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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
Caffeine linked to rapid testicle growth, stronger sex drive in male fruit flies
Media ReleaseIN THEIR quest to create the ‘ultimate sterile male fruit fly’ to attract wild females and curb a pest that is costing Australian farmers up to $300 million in lost markets each year, scientists have turned to caffeine. A recent study,
29 January 2020
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