News

The Winter edition 2017 features an R&D Update, business and the farm, an advertorial special on equipment as well as farm case studies,Bench-marking and AMS and industry news.

The R&D Update provides a snapshot of macadamia R&D projects, describes regional variety trial walks and looks at a project using satellite and other technology to map orchards around Australia.

The business feature examines the tax and farm management deposit scheme, disaster insurance, superannuation and the performance of the top 5% of macadamia farms.

There are case studies on Queensland orchards and a profile of industry pioneer Phil Zadro.

Article authors include Robbie Commens, Brice Kaddatz and Lynne Ziehlke, AMS; Jim Patch and Kevin Quinlan, MPC; Jeremy Bright NSW DPI; Dougal Russell and Paul O’Hare, QDAF; and Andrew Robson, University of New England.