CONTENTS


WINTER 2023 ■ VOL.58 NO.02

UPFRONT

CEO report

President’s report

Discuss 

Four professionals solve big industry issues.

News 

Latest updates for our industry this season.

Innovation

Farm worker housing with added efficiencies.

Roadtest 

Jase Dobra on his custom harvester.

FEATURES

We Celebrate 75 Years 

Why our lifespan is one of the most interesting times in hort history.

Founding Father 

The man whose family helped launch the hort and export markets.

Direct Digital Access 

The app that’s set to disrupt the industry.

Business Succession 

How to get started on your succession plan.

Productive Potassium 

Results of a butternut pumpkin trial.

GROWER

Produce Pivot 

Noel and Lynda Harding of Gingin Organics.

State of Taste 

We plate your fresh seasonal produce: radicchio, fennel, cabbage, and more.

Perfect Match 

Flavour profiles of wines to match your produce.

BUSINESS

Hort Connections 

Trend round-up from the trade fair in Adelaide.

Sustainability 

The bio-mulch set to replace plastics in crops.

Compliance 

Fair Farms’ Donna Mogg on building flexibility into the Hours of Work clause.

Opinion 

Manus Stockdale on alternative markets.

Quality Assurance 

Joel Dinsdale on chemical handling.

Data Sharing 

Nutrien says a trial for a grower is a benefit to the industry.

POMEWEST

Report

Global Leader 

Bravo and the provenance program.

Perfect Pearing 

Meet Anthony and Cathy Martella.

WA POTATOES

President’s Report

CEO’s Report

Social Climber 

Celebrating our socials’ 30,000-strong audience.

Seeds for Schools 

Our education program for kids.

WA CITRUS

Report

Wasp Watch 

Keep an eye out for the Citrus Gall Wasp.

Disease Management 

Dr Nerida Donovan on protecting your trees.

Future Forum 

Citrus Australia Market Outlook Forum update.

STONEFRUIT WA

Report

Crowning the Persimmon 

The inaugral event exciting the Hills.

PERMITS

Minor-use permits listing.

Image

Cover Noel Harding of Gingin Organics,
Photography
Frances Andrijich