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Keeping Australia's bees free from broken wing disorders
Media ReleaseImage credit: Dr Ethel Villalobos, University of Hawaii. PARASITIC VARROA mites can magnify the damage from a common virus in honeybees that can cause deformities in the bees’ wings, according to a review published in the Annual Review
5 July 2019
Growing Matters podcast series
Looking for something amazing to listen to? We've put together a series of podcasts to kickstart your next listening obsession with information, ideas and inspiration.
5 July 2019
Sustainable banana farming with Matt Abbott
In this podcast Matt Abbott shares his ideas and knowledge on sustainability, his reinvigorated way of looking at farming as a business, and a lot more.
5 July 2019
Methods of protected cropping for subtropical climates with Emily Rigby
In this podcast, Emily Rigby shares her insights on using protected cropping to reliably produce high quality and high-yielding plants. She also speaks about her discoveries from international travel studying protected cropping in sub-tropical climates with a focus on low- and high-tech protected cropping.
5 July 2019
Cost-effective technologies for improving protected cropping structures with Ross Pirrone
If you're interested in protected cropping but have not yet taken the plunge, or want to take your practices a step further, listen to this podcast with Ross Pirrone. Find out about cost-effective and more advanced growing structures and systems, especially for tropical and sub-tropical growing regions.
5 July 2019
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
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
Australia and Vietnam strengthen trade ties through table grapes
Media ReleaseAS THE Australian table grape export season commences, Australian growers head to Vietnam to boost trade relations. Three key growers from the Sunraysia region, which is responsible for around 99 per cent of table grape exports,
27 February 2019
Which Plant Where? Living Labs
‘Living Lab' in Sydney's Inner West Helps Researchers Understand Plant Selection For Urban Spaces in a Changing WorldArticleHort Innovation creates cutting-edge research and development projects that grow the productivity of the Australian
29 January 2019
Major initiative to drive Aussie smart farms
Media ReleaseIN AN ENVIRONMENT where Australia needs to be increasingly competitive in international trade, and consumers are more discerning than ever, Hort Innovation has launched a multi-million-dollar Advanced Production Systems Fund. Set to
3 August 2017