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High-tech map shows fruit, macadamia farms hit by bushfires
Media ReleaseAMID DEVASTATING bushfire activity across Australia, scientists have released a map that shows avocado, mango, olive, banana, macadamia and citrus orchards that have been impacted, to help with response and recovery efforts. Driven by
20 January 2020
Hort closes decade with big wins for growers
Media ReleaseTHE LAST 12 months has seen unprecedented growth across the horticulture industry with the grower-owned rural research and development corporation, Hort Innovation, kicking big goals for industry. In the last year Hort Innovation
7 January 2020
Telling the sustainability story
Media ReleaseHORT INNOVATION is working with growing businesses to develop a tool to help the horticulture sector share its sustainable, ethical and safe farming practice stories with stakeholders. The tool, the Horticulture Sustainability
24 October 2019
Nation’s fruit and veggies bear weight in 2030 debate
Media ReleaseTHE AUSTRALIAN horticulture sector could climb to up to $30 billion over the next decade, putting a significant dent in the national agriculture industry’s target of reaching $100 billion in production by 2030. Revealed in a recent
23 October 2019
Digital technologies for dynamic management of disease, stress and yield (TG16003)
This cross-agriculture investment is developing innovative processes and precision technologies for the grape- and cotton-growing industries.
22 October 2019
New technology in strawberry production
This fact sheet summarises a number of technological advancements that have had a direct impact on strawberry production
30 June 2019
Accurate yield forecasting and better tree crop management focus of $5M project
Media ReleaseA GRANT worth more than $5 million dollars has been awarded to Hort Innovation to continue work in optimising the management of Australian tree crop industries through innovative mapping and monitoring tools. Awarded under Round 4 of
29 July 2019
Developing a database of bio-markers for compost quality control to maximise mushroom production yield (MU17006)
This project explored the role of microbiology in mushroom composting, creating a large-scale database of microbial biomarkers to better understand their influence on mushroom yield and quality.
12 July 2019
Agri-technology investment opportunities in the mushroom industry (MU18002)
This investment explored the current global landscape of agri-technology solution being used in mushroom growing.
31 October 2019
Waste management practices in the banana industry with Paul Inderbitzin
In this podcast Paul Inderbitzinshares his experience from overseas with using plastic in banana growing. He explains why waste reduction in the banana industry is critical and shares his innovative method for recycling plastic into oil.
5 July 2019