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Ethylene gas on imperial mandarins improves visual appeal but may be reducing shelf life

Citrus growers are trying to popularise mandarins with green tinges, but say shoppers have come to expect a perfect glossy orange colour created by gas treatments.

ABC News · May 9, 2023

Citrus growers rejoice at strong season and backpacker boom in Gayndah, Queensland

Consumers can expect high quality mandarins in supermarkets thanks to a booming citrus season in Australia's unofficial mandarin capital.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

Mealybugs identified as cause of mysterious pasture dieback costing graziers billions in Qld, NSW

For more than a decade, graziers across Queensland and northern New South Wales have been baffled by a mystery murderer in their paddocks, costing billions in lost productivity. But there's finally been a break in the case.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2023