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Fresh produce prescriptions to support healthier pregnancies
Fresh produce prescriptions to support healthier pregnanciesA new research initiative exploring how increased access to fresh fruit and vegetables may contribute to healthier pregnancies for mothers and their babies has been announced today.
21 August 2025
Developing management strategies to enhance the recovery of horticulture from bushfires (AS19002)
This project assessed the short- and long-term effects of fire damage in tree crops, equipping growers with strategies to reduce impact in the future.
6 July 2025
Application of crushed rocks to sequester CO₂ and improve soil fertility (CL24001) (CL24001)
This project is exploring how applying rock dust to soils could help reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere while improving soil health and crop productivity.
3 July 2025
Harnessing the Power of AI in Horticulture: Highlights from Hort Connections 2025
Harnessing the power of AI in horticulture: Highlights from Hort Connections 2025At Hort Connections 2025, the session "Harnessing the Power of AI in Horticulture", hosted by Eduardo Barbosa, Hort Innovation R&D Manager, brought together innovators
19 June 2025
Building Capability in Australian Horticulture through Hort Connections (LP24004)
Building on the proven success of previous years, Hort Connections continues to be a key event in advancing the horticulture industry. The ‘Building Capability in Australian Horticulture through Hort Connections’ initiative will further strengthen the sector, with Hort Innovation committed to deepening its contributions.
18 June 2025
Plus one serve: digital application to support increased vegetable consumption in rural communities (HN24006) (HN24006)
This project is exploring an innovative approach to support young adults (aged 18–35) in rural, regional, and remote areas of Victoria to eat more vegetables. Through the development of a co-designed mobile app – Veg4Me – and a complementary vegetable prescription program, the project aims to overcome key barriers to healthy eating, including limited access to fresh produce, affordability issues, and time constraints.
18 June 2025
Inaugural Australian-Grown Innovation ‘Incubate’ cohort named at Hort Connections
Inaugural Australian-Grown Innovation ‘Incubate’ cohort named at Hort ConnectionsToday the first cohort of Australian-Grown Innovation ‘Incubate’ participants was announced at a Hort Connections breakfast in Brisbane. This follows the launch of the
3 June 2025
Food security in remote First Nations communities (Phase 1 – National strategy and consultation) (HN24007)
This project examined how Indigenous-led food enterprises can improve local food systems and provide economic, nutritional, and cultural benefits to remote Australian communities.
6 November 2025
Management of bacterial blight in walnuts (BY24002)
This project tackles the urgent challenge of walnut blight, a devastating disease caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis (Xaj), which can lead to yield losses exceeding 80% in vulnerable walnut cultivars.
23 May 2025
Hort Frontiers - Australian Grown Innovation (AS24001)
This program is designed to support Australian innovators in turning homegrown ideas into market-ready solutions for the horticulture sector.
23 May 2025