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Australia and the US unite to meet global horticulture challenges
Media ReleaseCaption: Hort Innovation General Manager for R&D David Moore and Tene Goodwin/UC Davis. THE grower-owned Research and Development Corporation, Hort Innovation, has signed a historic co-operative research deal with a leading US research
26 April 2018
$16M effort to support Aussie vegetable health
Media ReleasePLANT DISEASE specialists from around the country are combining forces to combat some of the biggest threats to Australian vegetables through a $16M initiative announced today. Being delivered by Hort Innovation, and led by the
19 April 2018
Australian horticulture receives $5M export boost
Media ReleaseTO HELP open up more market opportunities domestically and internationally, Hort Innovation has launched a $5M effort with researchers, industry and regulators to strengthen evidence of pest control measures. The four-year national
16 April 2018
Aussie table grapes prove sweetest in Korea
Media ReleaseONE OF Korea’s largest luxury retail chains, Hyundai Department Store, is now stocking only Australian table grapes following strong sales and consumer feedback off the back of a recent Taste Australia launch. Australian Grapes,
12 April 2018
Sexy sterile fruit flies enlisted in fruit fly fight
Media ReleaseMILLIONS of ‘attractive’ sterile fruit flies are being dropped from the sky over Adelaide as the $45 million fruit fly fight continues. This is the first time Queensland fruit flies (Qfly) sourced only from the new National Sterile
3 April 2018
Hailstorm Heroes rise in epic storm’s aftermath
Media ReleaseIN THE wake of a storm that is estimated to have impacted more than 80 per cent of South Australian apples and pears, Hort Innovation has launched a ‘Hailstorm Heroes’ campaign to assure consumers that fruit with a few spots and dots
3 April 2018
Scientist's say: Avocado squeezing is bad!
Media ReleaseCaption: Acoustic tools, laser technology, ultrasounds: scientists are trying it all to stop consumers from squeezing and bruising avocados when testing them for ripeness. IN A SURVEY of Australian avocado consumers, 97 per cent
21 February 2018
Middle East in Australian growers’ sights
Media ReleaseGROWERS from key horticultural regions across the nation will converge upon the Gulfood trade expo in Dubai on Sunday to showcase Australian produce to close to 100,000 potential buyers from around the world. Organised by Hort
14 February 2018
Grower-funded campaign fuels mango emoji release
Media ReleaseGET YOUR smartphones ready as the worldwide authority for emojis, Unicode, has today announced the release of its very first mango emoji. The new addition was encouraged by the social media campaign #mangoemojiplease, funded by Aussie
8 February 2018
Queen-bee-scented helium balloons help identify local species
Media ReleaseA NET filled with pheromone-soaked ‘dummy queens’ attached to a helium-filled weather-balloon is the latest tool being used by pollination researchers in their efforts to better understand the number of honey bee colonies in an area.
21 December 2017