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Tackling pests and diseases using an integrated approach
From 2017 to 2020, the Hort Innovation Apple and Pear Fund project An integrated pest, disease and weed management program for the Australian apple and pear industry (AP16007) helped apple and pear growers develop and maintain pest-resilient farming system using integrated pest and disease management (IPDM).
21 February 2023
Promoting Aussie citrus in the Philippines
In December 2022, Hort Innovation’s Grown in Good Nature campaign increased awareness and encouraged the purchase of Australian navel oranges in the Philippines.
21 February 2023
Scholarship sculpts the leaders of tomorrow
Meet Amy Clementson, 2022 recipient of the AgriFutures Horizon scholarship supported by Hort Innovation.
20 February 2023
Facilitating capacity building across the macadamia industry
From 2016 to 2021, the Hort Innovation Macadamia Fund project, Australian macadamia industry innovation and adoption program (MC15004), worked to enhance innovation and technology adoption and facilitate capacity building across the macadamia industry.
20 February 2023
Understanding how consumers buy and use fresh produce
In 2022, Hort Innovation conducted a multi-industry project to identify and prioritise opportunities for the horticulture sector to engage consumers and build demand across the domestic market for fruits, nuts and vegetables.
22 February 2023
The future of snack food: good for your waist, good for waste
Based on early work by a Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund project, a new healthy vegetable snack has hit the shelves.
22 February 2023
Australian horticulture grows by $6.15B within a decade
Australian horticulture grows by $6.15B within a decadeNEW DATA released by Hort Innovation today shows the production value of Australia’s horticulture industry has grown by $6.15B since 2012/13. The new data comes as the latest edition of the
27 February 2023
Tree immunisations could become a reality
Tree immunisations could become a realityHort Innovation has announced an $8.7M investment to trial tree immunisations that protect Australia’s horticulture industries against the deadly Xylella and Huanglongbing (HLB) diseases. Hort Innovation
30 January 2023
Aussie cherry industry sets 40 per cent of production export target
Aussie cherry industry sets 40 per cent of production export targetAustralia’s cherry growers are redoubling their trade efforts through a new $1.2M export program that will boost support for existing and aspiring exporters amid plans to send 40
11 January 2023
Deploying microscopic organisms to increase horticulture yields
Deploying microscopic organisms to increase horticulture yieldsScientists are investigating whether root systems packed with certain combinations of tiny living things – or microbiomes – result in a more productive plant with the aim of developing
28 November 2022