By Daniel Austin
It’s a process that can influence your garden in all sorts of ways, from the appearance of fruit to the impact of the irksome aphid, but what is parthenogenesis?
In simple terms, parthenogenesis is the spontaneous development of an embryo without fertilisation, and it occurs widely in both the plant and animal kingdoms.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Bruce Thompson
Australian households waste more than 2.5 million tonnes of food per year which equates to around 4kg per household per week. Although the various tiers of government would prefer all households to use compost bins, worm farms and bokashi systems to remove food waste from landfill, the reality is that machinery is required to make the process of food waste conversion to soil additive viable from a time-cost analysis perspective.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Daniel Fuller
Automation can give your business the competitive advantage you need to dominate your competition. When you’re automating intelligently, you increase efficiency, lower costs, and get fewer headaches because everything runs smoothly.
The first question you’ll want to ask is “can we trust machines with our business?”,… Continue reading
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Good automation is a progression and as an enterprise grows, new elements should integrate well with earlier modules
By John Fitzsimmons
Recent times have brought the future forward, sharpened our focus and made knowing where to look, a lot more obvious.
Recent episodes of economic upheaval mostly associated with a pandemic and international conflict, plus extreme weather events evidencing the trends in climate change, have increased the urgency and relevance of many personal and business decisions.… Continue reading
Read MoreBACKGROUND: Managing insect and mite pests are critical for producing healthy nursery crops. There are many ways that production managers can achieve this
goal including cultural practices to prevent pest populations. Pesticides are also a valuable and commonly used tool. Biological control has been used less often by production nurseries but is now being used more.… Continue reading
By John Corban
They change their mind repeatedly, they remove parts of the quote, leaving the potential project fragmented, which you know will end in an average result. They show disappointment with work done, they question variations and refuse to pay invoices.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Horticulture Innovation Australia
The Hort Frontiers Fruit Fly Fund aims to control the fruit fly populations that impact the productivity of Australian horticulture industries. At the core of the Fruit Fly Fund is the ground-breaking $60 million SITplus partnership. The SITplus program pulls together some of the world’s leading fruit fly experts and research organisations, to deliver an integrated solution to the management of Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly).… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Matthew Lunn – EO Nursery & Garden Industry Western Australia (NGIWA)
As the financial year draws to a close, NGIWA has thankfully survived another twelve months of unrest with COVID19. It has only been as recent as March that the state government lifted border restrictions.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Dannielle Chapman – Executive Officer Nursery & Garden Industry of SA
The Nursery and Garden Industry of South Australia recently presented its Awards of Excellence for 2022 at the Stamford Grand in Glenelg. The two hundred strong crowd celebrated the best of the best in our industry as we acknowledged the hard work devoted to member businesses over the last couple of years, and let our hair down for the night.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Anita Campbell – CEO Nursery & Garden Industry NSW & ACT (NGINA)
The June NGINA Trade Day represented a huge milestone in our nearly 50-year history of Trade Day.
On the third Wednesday of each month, NGINA holds a trade-only plant market that connects growers and allied suppliers with buyers from across NSW and the ACT.… Continue reading
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