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ApplesPremiumApple trail plans to celebrate industry and history

The legacy of WA’s apple industry and Pink Lady and Sundowner apples creator John Cripps is planned to be celebrated with a planned apple trail, organised by Mr Cripps’ daughter.

Daniel Hocking

‘HUGE POTENTIAL’GreenPlus sets sights on WA expansion

A leading commercial horticulture manufacturer based in South Korea has set its sights on WA as it taps into Australia’s $15.6 billion a year horticulture sector.

Adam Poulsen

WA Horticulture UpdateWA Horticulture Update: ShoeString program may be expanded

A State Government-funded program designed to turbocharge the use of technology in the food and beverage sector could soon be expanded to also help horticultural and broadacre farm businesses. 

Cally Dupe

WA HORTICULTURE UPDATE PremiumWA Horticulture Update: See the pictures

Hundreds of WA’s leading horticulturalists have gathered at Ascot Racecourse to discuss the future of the industry at a time when labour shortages and technology are dominating conversations.

Cally Dupe

TECH OVERHAUL Machinery juggernauts look towards subscription models

The subscription model made famous by entertainment services Netflix and Binge is likely to become more prominent in the global machinery sector in coming years.

Cally Dupe

PRICEY PROBLEMCommentsThe exorbitant cost of tackling WA pests and weeds revealed

Pests and weeds are costing West Australian farmers exorbitant prices each year in management and production loss, with WA copping it worse than almost every other State.

Adam Poulsen

NEW SCHOLARSHIPPremiumPink Lady apple breeder’s ‘enduring legacy’ continues

The State Government has unveiled a new scholarship honouring John Cripps — the man who bred the Pink Lady apple in WA.

Cally Dupe

BOARD ELECTIONS PremiumMichael Nixon keen on second term on Hort Innovation board

WA’s only director on the Hort Innovation board has thrown his hat into the ring for a second term in a bid to ensure the powerhouse sector has representation from the west. 

Oliva Ford and Cally Dupe

HORTICULTURE UPDATEPremiumWA’s biggest celebration of horticulture in Perth this week

The biennial Western Australian Horticulture update is set to be held in Perth from October 31 to November 1.

Olivia Ford

BETTER DEALPremiumJapan lifts restrictions on Australian mangoes

Mango growers are set to gain expanded market access into East Asia with the removal of varietal restrictions on Australian exports of the fruit to Japan.

Adam Poulsen

Sale hopesPremiumTime needed for rescue deal of WA fruit and veg wholesaler

Creditors of a major fruit and vegetable wholesaler which went under with $15 million in debt have been asked to give administrators three weeks to secure a rescue deal.

Matt Mckenzie

FUNDING BOOSTPremiumCash splash supports crop and beef production in WA’s north

The Cook Government has unveiled a $2.5 million upgrade to Kununurra’s Frank Wise Institute in a bid to support research to expand irrigated crop and beef production in WA’s north.

Adam Poulsen

For saleCommentsPremiumMajor WA wholesaler of fruit & veg heads to administration

A big WA wholesaler of fruit and vegetables, including citrus, melons and tomatoes, will be put up for sale after administrators took control of the business.

Matt Mckenzie

AVO GO PremiumNo Hass-le as West Australian avocados hit Thailand

West Australian Hass avocados have arrived in Thailand after a bilateral deal opened up an export partnership. 

Cally Dupe and Dylan Caporn

AgriculturePremiumImported avocados smashed as grocery chain goes local

A major supermarket chain has become the first to sell Australian avocados exclusively in all of its 586 stores, ahead of a bumper summer season.

Liv Casben

HORT INITIATIVEAmbitious $130m horticultural trade initiative

Hort Innovation has announced the largest and most ambitious trade initiative in Australian horticulture history worth $130 milllion.

Aidan Smith

APPLE BREEDING RESEARCH Genetic research to advance next generation of apples

Local advances in genetics and genomics are driving the next leap in apple breeding, developing exciting new cultivars of naturally bred, premium quality, robust fruit for consumers.

Aidan Smith

NEW HORT STRATEGYHort strategy unveiled to power industry priorities

Hort Innovation is aiming to “grow more, sell more and get more bang-for-buck” with its new strategy to tackle the $16 billion industry’s priorities.

Aidan Smith

PEST FIGHTFarm armyworm fight ramps up with $2.1 million strategy

The vegetable industry and Hort Innovation are ramping up efforts in the fight against fall armyworm through a $2.1 million nationally coordinated program to reduce the pest’s population and its impact.

Aidan Smith

‘Inter-jurisdictional network’PremiumNew taskforce to bolster northern biosecurity

The Albanese Government will spend $2.8 million establishing a new taskforce to bolster frontline biosecurity capability across Australia’s north in a move welcomed by WA Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis.

Adam Poulsen

AUSVEG MERGER Onions Australia merges with AUSVEG in strategic move

Australian vegetable growers have added another layer to their representative body AUSVEG after a strategic merger occurred with Onions Australia.

Aidan Smith

AgricultureApples, bees, mites and the pollination gauntlet

Researchers have delivered the most comprehensive assessment of pollination in apple crops in Australia by native and non-native bees.

John Kidman

CrimePremiumFarmer 'turned blind eye to drugs growing on his land'

A cucumber farmer has been jailed after turning a blind eye to a crime syndicate using his properties as part of a large-scale cannabis production operation.

Laine Clark

‘COMPLETELY UNWORKABLE’Farmers blast ‘unworkable’ changes to PALM scheme

Farmers will have to pay foreign workers a minimum 30 hours a week under changes to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme, prompting industry leaders to warn of an impending ‘mass exodus’ of producers.

Adam Poulsen