New Australian almonds crack into American market

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July 18 2018 - 1:36pm
University of Adelaide's Michelle Wirthensohn is excited to get her new varieties into US soil, a market 10 times the size of Australia.

Australian almonds will be moving into international markets after almond researcher Michelle Wirthensohn received an Australian government priming grant to aid in the commercialisation of six new almonds breeds, through a partnership with a Californian nursery. 

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Renae Laubsch

Journalist

Born and bred on a farm in the mid-north, I traded boots for books when I moved to Adelaide to study journalism. Spend some time writing for the stock journal in my study days, but found drifting once I completed my degree. This meant travel, a dabble in the teaching game, but mostly hospitality work at a 24 hour bakery. I love writing, I love listening to people's stories and I love, respect and appreciate the rural community, which makes working at the Stock Journal such a great opportunity. Fun facts are that I love to cook, have seen all the Marvel films (way too many times) and impulse bought a compound bow a few years ago.

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