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2022 | QDAF | Research report/Update
Yield, quality and planting information has been collected annually from macadamia farms throughout Australia since 2009. These data are provided either directly by growers or by processors on their behalf. Cost of production data has also been collected annually since 2013.
2019 | Kojetin L | Article
An overview by the AMS industry development manager of the results of the 2019 harvest, which was characterised by a lower crop than was originally forecast and small nuts with lower TKR and kernel volume. The article discusses reasons for these results, including dry, hot weather early in the season affecting oil accumulation and tree stress.
2019 | Anon | Article
An outline of the basics of the work health and safety framework and the key components of work health and safety. Emphasises that it is important for growers to have adequate WHS procedures.
2019 | Thomas A | Article
Aimee Thomas describes results of using the Farm Tracker system in the family orchards for three years to collect harvest information. The system is used to monitor nuts. Software assesses the performance of individual blocks and, with this information, management can be designed to cater for specific issues and differences in performance.
2019 | Bright J, Mulo S, Slaughter G, Bignell G, Jenkins I | Research report/Update
A summary of findings from the macadamia benchmarking project for the 2018 season.
2020 | QDAF | Research report/Update
Yield, quality and planting information has been collected annually from macadamia farms throughout Australia since 2009. These data are provided either directly by growers or by processors on their behalf. Cost of production data has also been collected annually since 2013.
2013 | Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | Video
In this video Rick Paine and Bill Johnstone provide more detail about their canopy and orchard floor management systems.
2013 | Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | Video
Plantation Lorna's Ken Dorey shares the key management strategies his family have adopted that have made their orchard one Australia's top producing macadamia farms. Ken also discusses the opportunities and challenges associated with growing macadamias on a coastal flood plain.
2013 | Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | Video
In this overview Rick Paine and Bill Johnstone provide an overview of the management systems they use that make the Merraldan farm successful.
2013 | Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | Video
In this video Rick Paine and Bill Johnstone provide more detail about their canopy and orchard floor management systems.