SA NewsA dangerous bee-killing parasite has finally breached South Australia’s defences after a three-year fight to keep it at bay.
HorticultureOne year on from its detection in Victoria, the Varroa mite is no longer a biosecurity emergency but now a permanent cost for growers.
HorticultureGrowing organic vegies is in David Tatman’s blood, as he reveals the major shift that saved his farm at Navigators more than a decade ago.
HorticultureBackpacker numbers have surged to record levels ahead of the spring and summer fruit harvest, but horticulture leaders say Pacific worker scheme rules remain a headache.
HorticultureSisters Angela and Carmel Candeloro have transformed their parents’ 6ha lettuce plot into a 404ha tech-savvy salad empire using robotics to stay sustainable.
AgribusinessAn Aussie fresh food giant has pulled the plug on its multistate grape farming business just four years after fully acquiring the enterprise.
NationalVictorian authorities have secured their first prosecution for unlicensed labour hire advertising, with growers urged to be vigilant.
HorticultureOther recommendations include faster payment times to growers, assessing wine grapes on an objective basis, and providing an anonymous complaints channel.
HorticultureA Mornington Peninsula family has discovered the key to small-scale farm success. See how they are making a living from 34 hectares.
HorticultureA desire to give back to their community while securing themselves financially prompted Katie and Hugh Finlay to build their business in central Victoria.
HorticultureVictoria’s horticulture regions have the worst rates for noncompliance in the country, with labour hire companies being issued the bulk of infringements.
HorticultureNew ABS figures show vegetable farmers are producing more for less, continuing a trend of declining returns for growers.
HorticultureShepparton’s Travis Georgopoulos says farming with his family is a career highlight, alongside winning a top apple and pear industry award.
HorticultureSome farmers are being audited six times a year, with each one almost exactly the same, the NFF Horticulture Council says.
HorticultureDean Gazzola of Gazzola Farms on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula is one of 12 nominees for the 2025 Corteva Agriscience Young Grower of the Year award.
HorticultureAfter months of tension between wholesalers and the operators at Melbourne’s fresh food wholesale market at Epping, a resolution has been reached. See the details.
HorticultureFrom maths and science teachers to running a successful tree farm business, this dynamic Gippsland duo are now building their success in a growing industry.
PropertyAmerican investors behind one of the nation’s largest table grape enterprises are looking to offload their flagship South Australian asset.
HorticultureThousands of potato lovers are expected to descend on the central Victorian town of Trentham for their two-day Spudfest.
AgribusinessThe nation’s largest almond grower and processor said it expected “extremely positive” macro-economic conditions for the industry to continue.
PropertyA Melbourne-based agricultural investor and asset manager has swooped on three orchards across 200ha in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley.
HorticultureDry and hot summer conditions have tested Victoria’s apple growers who are right in the thick of their annual harvest.
HorticultureWater security and price volatility are the main drivers of profit and loss for horticulture producers Hannah and Tom Kelly.
HorticultureGarlic growing newbies Melissa Mortimer and Sean Plescher have cemented their produce among the best in the nation.
HorticultureThe costly impact of a noted horticultural virus is hitting a Victorian glasshouse, highlighting the importance of biosecurity for the sector.
