and volatile composition (SF15001)
Marketing
Marketing snapshot - Hortlink 2018, edition 2
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