NSW DPI’s Stela Gkountina inspecting wash water in a packing shed in North Queensland. IN the wake of a Listeriosis outbreak earlier this year, Hort Innovation has worked with growers to launch a six-pronged initiative to combat foodborne illness risks and support the sustainability of the melon industry. Being delivered by the NSW Department of …. more
GRAPEGROWERS now have more tools to manage grape quality through the delivery of an improved powdery mildew assessment application, PMapp, and a new application, Grape Assess, available for Android and Apple devices. Developed by University of Adelaide researchers and collaborators with the support of Wine Australia, the software takes the popular app, PMapp, to the …. more
UNINTENTIONAL seeding from pine plantations poses a grave threat to Australian native forests, new research by Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggests. Surveys of forests skirting Pinus radiata plantations in WA’s South West region, a global biodiversity hotspot, found invading mature pines (wildlings) at nearly all distances measured. Their density averaged 71 per hectare in jarrah forests …. more
ONE of Australia’s most successful product stewardship programs has turned 15 and is now contributing to an innovative recycled road surface project. Planet Ark wants to thank Australians for dropping off over 38.5 million printer cartridges over the past 15 years, enough to fill 77 Olympic swimming pools. Now printer toner has joined soft plastics collected by …. more
NEW aerial drone technology could change the landscape of Australia’s billion-dollar wheat industry by delivering cost-effective mechanisms for farmers to plan and deliver precise water and nutrients to their crops on a need-by-need basis. Developed by the University of South Australia with the Plant Accelerator at the University of Adelaide and LongReach Plant Breeders, the …. more
A MARGARET River wine business will receive the first Wine Export Grant for its exporting activities in the USA. Awarded on a first come, first served basis, the grant program allows small and medium wine producers to claim reimbursement of specific export promotion expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2018. Applicants can make a …. more