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CONTENTS
SUMMER 2023/24
■ VOL.58 NO.04
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UPFRONT
04 CEO report
06 President report
09 News
Latest updates for our industry this season.
14 Q&A
Talking with storage stalwart Anthony Scaffidi.
16 Roadtest
Queensland grower Troy Qualichefski on his FarmDroid.
FEATURES
18 Green Chemistry
Dr Ramiz Boulos on developing the world’s first woolbased soil system. The secret is in the amino acids.
23 Hort on Tour
Learn what the AUSVEG ATMAC European Study Tour group took from its travels.
28 Two-Day Tech Hub
Why EvokeAG is a hotbed of world-leading tech, innovation and investors. .
GROWER
34 Patane Factor
Pennie and Lauren Patane of the Myalup Strip.
38 Taste of Summer
Getting creative with seasonal vegetables, stonefruit and Dirty Clean Food meats.
BUSINESS
44 Growing Success
WAHU wrap-up: what happened when WA’s leading hort event hosted the industry.
48 Dishing the Dirt
Why soils ain’t soils: vegetablesWA Chi Nguyen on good microbes and bacteria.
52 Opinion
Stephen Brown on pricing and the majors.
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54 Compliance
Fair Farms’ five steps.
56 Quality Assurance
Joel Dinsdale binges on Netflix’s
Rotten
series.
58 Risky Business
Chi Nguyen on risk management.
60 Irrigation
Helen Newman on DIY bleaching for success.
51 Vietnamese Translation
irrigation.
POMEWEST
62 Update
66 Soluna takes Hong Kong
Marketing initiatives to introduce the bravo apple into Asia.
68 Tickled Pink
Dr Helen Cripps travels the pink lady export route.
WA CITRUS
72 Update
74 Go Digital
Downloading biosecurity sign-ins and more.
77 Citrus on Show
Where citrus has been promoted this year.
78 Get the Goss on Gall Wasp
What you need to know.
STONEFRUIT WA
80 Update
PERMITS
84
Minor-use permits listing.
28
Photography
Frances Andrijich
Cover
Pennie and Lauren Patane of Patane Produce, p34.