Australian Tree Crop

05/12/2025

Too many apps slowing down the workflow? 🌱 ABC Software is helping growers simplify everything — from labour to packhouse to QA — with smart tools built just for horticulture. Here’s how they’re changing the game.

Managing a modern horticulture business often requires juggling multiple software tools, each designed for a specific purpose.

03/12/2025

🥑 End of an era for Avocados Australia
Long-serving CEO John Tyas will retire in July 2026 after 13+ years leading the industry through growth and change. The board is now preparing new leadership and strategic plans to guide the sector’s future. 🌱

Avocados Australia has confirmed long-serving chief executive John Tyas will retire on July 3 in 2026, bringing to a close more than 13 years in the role.

27/11/2025

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27/11/2025

🌱💻 Producers now have a powerful new tool to navigate the fast-changing world of sustainability.

UNE and AgriFutures Australia have launched Environer — a free, online decision-support tool that helps farmers understand grants, carbon opportunities, environmental programs, market access benefits and more.

In a boost to producers wanting to be better informed about environmental stewardship, the University of New England (UNE) and AgriFutures Australia launched Environer at the National NRM Knowledge Conference in Cairns.

24/11/2025

🌳💧 How do orchard trees survive drought? A major new Vic Hub project — one of only five funded nationally — is set to find out. Backed by the Future Drought Fund, the team will trial water-stress scenarios in almonds, pears and summerfruit to help growers build real drought resilience. 🌞📊

A project to establish tree-survival signatures for water stress in orchards is one of only five nationally to receive funding in Round 2 of the Future Drought Fund (FDF) Long-term Trials of Drought Resilient Farming Practices Program.

20/11/2025

🐝📊 Australian beekeepers are feeling the sting! Rising costs and labour from Varroa management are adding up, with surveys showing significant impacts on hives, honey production, and pollination-dependent industries. Your data helps protect bees, crops, and livelihoods. 🍯🌱

Australian beekeepers are facing rising costs and labour demands from Varroa destructor (Varroa) management.

19/11/2025

🔒🌱 ANFIC has removed unauthorised rootstocks from a sub-licensed nursery after serious breaches of its agreement. The move protects PBR-protected varieties, strengthens industry integrity, and ensures growers receive compliant, trusted plant material. 🍏🌳

The Australian Nurserymen’s Fruit Improvement Company ( ANFIC ) has undertaken the removal of certain rootstocks from one of its sub-licensed nurseries following the identification of serious breaches of the sub-license agreement.

18/11/2025

💥 Tired of battling unwanted suckers in your orchard or vineyard? Spotlight Plus Herbicide is here to make life easier! 🍇🍎🌿 Precision, speed, and crop safety – all in one smart solution. Reduce labour, protect your plants, and boost efficiency across grapes, olives, tree fruits, nuts, and even raspberries & blackberries. 🌱✨

In the face of rising labour costs and increasing disease pressure, Spotlight Plus Herbicide has emerged as a vital tool for growers seeking efficient, targeted sucker control across a wide range of horticultural systems.

17/11/2025

Keeping stone fruit at peak freshness just got a whole lot cooler ❄️🍑
ANL’s advanced re**er technology gives growers and exporters precision control, real-time monitoring and total peace of mind from orchard to overseas markets.

As the lead carrier brand for the CMA CGM Group in Oceania, ANL knows how important it is your stone fruit stays top quality whether you are shipping cherries, peaches, plums, apricots - or any stone fruit.

14/11/2025

7 Worlds Ag is marking one year since its rebrand 🎉🌱 — and the response from growers and dealers has been overwhelmingly positive. The new identity reflects the company’s commitment to sustainability, innovation and developing softer, organic-friendly chemistries for horticulture.

7 Worlds Ag is celebrating the first anniversary of its corporate rebranding initiative, buoyed by the positive feedback from its dealer customers and growers.

14/11/2025

A fresh edition has landed 🌱🍏
In this issue of Australian Tree Crop, we explore water-stress resilience, future-proofing agriculture, rootstock protection, nutrition insights, and the pests every grower needs to know about.
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