#fruitcrops — Public Fediverse posts
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Critical beeding breakthrough welcome news for lovers of purple passionfruit
By Jennifer NicholsAn unpalatable future has been averted for Australians who love purple-skinned passionfruit, with new research ensuring better prospects for the delicious fruit.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/purple-passionfruit-breeding-breakthrough/106927178
#Agriculture #Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #JenniferNichols
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Critical beeding breakthrough welcome news for lovers of purple passionfruit
By Jennifer NicholsAn unpalatable future has been averted for Australians who love purple-skinned passionfruit, with new research ensuring better prospects for the delicious fruit.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/purple-passionfruit-breeding-breakthrough/106927178
#Agriculture #Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #JenniferNichols
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RHS urges gardeners to do 1 thing before the end of April https://www.allforgardening.com/1730655/rhs-urges-gardeners-to-do-1-thing-before-the-end-of-april/ #AprilGardeningTasks #ColdWeather #FrostProtection #fruit #FruitCrops #FruitGardening #garden #GardenProtection #gardener #gardening #GardeningTips #NewGrowthProtection #ProtectingGrowingFruit #rhs #RHSAdvice #RhsGardenAdvice #UKGardeningAdvice
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RHS urges gardeners to do 1 thing before the end of April https://www.allforgardening.com/1730655/rhs-urges-gardeners-to-do-1-thing-before-the-end-of-april/ #AprilGardeningTasks #ColdWeather #FrostProtection #fruit #FruitCrops #FruitGardening #garden #GardenProtection #gardener #gardening #GardeningTips #NewGrowthProtection #ProtectingGrowingFruit #rhs #RHSAdvice #RhsGardenAdvice #UKGardeningAdvice
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Spending the weekend in the Alps south of Geneva and seeing lots of hazelnut bushes everywhere! Also persimmon trees, ornamental pomegranates, wild strawberries (of course! :-), plums and apples.
A veritable fruit bowl here at 1000 metres in the mountains!
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Spending the weekend in the Alps south of Geneva and seeing lots of hazelnut bushes everywhere! Also persimmon trees, ornamental pomegranates, wild strawberries (of course! :-), plums and apples.
A veritable fruit bowl here at 1000 metres in the mountains!
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Impressions of my first time driving along Italy's east coast: delightful scenery that included a diverse range of fruit crops: olives (lots and lots of olive trees!), nectarines, apples, kiwifruit, table grapes (on T-trellises), wine grapes (on high VSP, GDC, single wire high cordon...) and other things I couldn't identify because I was driving.
Refreshing to see polyculture!
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Record warm temperatures mean cheaper winter veggies but less feed for livestock
By Maddelin McCosker, Lydia Burton, and Jane McNaughtonPrices for some vegetables are falling because of oversupply, but there are concerns for the livestock industry as Queensland's soaring temperatures dry pasture and feed.
#Weather #VegetableGrowing #VegetableCrops #FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #Pasture #BeefCattleFarming #MaddelinMcCosker #LydiaBurton # #JaneMcNaughton
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Threatened cockatoos 'annihilating' apple crops An iconic Aussie bird is ruffling apple industry feathers to the tune of millions of dollars a year in damage to orchards and crops, say frustrated farmers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-25/black-cockatoos-damage-apple-harvest/12915174 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #AnimalScience #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Birds
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Health star rating change could soon put orange juice on par with soft drink Citrus Australia is pushing back against the proposed health star rating of fruit juices, changes which could see orange juice labelled with a similar rating as soft drink. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-21/lower-health-star-rating-for-oranges-opposed-by-citrus-australia/12899874 #DietandNutrition #FruitCrops #Obesity #Fruits
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'I make a lot more money here than Tonga': Grateful workers saving Queensland's harvest The first international farmworkers to join the Australian fruit harvest — without completing hotel quarantine — are saving central Queensland farmers millions of dollars. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-20/tongan-seasonal-workers-emerald-complete-on-farm-quarantine/12897008 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #FarmLabour #Harvesting #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit
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Bushfires, drought, frosts and hail storms: How much more can Queensland's wine industry take? Queensland's grape growers call for stronger action on climate change after being hit by frosts, floods, fire, drought and hail which stripped vines and devastated crops. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-14/qld-grape-growers-face-uncertain-future-amid-climate-change/12880600 #CropHarvesting #ClimateChange #EdiblePlants #Horticulture #Environment #FruitCrops #Grapevines #StormEvent #Weather
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Tasmania signs deal to fly in 700 workers from Pacific Islands to pick fruit Tasmanian berry growers plan to charter flights from the Pacific Islands next month to fly out workers for their harvest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-10/season-workers-from-pacific-islanders-to-pick-fruit-in-tasmania/12866462 #GovernmentandPolitics #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit #Work
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Tasmania signs deal to fly in 700 workers from Pacific Islands to pick fruit Tasmanian berry growers plan to charter flights from the Pacific Islands next month to fly out workers for their harvest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-10/pacific-workers-seasonal-farming-fruit-picking/12866462 #GovernmentandPolitics #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit #Work
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Farmers bounce back from fires for bumper harvest Central Queensland farmers are in almost unimaginable position compared to the one they faced just 12 months ago. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-09/cobraball-fire-farmers-one-year-anniversary/12844772 #AgriculturalCrops #Environment #FruitCrops #Rural #Fires
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Growers plead for pickers as $150k worth of food ploughed into mulch A farmer ploughs her crops back into the ground and might not grow vegetables next year as backpacker seasonal labour leaves, possibly for good. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-28/growers-plead-for-farm-labour-as-food-ploughed-into-mulch/12814450 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FarmLabour #Rural
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Fabulous or freaky? So what's the story with this fasciated — fan-top — pineapple? The gift of a fasciated pineapple at a Sunshine Coast barbecue has QUT biology students Ynna Hernandez-Europa and Sandie McEwan turning to the internet for answers. We helped by interviewing the experts. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-27/queensland-sunshine-coast-pineapple-wamuran-fasciated-genetics/12816622 #ScienceandTechnology #EdiblePlants #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Fruit
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'You can see them going back to childhood': Nostalgia a boon for mulberry farmers A Sunshine Coast couple is bringing back memories and introducing new generations to mulberry fruit, as one of the few commercial growers in the country. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-21/mulberry-farmers-harness-nostalgia-sell-popular-childhood-fruit/12789306 #VegetableFruitNuts #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitTrees #FruitCrops #Gardening #Fruits #Rural #Fruit
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Farmers vie to keep staff as 'tables turn' putting backpackers in demand From flexible work to recreation, farmers are finding innovating ways to keep seasonal workers and backpackers on the payroll for longer, as the estimated 26,000 staff shortage looms. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-15/queensland-farmers-find-solutions-bridge-worker-shortage-covid/12767410 #FederalGovernment #Horticulture #FarmLabour #FruitCrops #Fruit #Work
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About 20 per cent of strawberries go to waste — so these farmers came up with a solution A tough strawberry season and an old ice cream machine help turn one farming family's side hustle into lucrative income stream. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-03/farms-innovate-to-use-waste-and-find-new-income-in-coronavirus/12714298 #Horticulture #Agribusiness #EdiblePlants #BerryCrops #FruitCrops #COVID-19 #Rural #Herbs
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Victorian agriculture workers can now cross into NSW without quarantining Farmers, contractors and those employed in the agriculture sector can now cross from Victoria into New South Wales without quarantining in Sydney for two weeks. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-18/victorian-agriculture-workers-can-cross-into-nsw-coronavirus/12558944 #AgriculturalCrops #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #DairyProduction #Horticulture #RuralWomen #BeefCattle #FruitCrops #Livestock #COVID-19
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Australia has imported 124 tonnes of mangoes from Vietnam this year, which has some NT farmers worried Top End mango growers hoping to cash in on high prices for early-season green mangoes face stiff competition this year from imported Vietnamese mangoes. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-29/imported-vietnamese-green-mangoes-compete-with-aussie-fruit/12498392 #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #FruitCrops #Rural #Trade
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NT bee numbers are dwindling after back-to-back dry wet seasons The Northern Territory is facing a bee drought and the situation is threatening the livelihood of beekeepers and farmers reliant on bees for crop pollination. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-27/nt-bee-numbers-are-dwindling-after-dry-wet-seasons/12490398 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #VegetableCrops #Horticulture #Beekeeping #FruitCrops #Livestock #Rainfall #Weather
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The world's sweetest peach costs $7,000. So is it worth the price tag? Koji's prize peaches are sweeter, more luscious and more expensive than anything you can buy at the supermarket, but for him this is not about making money. He wants his peaches to help restore the reputation of his hometown. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-18/the-worlds-most-expensive-and-sweetest-peach-is-in-fukushima/12440818 #AgriculturalPrices #VegetableFruitNuts #NuclearAccident #FruitCrops
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Date growers association boosts farmers' confidence in emerging industry Australia's emerging date industry is one step closer to success following the funding approval for a national body to represent growers across the country to collaborate with researchers and scientists. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-10/date-growers-national-body-gives-growers-new-confidence/12439750 #AgriculturalCrops #FruitCrops
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'It's got to stand out, Dad': Unique new red pear pioneered by young farmer in his dying days For the Georgopoulos family, a bold new variety of pear is a true fruit of their late son's labour of love. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-30/new-red-pear-variety-red-sienna-pride-georgopoulos-family-legacy/12405438 #AgriculturalMarketing #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #HumanInterest #Agribusiness #FruitTrees #FruitCrops #Fruits #Retail #Fruit
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Can you teach yourself to be a farmer by watching YouTube? This man did Forget about having to be born into a farming family, the internet is paving the way for this truck driver to get into the industry. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-25/vertical-farming-ideas-for-peter-anderson-came-from-youtube/12383942 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #Fishing,Aquaculture #AgriculturalCrops #InternetCulture #Hydroponics #RuralMedia #FruitCrops #Rural
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Cash splash into Australia's biggest dried fruit farm A long-term lease and investment is planned for a 750-hectare dried fruit farm in Victoria's north west, as a processor tries to keep up with demand and fill gaps in an ageing sector. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-22/australia-largest-dried-fruit-farm-millions-injected/12380524 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #Mining(Rural) #RuralWomen #FruitCrops #Trade
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Rain, hotter days in the decades to come prompts winemakers to change practices Mark Kirkby has been growing grapes and making wine for more than 20 years, but now he's planning for decades into the future. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-19/climate-atlas-prompts-winemakers-to-change-practices/12372152 #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #ClimateChange #Horticulture #Viticulture #Environment #Grapevines #FruitCrops
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Concerns latest COVID-19 case knew he was at risk before travelling Queensland's top health official says she is concerned the state's latest confirmed coronavirus case knew he may have been in contact with an infected person before travelling from interstate to pick strawberries. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-09/covid-19-positive-picker-may-have-known-contact-with-case/12335824 #TravelHealthandSafety #HealthAdministration #HealthcareFacilities #CommunityandSociety #FruitCrops
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Riverina apple growers battling to rebuild Five months since bushfires decimated apple orchards across the NSW Riverina Highlands, many growers are finally able to focus their attention on rebuilding and cleaning up their orchards. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-28/riverina-apple-growers-battling-to-rebuild/12292278 #AgriculturalCrops #FruitCrops #FruitTrees #Bushfire #Fruit #Fires
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Beekeepers' dire warning if starving bees don't make it through winter The Queensland Beekeepers' Association says many honey producers have been forced to hand feed their insects to keep them alive after an unprecedented combination of drought and bushfires. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-20/world-bee-day-bees-starving-drought-feeding-sugar-honey/12263374 #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Beekeeping #Livestock #Drought #Rural
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'Chewy', 'Spongey' and 'Delicious': The little fruit that could be the next big thing It has been an exotic jujube harvest boom for a Victorian grower, but COVID-19 restrictions have slowed down sales and squashed market prices. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-07/bumper-jujube-harvest-stifled-by-coronavirus/12224470 #FoodandBeverage #FoodandCooking #FruitCrops #COVID-19 #Fruit