#nutcrops — Public Fediverse posts

Honey industry calls for beekeepers who pollinate to pay levy fees The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council is calling for apiarists who take part in pollination services to pay a levy. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-08/bee-pollination-levy-biosecurity-research-funding/12842508 #Pests,DiseasesandControlMethods #AgriculturalCrops #Beekeeping #NutCrops

Honey industry calls for beekeepers who pollinate to pay levy fees The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council is calling for apiarists who take part in pollination services to pay a levy. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-08/bee-pollination-levy-biosecurity-research-funding/12842508 #Pests,DiseasesandControlMethods #AgriculturalCrops #Beekeeping #NutCrops

Chemistry is the bee’s knees as pheromones used to stimulate almond flower pollination Farmers in north-west Victoria use dollops of pink, dough-like goo to splatter trees with smells that not only attract bees, but also compels them to stay rather than go foraging in forests elsewhere. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-20/robinvale-almond-pollination-bee-pheromone-trial-biodegradeable/12678852 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Beekeeping #NutCrops

Spontaneous combustion alert after almond husk fire A huge pile of almond husks has spontaneously ignited in the Riverland, putting firefighters and farmers on alert. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-08/spontaneous-combustion-fires-ignite-almond-husks-hay/12639924 #DisastersandAccidents #Horticulture #FireService #NutCrops #Fires #Rural

Feral pig exclusion fencing saves macadamia crops and protects a farmer's family Bruce Maguire was losing up to $20,000 of his annual macadamia harvest to midnight marauders — but it was a threat to his family that convinced him to take the plunge to fence against feral pigs. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-02/feral-pigs-fencing-saves-macadamia-crops/12615272 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #PestManagement #Horticulture #NutCrops

Tree shaking replaces pesticides in fight against macadamia disease A University of Queensland scientist is recommending a literal shake-up for Australia's macadamia industry, after finding a chemical-free solution to controlling a devastating disease that causes nuts to drop prematurely. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-25/macadamia-disease-husk-spot-tree-shaker/12588842 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalChemicals #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #NutCrops #Rural

Cane farm losses expected in macadamia takeover More than 5,000 hectares of sugarcane farmland in Maryborough will be converted into a macadamia orchard and space for other crops. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-04/macadamia-takeover-in-sugar-town-of-maryborough/12521228 #AgriculturalCrops #NutCrops #Rural #Sugar

Shortage of growers as demand for walnuts soars Australian walnut growers expect a record harvest in the year ahead as drought conditions ease and overseas demand grows. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-10/shortage-of-growers-as-demand-for-walnuts-soars/12429982 #DietandNutrition #NutCrops #Drought #Rural

First peanuts harvested in Central Australia Central Australia's first commercial peanut crop has been harvested, and the produce is reportedly very tasty indeed. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-05/first-commercial-peanut-harvest-in-red-centre-nt/12412384 #Agribusiness #NutCrops #Rural

Billions of bees descend on northern Victoria to go nuts over almond flowers A record number of beehives is expected to be transported into Victoria's north-west next month for the almond pollination season.  https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-30/almond-pollination-season-plans-drought-bees/12397316 #AgriculturalCrops #Beekeeping #NutCrops #Drought #Rural

Queensland farmers take government to court over plan to lower dam wall Farmers in Queensland's Bundaberg region take last-ditch court action over a plan to lower the Paradise Dam wall. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-22/paradise-dam-court-action-bundaberg-farmers-lower-flooding/12276454 #DamsandReservoirs #DietandNutrition #NutCrops #Floods #Rural