All posts tagged "horticulture"

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  Small Farms

  LAMP technology lights the way to infield fall armyworm identification

  A new in-field molecular test to detect a significant pest threat to grain and horticulture crops has been developed to help protect...

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  Small Farms

  ABARES confirms workforce challenges for horticulture

  The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has confirmed that the severe labour shortages in the horticulture sector...

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  News and Views

  Integrated pest management best option for new leaf miner

  Serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza huidobrensis) is a new pest to arrive in Australia, first reported in NSW in Greater Sydney in October 2020,...

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  The importance of records in an incursion

  If you sometimes feel like you are drowning in paperwork, be reassured that keeping records is a genuinely useful biosecurity practice.

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  Horticulture growers urged to monitor crops for voracious pest

  Horticulture and turf growers in the Gingin and north Wanneroo production areas have been urged to monitor crops for the plant pest,...

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  Farm Management

  Pick up fallen fruit in orchards

  With producers reporting traditional backpacker labour shortages for picking crops, there are reports of people saying they will leave their fruit unpicked...

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  News and Views

  Blueprint for national cooperation on fruit fly released

  The path towards a more coordinated and sustainable fruit fly management system to protect the future productivity and profitability of Australia’s horticulture...

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  Mildura storage facilities boosts fruit exports and jobs

  A new fruit warehouse and cold storage facility at Mildura will boost horticulture exports and has created 35 local jobs, thanks to...

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  Soils & Nutrition Masterclass for horticulture growers

  Following on from a successful series of soils workshops in July (2020), peak industry body for Queensland horticulture, Growcom, is running a...

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  Opportunity for Western Australians to kick start a career and gain a job in booming horticulture industry

  The WA Government has released another fee-free short course as part of the $229.2 million investment in TAFE and training to build...