July 2024
Register your family’s attendance at the South Aussie with ‘Cosi’ event
Registrations are now open for the exclusive grower/industry event at 4:30pm on Friday, August 23. The event will feature guest speaker, Andrew “Cosi’ Costello from the top-rating television show, South Aussie with Cosi. The function is aimed at growers and those in the citrus production and processing and their partners and families. RSVPing is essential for catering purposes. You can book via this Eventbrite link or by emailing Kerrie at contact@citrussa.com.au
AGM and product showcase – Save the Date – Friday, October 11
The Citrus SA AGM will be held on Friday, October 11 at 9am at the Barmera Events Centre. Following the AGM there will be several companies and exhibitors, showcasing their products with staff on hand to answer any questions. If you are interested in holding a site, please contact Citrus SA chair Mark Doecke at chair@citrussa.com.au to find out more.
Website resources
Did you know there are a range of documents and links on our website which are free for growers to access?
Some of these include:
Earwig control fact sheet (English and Punjabi versions)
If you would like to see further resources available to growers, please let us know at contact@citrussa.com.auand we will endeavour to provide them.
AgExForum24 tickets available now!
Registration is now open for the Ag Excellence Forum & Awards, South Australia’s premier grower group event. A valued collection point for grower groups, government and industry to share experiences, develop new ideas, enrich connections and contribute to evolving conversations.
AgExForum24 will be held on August 5, 2024 at the Marion Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. The full-day program will support the theme of ‘Future Farming | Turning Trends into Practice’, a response to the ever-increasing push to demonstrate sustainability credentials in agriculture and the role technology can play.
July production notes
Later winter GA spray: The main objective for this spray is to regulate flowering.
Winter foliar Urea Spray: This spray can assist in producing healthy bud initiation, especially following heavy crop set.
Frost Control Measures: It is important to identify frost prone areas and implement measures to prevent, detect and reduce frost risks (see above).
Irrigation Maintenance: This is an ideal time to do irrigation maintenance and flush irrigation lines.
Crop estimates and size: It is important to regularly update your fruit size and yield estimates and communicate this with your packer. This will assist with marketing strategies in particularly the export markets.
Pruning of early maturing varieties: Your pruning program should commence once harvest on early maturing varieties has been completed.
Snail baiting: Areas to be controlled are centre sods/rows, under skirts, headlands and bin storage areas. Snails are a quarantinable pest for the USA markets.