Horticultural body AUSVEG is calling on the Australian vegetable industry and consumers to ‘Try for 5’ serves of vegetables each day and share their stories ahead of National Nutrition Week, which runs from 15-21 October 2017. (more…)
Tag: horticulture
World a-buzz with Australia’s latest fruit fly findings
For decades, researchers around the world have refined the development of sterile male fruit flies to control wild populations of the pest. While the development of sterile male-only Queensland Fruit Fly (Q-fly) for release is new to Australia, with the first strains still in development in a lab, Macquarie University has made a discovery that…
Aussie growers kick off six-month trade tour
More than 200 Australian fruit, vegetable and nut producers and industry representatives are in Hong Kong to showcase their produce at Asia’s largest horticulture trade show, marking the beginning of a six-month tour across Asia and into the Middle East. (more…)
Appetite surges for aussie avocados and broccoli
Domestic and international demand for Australian avocados and broccoli is rising rapidly and providing a significant incentive for farmers to continue expanding their businesses according to Rural Bank’s latest Australian Horticulture Update. (more…)
Diagnose plant diseases quicker and more accurately
Victoria’s ability to protect its $2.3 billion horticulture industry against devastating bacterial plant diseases is now even more robust thanks to Agriculture Victoria’s world-leading bioscience capabilities. (more…)
World-first technique to ease global avocado shortage
A world-first innovative plant growing technique that is set to double Queensland’s avocado production and smash the global shortage of avocado trees has received a $636,000 grant through the second round of the QLD Government’s Advance Queensland Innovation Partnerships program. (more…)