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Hort Innovation launches fruit, veg and nuts campaign to support Australian growers
Media ReleaseIn Australia, growers have faced numerous challenges including drought, floods and bushfires. COVID-19 has thrown challenges to the nation impacting mental wellbeing and mood through isolation. It has affected Australian growers with
29 May 2020
Key sustainability issues identified for Australian horticulture
ArticleNEW RESEARCH for Hort Innovation has identified the sustainability topics that are most important to people interested in Australian horticulture, from growers through to consumers and communities. Having ethical and resilient practices,
22 May 2020
Avocado marketing snapshot - May 2020
This Hort Innovation Avocado Fund marketing update is from May 2020, with a particular focus on activities in light of COVID-19.
12 May 2020
Australia’s leading health and research institutes urge Australians to continue enjoying fresh produce during COVID-19 outbreak
Media ReleaseTHE ADVICE FROM LEADING HEALTH AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES is that Australians should follow current government advice that there is no evidence COVID-19 can be transmitted through food and extra care should be taken with hygiene when
29 March 2020
The next generation Horticulture Statistics Handbook is here
Media ReleaseCaption: Grower navigating the Horticulture Statistics Handbook online THE LATEST EDITION of the much-anticipated Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook is now live and boasts an exciting new interactive dashboard with improved
30 March 2020
Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) – Updates (MT19008)
This short investment facilitated a 2020 Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) for several horticultural industries
29 January 2021
Monitoring avocado quality in retail (AV19003)
This project monitored avocado fruit quality in retail stores across the country to provide detailed, timely feedback to specific packhouses and the industry as a whole.
20 April 2023
Investigation into citrus blossom bugs in avocados (AV19000)
This investment is developing an understanding of the biology and ecology of citrus blossom bug and its impact on the Australian avocado industry
1 March 2020
Fall armyworm update and alert
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an exotic pest that has recently been detected for the first time in Australia. Hort Innovation is keeping a close eye on the situation and is currently working with the relevant authorities to prepare and protect the horticulture sector against any potential spread of fall armyworm.
30 October 2020
Looking to alternative pollinators to support apiarists and industry
Media ReleaseCaption: Stingless bee on an apple flower. Supplied by the Hawkesbury Institute for Environment at Western Sydney University. AS THE bushfire crisis across Australia continues, so too does the threat to wildlife including bees which
3 February 2020