State News

Illegal hort worker crackdown

26 Feb 10 | THE Immigration Department has been cracking down on illegal workers with a number working in the horticulture industry intercepted this month. |

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Peach and plum accidentally crossed

23 Feb 10 | A PLUM and a peach have been accidentally crossed by a retired farmer near Mudgee to produce a highly unusual new fruit. | Banana size shouldn't matter to ... | Blueberries our latest boomers

Almond harvest to exceed 2009 crop

16 Feb 10 | ALMOND orchards across Australia are currently alive with activity as almond growers are harvesting this year’s crop which is set to be a significant improvement on last year. | Industry horror at new hort award | Banana size shouldn't matter to ...

Blueberries our latest boomers

10 Feb 10 | AUSTRALIA'S blueberry industry is going gangbusters, with NSW leading the charge. | Industry horror at new hort award | Banana size shouldn't matter to ...

Banana size shouldn't matter to supermarkets: Burke

21 Jan 10 | FEDERAL Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has blasted Australia's big supermarket chains for being too picky when buying fruit from farmers. | Marketing food loyalty | Fruit fly outbreak at Mildura

Industry horror at new hort award

21 Jan 10 | A UNIFORM Australia-wide industrial award for the horticulture industry may make employing weekend labour too expensive for 1200 NSW growers.

Fruit fly outbreak at Mildura

12 Jan 10 | The Victorian Department of Primary Industries is declaring a 15 kilometre suspension zone in Sunraysia following the detection of a Queensland fruit fly in Mildura.

Marketing food loyalty

09 Jan 10 | The success of farmers’ markets across Australia has created a link between producers and consumers in their area, according to Mudgee Fine Foods manager, Liz Mayberry.

Crop size a concern

31 Dec 09 | It was a monster apple harvest last time around, but growers are much more cautious about the size of the current crop.

Banana growers cut wastage

02 Nov 09 | An innovative plastic product is being rapidly taken-up by banana growers in Australia and overseas as they see its ability to cut fruit wastage from 44 percent up to a staggering 80 percent when compared with traditionally grown bananas.

Macadamia auction for the environment

10 Oct 09 | The annual Australian Macadamia Conference is being held in Bundaberg, Queensland, from 21 – 24 October and will host the first ever auction of “new season” macadamia kernel at the conference Gala Dinner.

Macadamia nut prices lift 15pc - at last

30 Aug 09 | A SMALLER than predicted macadamia crop for the second season in a row is starting to put upward pressure on prices at long last - final processor offerings for 2009 nuts are settling towards the $2 a kilogram mark, up 15 per cent on last year. | Horticulture faces calamity ... | New super broccoli a major ... | VIDEO: Ewes bring in the cash at ...

Hort’s island solution

29 Aug 09 | Chronic seasonal labour shortages have long been a problem for the horticulture industry, but as phase two of the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme rolls out, growers have high hopes the situation is about to be turned around.

Macadamia growers target $2.50/kg

27 Aug 09 | A SMALLER than predicted macadamia crop for the second season in a row is starting to put upward pressure on prices at long last.

Biological farmers share hints

10 Aug 09 | Finding your pasture and crops are not coping with the climate? Finding your cost of production and farm inputs are eating away at your profits?

Sydney's green dream

06 Aug 09 | A FORMER NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) entomologist has proposed the establishment of a 200-hectare “greenhouse precinct” in outer western Sydney to help ensure the survival of greenhouse vegetable and flower production in the Sydney Basin. |

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Horticulture - Vegetables

Glasshouse plan yet to bloom

03 Aug 09 | An ambitious plan to construct Australia's biggest glasshouse at Bomaderry has stalled because of financial constraints, but its mastermind is not giving up.

Narrandera camellias in full bloom

01 Aug 09 | CAMELLIA enthusiasts and flower lovers from southern NSW will be able to experience the beauty of a display of more than 1000 flowering camellias at Narrandera this month.

Horticulture - Flowers

Nut conference keeps growers up to date

27 Jul 09 | The 2009 Australian Nut Industry Conference, to be held on August 20 in Melbourne, will focus on providing up-to-date information about the current state of the Australian nut industry and highlighting its commercial and marketing strengths.