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Preparing the land - Ripping and mounding
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Laying the irrigation internal
mainlines
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River pump pontoon on the
Murray River
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Preparing the land... excavating
for irrigation pipe
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Aerial shot of pump pontoons
on the Murray River
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Aerial shot of the Orchard
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Graham Johns in
the nursery
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One of the dam pump stations
which pumps water from the
dams into the internal
irrigation system
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Trees delivered to the Orchard
ready for planting
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Aerial shot of the Orchard
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Aerial shot of the Orchard
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New trees planted in June
2007 with their protective
sleeves
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Growth stages of a tree….6
months after planting |
Growth stages of a tree….3
years old with blossom
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Growth stages of a tree….3
years old with blossom
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Growth stages of a tree…12
months after planting
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Growth stages of a tree…3
years old with first crop
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The almond in its
outer shell
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The almond in its
outer shell, up close.
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Growth stages of a tree…3
years old with first crop, up
close
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Harvesting…automated
tree
shaking |
Off to Renmark for
processing
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Almonds being sorted and
graded at Almondco
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Harvesting…the sweeper
collecting the nuts
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Almonds being dry roasted
at
Almondco
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Almonds being packed at
Almondco |
Lots of yummy raw
almonds….. |
Machinery at Almondco
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