Australian Tree Crop

29/05/2026

💧 Water reuse and advanced filtration strategies are gaining momentum in fruit and nut packhouses as growers focus on efficiency, reliability and sustainable water management. 🌳🚜
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Across the tree crop sector, water management is moving steadily up the agenda as packhouses respond to increasing pressure on supply reliability, discharge limits and operating costs.

27/05/2026

🌳🍎 Post-harvest nutrition plays a vital role in setting up next season’s tree crop performance, with strong nutrient reserves helping support growth, flowering and yield. 🌱 🚜

In tree crop production, harvest may signal the end of one season – but physiologically, it marks the beginning of the next.

25/05/2026

❄️⚡ Electric frost fans are helping orchardists reduce fuel dependence, lower operating costs and improve long-term reliability in frost protection. 🌱 🥑🚜

Precision electric frost protection. Lower running costs. Reduced maintenance. Proven performance.

22/05/2026

🍌🥑 Precision ripening is becoming essential as Australia’s fruit industry demands greater consistency, quality and shelf life across bananas, avocados and citrus. 🍊🌱

Fruit consumption in Australia depends not only on supply, but on achieving consistent quality at the right stage of ripeness, making postharvest ripening critical.

19/05/2026

🌱 From sticking labels on fungicide bags as a teenager to helping shape the future of 7 Worlds Ag, Mel Turner’s journey through horticulture has been full of unexpected twists and rewarding opportunities. 🚜 🌿

Despite some twists and turns along the way, it seems Mel Turner was always destined for a career in horticulture.

18/05/2026

🍇 Despite one of the toughest seasons in years, Natale Farms in Robinvale has achieved impressive grape size, firmness and weather resilience with the help of Cellmate. 💪🌱 🍇🚜

After one of the most challenging growing seasons in more than a decade, table grape operation Natale Farms of Robinvale, Victoria, has reported exceptional results in berry size, firmness, and weather resilience by integrating new bio-nutrition product, Cellmate, into its crop management program.

15/05/2026

🍎🌱 Wrath 700WG is helping growers tackle fungal disease across apples, stone fruit, grapes and blueberries with reliable multi-site protection and strong resistance management.

From black spot in apples to brown rot in stone fruit and downy mildew in grapes, the pressure to protect yield and quality has never been greater.

15/05/2026

Don’t miss the April/May 2026 issue packed with the latest industry news, pest insights and product innovations for Australia’s tree crop sector.

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https://www.treecrop.com.au/

11/05/2026

QTee pears are back for a second Australian season, with harvest volumes expected to triple last year’s crop 🍐📈

The sweet, red-blushed pears will be available across multiple states, offering consumers a versatile fruit that can be enjoyed crunchy or soft and juicy.

Australian fruit lovers can once again enjoy QTee pears, with the second Australian crop now being harvested.

08/05/2026

Australia’s 2026 macadamia crop is forecast to rebound to more than 59,000 tonnes after a challenging 2025 season 🌰📈

The 2026 Australian macadamia crop is predicted to reach 59,080 tonnes in-shell at 3.5 per cent moisture, or 63,350 tonnes at 10 per cent moisture, according to a climate-based forecast produced using scientific modelling developed by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.

05/05/2026

New UQ research shows dsRNA biopesticides sprayed on leaves can move through plants to the roots 🌱

University of Queensland research has revealed double-stranded RNA-based biopesticides (dsRNA) sprayed on plant leaves can travel right down into root systems.