THE Almond Board of Australia ( ABA ) will officially open its Almond Centre of Excellence ( ACE ) in Loxton on 14 November . Up until now the 60 hectare experimental and demonstration orchard has been owned by the South Australian Government . As part of the celebration an open day is being held at the site ( 57 Anderson Road , Loxton North ). Associate Professor with the Cooperative Extension , University of California Davis Florent Trouillas will be presenting on trunk diseases in almonds , as part of his regional tour with the ABA . You can find out more about the following projects happening at the orchard :
• The University of Adelaide – cover crop program and breeding evaluation trials
• ABA - Bee Friendly Farming , irrigation , bird scarers , autonomous tractor , lysimeter , biostimulant trial and rootstock evaluation
• SARDI – rootstock / scion compatibility , optimised density , and soil amelioration trials
• Plant and Food Research trials – high-ultra high density plantings , architectural studies and pruning responses . Attendees will also hear from almond industry suppliers about their new developments with products and services . Gates for the event will open at 7:30am , with the field walk beginning at 8:30am . The official opening of ACE will get underway around 10am . Registration information will be provided shortly .
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