Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA) has appointed Colin Hunt as the new Extension Officer for New South Wales (NSW).
With a background in retail and production nurseries, consultancy, and landscaping, Colin brings over 30 years of experience in the horticulture industry. More
Thursday, 3 November 2022
Hort Innovation has released its Annual Fund Report 2021/22 for the nursery industry.
The annual report maps out where key levy funds have been invested in 2021/22 and provides a rundown of new, ongoing, and completed research and development and marketing projects. More
There are number of species of whiteflies in Australia that are important nursery production pests. The most common of which are known as silverleaf whitefly, glasshouse whitefly, ash whitefly and spiralling whitefly. These pests are commonly first observed when a cloud of small, white insects fly from the crop when plants are disturbed. More
Data collection for the 2022 Nursery Industry Statistics Project survey is underway.
Growers are urged to participate in the survey to help us understand the true value of the nursery industry and measure trends over time. More
Greener Spaces Better Places has launched School of Thumb, a new horticultural video series that shows a group of plant experts helping everyday Australians solve their gardening guesswork.
Funded through the Hort Innovation Nursery Fund, using the Nursery marketing levy, School of Thumb sets to equip people with simple gardening skills and knowledge to build and grow green spaces across Australia. More
Fungi from the family Botryosphaeriaceae (pronounced bot-tree-oh-sphere-ee-a-see) are common endophytes and dieback pathogens in a wide range of woody shrubs and trees. Endophytes are fungi that live within plants and are either benign or beneficial. More
