AgriFutures Tea Tree Oil Program Extension project resources 2024

Fact sheet: Identifying new revenue opportunities for the tea tree oil industry

The primary objective of the Identifying revenue opportunities for AgriFutures Australia’s rural industries project was to identify potential new and alternate revenue sources within 28...

Industry blueprint: Tea Tree Oil

This blueprint serves as a resource for those interested in the tea tree oil industry and provides essential fast facts alongside the fundamental themes highlighted...

AgriFutures Tea Tree Oil Program Extension project resources 2024

This publication contains information for the tea tree industry on the use of drones to survey for weed pressure and create spray maps, drone mapping tea tree die back in far north QLD and using drones to identify sprinkler faults in tea tree plantations. It also contains information on the use of EM mapping to assess fallow blocks for tea tree planting.

AgriFutures Tea Tree Oil Program RD&E Snapshot

Message from the Research Manager, Stephen Taylor As we head into a new research, development and extension (RD&E) period for the AgriFutures Tea Tree Oil...

AgriFutures Tea Tree Oil Program RD&E Snapshot

You know you pay a tea tree oil levy, but did you know the AgriFutures Tea Tree Oil Program is responsible for managing and investing...

Back to soil structure basics

Understanding the physical properties of the different soils across your farm and using management practices that maintain a good soil structure, are important for growing...

Back to soil chemistry basics

Tea Tree will uptake available chemical nutrients from the soil, in varying amounts, according to stage of tree development and seasonal conditions. While the base...

Back to soil biology basics

Healthy soils are the foundation for growing a good Tea Tree crop. Undertaking management practices that create the right environment for biological beneficials to thrive...

Back to soil pH basics

Trees require varying quantities of different nutrients at certain stages of development. If any essential nutrient is not available when required, growth and physiological functions...

Pysllids pest information sheet

The Scoping study of integrated pest management (IPM) in tree oil plantations (AgriFutures, March 2021) reports that management of the tea tree psyllid (Trioza melaleucae...

Tea tree spray water quality

There are three key factors that impact the result of a spray applications: pH, bicarbonate concentrations, and hardness. Each of these effects the performance of...

Project Overview: Understanding the demand for Australian tea tree oil