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DATA: The research team trialling different hand weeding tools for their effectiveness at UNE's Laureldale Farm.

Five years of research have gone into the document.

New guide helps growers weed out veggie... weeds

ON SITE: Chris Hemsworth (or at least, a cardboard version) will again be flying the flag for GFV.

Stop by the GFV stand at #HortCon22 and meeting a very stiff Hemsworth.

"Hemsy" to return to GFV HortCon stand

RUNNING: Some of horticulture's rising stars who are finalists for the 2022 Corteva Young Grower of the Year Award.

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A batch of horticulture's "up and comers" are vying for a major title.

Young growers shortlisted for 2022 top hort award

MORE: With extended hours this year, the Hort Connections trade display will be of particular interest at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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Not long to go before hort's biggest show.

HortCon22 ready to grow together

FRESH: A newly signed memorandum of understandging between Woolworths and an alliance of unions is aimed at ensuring horticulture worker safety. 

The "big green" retailer is looking to ensure horticulture worker safety.

Woolies signs on to union MoU for hort worker safety

MIXING: Celebrity chef Adam Liaw and Joel Houghton, Kingsmore Meats, Coogee, NSW inside the Mushroom Meatery which encouraged shoppers to combine mushrooms and meat. 

This butcher gave a fair amount of shop space purely to mushrooms.

Butcher showcases mushrooms as perfect mix

BOOSTER: Australia's largest horticulture show, Hort Connections, has received a $2 million boost from the federal government. 

Hort's big do gets a financial nod from the commonwealth.

Hort Connections scores federal funds

AVAILABLE: The Ecoganic red tip avocados have hit the Australian market, selling in Sydney for the first time in April. 

In the footsteps of their banana pioneers, these avos boast red wax tips.

Red tip avocados hit Sydney Markets

SIGNS: Western Australian gardeners and horticulture growers have been urged to inspect plants for signs of blueberry rust and report symptoms to the WA DPIRD.

The fungal disease has been found in WA for the first time.

Blueberry rust found in WA

SUPPORTIVE: Former Canegrowers Isis manager Angela Williams has taken up a role as the member support officer for the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS), to be based in Bundaberg. 

A former Canegrowers Isis manager will turn her focus to macadamia nuts.

Bundy gets dedicated macadamia officer

EXPLORING: University of Queensland PhD candidate Sari Nurulita is looking at the viruses within garlic plants to help better understand management strategies. 

Garlic plants struggle with diseases. This team is looking to learn more.

Garlic diseases in spotlight by university

OPTIONS: Fruit pickers will be paid a minimum wage from today, but pieceworker rates are still available for those who exceed the minimum rate.

April 28 saw new changes to the Horticulture Award come into play.

'Incentive gone' as hort award changes roll in

NEED: Labor wants to address agricultural worker shortages by reforming seasonal worker programs.

Labor has ideas other than the ag visa for helping farmers with labour.

Labor's plan to woo agricultural workers

The health of our markets will be a key issue for growers up to the election and beyond.

Markets under the microscope this election

WATCHING: Wholesalers are being cautioned to abide by the Horticulture Code of Conduct or risk the wrath of the ACCC. 

Not all fresh wholesalers are filling out Horticulture Produce Agreements.

Wholesalers put on alert as ACCC signals Hort Code crackdown

Agriculture will be looking for significant commitments from both major parties this election.

Agriculture must make hay this election

FLEXIBLE: By and large, independent greengrocers managed to maintain fresh produce supplies throughout the COVID pandemic lockdowns due to their flexibility in purchasing from the central markets. 

While supermarket shelves struggled to stay full, greengrocers kept up supplies.

Little guy power: How independent grocers and the central markets system navigated COVID

TALK: Panel discussion participants share their sustainability journeys as part of the Horticulture Sustainability Summit in Sydney in March. 

There's a shift happening around what sustainability means in horticulture.

Horticulture industry discusses sustainability

DELECTABLE: Just some of the speciality dishes created during the For the Love of Shepard Avocado Festival. 

Sydney café Cuckoo Callay dedicated some of its menu to Shepard avocados.

Shepard avocado gets own 'festival'

ABROAD: The University of New England (UNE)'s Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre (AARSC) is set to service the world's largest macadamia producer, South Africa, to help it better understand the industry's production capacity.

The world's largest macadamia producing nation is using Aussie tech.

South Africa to map mac trees with Aussie tech

Some of the Mountain Blue crew taking the time out for a photo at the impressive stand. 

Sustainability no longer fringe and needs to be part of daily berry business.

Sustainability more than buzzword for berry industry

TARGET: The Fruit Fly Spring Eradication Plan led by PIRSA includes a new grower self-baiting program, traps on residential properties, and higher levels of activity in the highest risk areas. Photo: Shutterstock

Fruit fly spring plan kicks off early in the Riverland.

Early fruit fly plan springs into action

FUTURE: Marie Piccone attributes Manbulloo's growth and success over the past 14 years to the passion and dedication of her team, which boasts world-class knowledge, training and experience in mango growing, harvesting, export and supply chain management. Photo: Manbulloo Ltd.

Manbulloo Group will have been granted commercial rights to three new mango varieties.

Elite new mangoes to take Katherine growers forward

OUTLOOK: Wine sales to mainland China have collapsed about 96pc between 2020 and 2021-22.

Wine sales to mainland China have collapsed about 96pc.