Avocados remain a smash hit as growers look to cash in - 18/03/2017 WA’s avocado haul could more than triple within five years as growers look to cash in on the popularity of the super food — particularly among inner-city types opting for avocado smash at the expense of real estate. more
Tractors still farming’s most dangerous machine - 16/03/2017 QUAD bikes may be considered to be the leading cause of on-farm injuries and deaths, but it is the tractor that accounted for more fatalities in 2016. more
Microsoft picks small farms for ripe reward - 14/03/2017 ..Microsoft Australia, is driving an agtech push from its small business division, looking to partner with service providers and software developers... Mr Miller wants to get so close to farmers and he’s encouraging farmers with a problem, or tech heads with solutions, to contact Microsoft in person on 1800 718 177. more
Leading Aussie banana grower adopts avocados to offset TR4 risk - 13/03/2017 ...(Leon Collins), who heads up L & R Collins and produces bananas on over 1,100 acres, has wanted to spread his risk since the deadly fungus Panama Disease Tropical Race IV (TR4) was first detected in the state in 2015. But while Hass avocados have not proven suitable for the area, Collins may have found something else that will do the trick – Maluma... more
More of Queensland drought declared - 11/03/2017 Seven more regions in Queensland have been drought declared. Fraser Coast, North Burnett, South Burnett, Cherbourg, Gympie, Somerset and the remainder of Banana have been added to the list of shires that are officially in-drought. Today’s declarations mean that a recored 87.47 per cent of Queensland is officially in drought. more
Costa Group looks to smash some avocado - 09/03/2017 Costa Group is among parties running the ruler over Australia's biggest avocado farm. The fruit and vegetable grower is seeking to tap into the heavy demand among inner-city types who've been chowing down on too much smashed avocado on toast, to the detriment of their real estate dreams. more
Research and development partnership to tackle 'fragmented' plant biosecurity system - 08/03/2017 Australia's seven plant research agencies have come together to tackle what they have described as fragmentation and a lack of coordination in Australia's biosecurity system. The wine, wood, cotton, grain, rural industry, sugar and horticulture research and development corporations (RDC) are forming a partnership to streamline funding and improve the collaboration of biosecurity programs. more
Chilli and Avocado Festival on this weekend - 08/03/2017 Held at Victoria Park’s McCallum Park this weekend, there will be a massive range of chilli and avocado products ready to tantalise your tastebuds at the Araluen Chilli & Avocado Festival. more
Baby Food brand embraces HPP Technology - 06/03/2017 Western Australian company Fresh Produce Alliance is utilising high-pressure processing (HPP) to produce its baby food brand Born Pure, as well as its Avovita range of avocado-based foods and drinks, capitalising on the method’s ability to preserve the flavour, aroma, colour and nutrition of food. more
Initial results promising for new late avocado variety - 06/03/2017 We all know how popular avocados are around the world, some of us like the green while other prefer the black skins, and probably the most well known is the Hass variety. Well, there is a newcomer to the avocado family, the Gem avocado. It is a black skin, similar in many ways to the Hass, but different in its handling and ripening. more
China's big avocado farm purchase in question - 05/03/2017 A large Chinese pig, poultry and stockfeed company, Shenzhen Kondarl, has told the Shenzhen stock exchange it is close to finalising the purchase of Australia’s biggest avocado farm for as much as a billion Chinese yuan ($192 million). But Neil Delroy, the Australian owner of Jasper Farms at Busselton, Western Australia, told The Australian yesterday that no deal had been done. more
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