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Innovative science is key in the fight against fruit fly
Media ReleaseRESEARCHERS ARE investigating how to implement sex selection in fruit flies in a bid to trump up control and eradication measures for the Australian horticulture industry’s most costly pest. In what has been referred to as “genetic
23 May 2019
Horticulture leads Australian agriculture in value and on-farm efficiency
Media ReleaseA RECENT analysis of Australian agricultural industries has put horticulture at the forefront in sustainable practices. A review of the latest data[i] from the Australian Bureau of Statistics identified the Australian horticulture
22 May 2019
$4M investment to get kids eating 19,000 tonnes more veg a year
Media ReleaseA NEW NATIONAL research initiative designed to educate and encourage children to eat more vegetables aims to increase their daily intake of fresh produce by more than half a serving per day. Supported by Hort Innovation through $4
26 April 2019
Inaugural National Banana Day to champion industry
Media ReleaseCaption: Australian Bananas ambassador and fitness guru Sam Wood will run a boot camp on April 24th as part of the celebratory events for National Banana Day. AUSTRALIANS love bananas. We eat them at breakfast, drink them in smoothies,
23 April 2019
Table grape growers using inventiveness to fight fruit fly
Media ReleaseCaption: Peter Argiro’s self-rigged spray unit for fighting fruit fly on his Merbein table grape property. A TABLE GRAPE grower from Sunraysia has built a new rig that applies bait spray for fruit fly in an innovative attempt to reduce
23 April 2019
Turf boosts property value by over $100K during market slump
Media ReleaseAS THE property market continues to dip, finding cost-effective ways to add value to your home before selling might help to get the return you seek. Hort Innovation recently conducted a national survey on behalf of Turf Australia with
9 April 2019
“Veggycation” relaunch teaches us how to love vegetables
Media ReleaseEATING THE right amount of vegetables each day will not only support your overall health and wellbeing, it can also help improve your vision, speed up your metabolism and keep your mind active. The nutrition, origins, health benefits
8 April 2019
Nursery industry flourishes with record-breaking year
Media ReleaseINCREASED GROWER confidence and consumer demand for greenlife resulted in the sale of around 1.9 billion plants last year, according to the latest Nursery Industry Statistics 2017-18 survey report. Funded by Hort Innovation and
29 March 2019
Research initiative ramps up investments to secure plant biosecurity
Media ReleaseMORE THAN $27 million has been invested into research, development and extension projects through the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative and partners since its inception just 18 months ago. The initiative was developed to encourage
26 March 2019
Hailstorm heroes back in full force as nation encouraged to tackle food waste
Media ReleaseNOW IN its second year running, the Hort Innovation developed campaign “Hailstorm Heroes” is back in full swing to support apple growers hard hit by damaging weather. Launched this week in South Australia, the campaign urges the
22 March 2019