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Horticulture grant on offer for young Australians
ArticleHort Innovation is partnering with the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, a competitive grant program that seeks to advance the careers of young researches, scientists, producers and
18 August 2020
My Market Kitchen – episode 7
Watch the episode, meet the grower, get the recipe, check out the nutritional facts, and discover research projects relating to apples and pears and other featured produce
13 August 2020
A new biocontrol agent and mass trapping of codling moth
An article about a new biocontrol agent for codling moth
11 November 2019
Integrated pest and disease management – phase 2 (AP15001)
This investment completed the second phase of research into the use of the Mastrus ridens wasp as a biocontrol agent against codling moth in apples.
11 November 2019
Greening our cities – reducing the 'urban heat island' effect
Greening our cities – reducing the 'urban heat island' effectMedia ReleaseHEAT IN our cities impacts the health and wellbeing of residents. As cities and towns grow – greenery is lost and replaced with hard constructed surfaces. These surfaces
2 September 2020
Record-breaking year for Australian table grape exports
Record-breaking year for Australian table grape exportsMedia ReleaseTHE AUSTRALIAN table grape industry achieved its highest ever export volume and value in FY20 with 152,200 tonnes valued at AUD $622,947,485. Hort Innovation Head of International
26 August 2020
Fall armyworm podcasts launched to help growers
Fall armyworm podcasts launched to help growersMedia ReleaseTHE Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) recently launched three podcasts on the impact and management of fall armyworm as an important resource for growers across Australia. The
30 September 2020
Cross your I's and dot your bees for pollination
Cross your I's and dot your bees for pollinationMedia ReleaseCROSS-POLLINATION for macadamias has proved critical for maximising yields in a Hort Innovation pollination research and development project. The project team recently finished up
24 September 2020
Horticulture research to boost bushfire recovery
Media ReleaseHORT INNOVATON is announcing the start of a new national project focusing on delivering practical management options to horticultural industries recovering from bushfires. Funded by Hort Innovation in partnership with the New South
18 August 2020
Sterile fruit flies contribute to reduction in Queensland fruit fly population
Sterile fruit flies contribute to reduction in Queensland fruit fly populationMedia ReleaseRELEASES OF sterile fruit flies at two Australian locations have significantly reduced Queensland fruit fly numbers. The pilot, which ran from September
7 September 2020