What was it all about?

The macadamia industry benchmarking project (MC15005) found that industry average nut in shell production varies up to five-fold across different producers. This significant variation became a driving force for industry to attempt to gather information to develop consistent production across the board.

This project produced a series of integrated orchard management resources to support Australian macadamia growers, focussing on three key management areas: orchard floor, canopy and drainage.

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The project team produced the following resources:

• The Macadamia integrated orchard management practice guide 2016
• A companion booklet featuring grower case studies
• The Integrated orchard management drainage guide 2017

The above resources were extended to industry through field days, MacGroups and conferences to assist growers to run high-productivity orchards through integrated orchard management strategies.