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Bringing high tech horticulture to urban areas in Australia – rooftop, underground and floating farms
Bringing high tech horticulture to urban areas in Australia – rooftop, underground and floating farmsHORT INNOVATION is working with a consortium, led by agricultural consultancy RMCG in partnership with University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and
17 December 2020
Serpentine Leafminer detected in Sydney
Serpentine Leafminer detected in Sydney THE Serpentine leafminer (SLM; aka pea leafminer; Liriomyza huidobrensis) was found infesting field-grown vegetables in western Sydney in late October 2020 with impact assessments underway. NSW Dept Primary
9 November 2020
Nursery marketing snapshot 2020/2021
This Hort Innovation Nursery Fund marketing snapshot is from 2020/21
30 September 2021
Nursery marketing snapshot 2019/2020
This Hort Innovation Nursery Fund marketing snapshot is from 2019/20
2 November 2020
Digital remote monitoring to improve horticulture’s environmental performance (ST19024)
This collaborative project established four demonstration farms in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area, where remote technology was used to monitor environmental indicators.
12 September 2024
Xylella insect vectors (ST19018)
This project is a collaboration between Hort Innovation and Wine Australia through the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative, to help safeguard Australia against the potentially catastrophic exotic bacteria Xylella fastidiosa.
22 October 2020
New partnership signed between Australian agencies to strengthen plant biosecurity
New partnership signed between Australian agencies to strengthen plant biosecurityIN THE International Year of Plant Health, a new partnership aimed at strengthening plant biosecurity has been signed today between the Plant Biosecurity Research
6 November 2020
Members vote to update Hort Innovation’s Constitution
Members vote to update Hort Innovation’s ConstitutionAn Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Hort Innovation members was held virtually on Friday, 9 October 2020. At the meeting, members voted to change the company’s Constitution in respect to
9 October 2020
New plant pest and disease surveillance tech delivered
New plant pest and disease surveillance tech deliveredA HIGH-TECH mobile surveillance unit was delivered at the end of October as part of Hort Innovation’s multi-agricultural industry surveillance initiative – iMapPESTS. The iMapPESTS: Sentinel
6 November 2020
$50 million in plant biosecurity projects prioritised and coordinated through national collaboration
$50 million in plant biosecurity projects prioritised and coordinated through national collaborationMANAGING PESTS and diseases is a constant issue for Australia’s plant industries, and new threats are always on the horizon. Just this year
16 November 2020