HORTICULTURE

ABC Rural News: Texas wasp eats crop-destroying pest

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-14/wasp-white-fly/4687470
A bug expert says the best way to control white fly outbreaks isn't with chemicals but with a predator wasp imported from Texas. Dr Siva Subramaniam, a senior entomologist with the Department of Agriculture at Bowen in north Queensland, says the wasp seeks out white fly eggs and feeds on the nutrients. (Tuesday, 14/05/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Biosecurity plan doesn't answer farmer import concerns

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-10/nrn-growcom-biosecurity-bill/4681302
The fruit and vegetable industry says a raft of changes proposed to Australia's biosecurity laws will not help farmers appeal decisions about food imports. (Friday, 10/05/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Aboriginal community plans major horticultural development

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201305/s3753410.htm
A major horticultural development is being planned for the remote community of Ngukurr, 330 kilometres south-east of Katherine in the Northern Territory. The $2.6 million project, known as Wudjuli Farm, would employ two full-time staff and up to 25 casual employees once operating and trial crops of bananas, snake beans, cucumbers and coffee. (Tuesday, 07/05/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Good money pulls the trigger on early mango harvests

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/nt/content/201305/s3749109.htm
Territory mango farmers are being urged not to be greedy and cash-in on early harvest market prices when their fruit is not ripe. A large amount of Top End fruit hit the southern markets last season, that wasn't mature and the experience left a bad taste in consumer's mouths. (Wednesday, 01/05/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Vietnamese farmers unite in the Top End

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-24/ntch-vietnamese-farmers/4649548
The Vietnamese community in the Top End of the Northern Territory has established its own horticultural association. Spokesperson for the NT Vietnamese Horticultural Association (NTVHA), Thanh Thai, says Vietnamese farmers now have a united voice to tackle issues effecting their businesses. (Wednesday, 24/04/2013)

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City of Darwin: Community Orchard, Jingili Waters Garden

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http://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/communityorchard
This page, on the City of Darwin website, contains information on the community orchard established as Jingili Waters Garden which aims to inform the community on the diverse range of fruit trees which can be grown in the Darwin region. The site contains links to factsheets on the fruit trees.

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Grow NT

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http://ntfarmers.com/2013/04/19/184/
GrowNT is a magazine produced by NT Farmers for the Territory’s plant industries sector. Plant industries include commercial fruit and vegetable growers, amenities horticulture, and broad acre agriculture. Issues are available for download from this site.

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Vegetable Growing Manual: A guide to vegetable growing in the semi-arid tropics of the Top End of the Northern Territory

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http://www.nt.gov.au/d/Content/File/p/Vegetable/Vegetable_Growing_Manual.pdf
This manual, published by the NT Department of Resource in 2012, covers enterprise planning, maintaining soil structure, growing a crop, managing pests and disease, and cooling and handling vegetables after harvest in the Top End. (PDF 6.24 MB)

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Landcare NT: Cover Cropping

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http://landcarent.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/cover-cropping.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+NorthernTerritoryLandcare+%28Northern+Territory+Landcare%29
This article, on the Landcare NT blog, discusses cover cropping in the Top End and Katherine to protect soils over the wet season. It contains a video demonstrating cover cropping techniques. (Tuesday, 16/04/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Horticulture delegation will attempt to get Indonesian market reopened

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201304/s3738160.htm
An Australian delegation is heading to Indonesia on Sunday to see if it can reopen a once lucrative market. It follows the announcement that Indonesia will lift its import quotas on horticulture, six months after they were imposed. (Tuesday, 16/04/2013)

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