While the flat peaches varieties of ASF are now well- known as benchmark varieties during the whole season, with a range beginning at UFO3 ripening time until 10 days after Sweetcap, Laurence & Arsene Maillard haven't stopped the research. The new generation offer varieties starting at UFO2 until 1 month after Sweetcap. Read more of this Fresh Plaza article.....

An Australia-wide independent water market trading platform — allowing irrigators, governments and agri-corporates to trade water products — has been launched.

The platform will cover major trading zones throughout the country and has recently been expanded by Ruralco to incorporate people who are not Ruralco clients.

Ruralco chief executive officer and managing director Travis Dillon said the revamped water trading platform would be independent and allow reputable and experienced brokers to trade their water.  Read more of this Shepparton News aticle.......

The SAL Board invites you to attend  and network.

The Agenda for the Summerfruit Australia Ltd Annual General Meeting to be held
                 Thursday 21st September at 1.00 pm
                    The Galaxy Room , Renmark  Hotel
                 Address: Murray Ave, Renmark SA 5341
                            Phone: (08) 8586 6755

By Bas van den Ende and Judy Tisdall.

In a fruit tree, the yield of fruit results from a balance between vegetative growth and associated fruiting. The production of fruit is tied to management which affects how the tree’s resources (e.g. photosynthates, water, nutrients and hormones) are distributed throughout the tree. Economics force us to consider how and to what degree those resources need to be distributed toward vegetative or reproductive growth, both in the current season and in the long term.

 In this article we report how root growth and fruit production can be controlled through managing the soil, the tree and through managing the supply of irrigation water in orchards, using the north-central region of Victoria, Australia as an example.

THE NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has released a new guide for working on Australian farms which includes what to expect, what to be aware of, and who to contact if there is a problem for backpackers.

On 1 April 2017, the new Horticulture Code of Conduct came into effect. The Code replaces the old mandatory Horticulture Code established by the Trade Practices (Horticulture Code of Conduct) Regulations 2006 and is regulated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

The new mandatory Code has been in effect since 1 April 2017. If you trade in horticulture produce, you must comply with the terms of the new Code. AUSVEG strongly urges Australian growers and packers to familiarise themselves with requirements under the new Code.