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Avocados’ catch-22
10 Feb 12 | WHILE avocado growers on the NSW North Coast and in South East Queensland take a break from production, consumers can look forward to adding fruit from northern Qld to their trolleys and baskets, depending on supply.   | CommentsComments (1)
09 Feb 12 | HORTICULTURE industries have copped rainy weather setbacks as disease pressures have escalated, the early wine grape harvest has bogged down and an estimated $20 million has been wiped from Queensland's table grape crop yield.
Rain a bad apple for cherries
17 Jan 12 | IT was a devastating season for the region’s cherry growers with up to 95 per cent of the crop wiped out by excessive rainfall.
Healthy eating in the new year as easy as veggie pie
10 Jan 12 | With the silly season wrapping up and a fresh year ahead, many Australians will now be thinking about making some positive lifestyle changes for 2012. Topping the list of new year’s resolutions will be getting into shape, detoxing and eating healthier foods.
Riverina almond producer wins Phil Watters Award
17 Dec 11 | The 2011 Australian Almond Industry Phil Watters Award was awarded to Riverina almond grower Dean Dinicola at this year’s Australian Almond Conference held in Victor Harbor, South Australia, at the end October.
Cherry cheer with the locals this Christmas
16 Dec 11 | Local cherries are in the shops now and the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has encouraged shoppers to seek out NSW cherries for Christmas celebrations across the country.
Low chill fruit gets mown down
15 Dec 11 | LOW chill peach and nectarine growers on the North Coast are having to mow good quality fruit into the ground due to a stonefruit oversupply which has pushed prices below the cost of production.   | CommentsComments (2)

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