Category: Agrotech

Why this native fly could help Australia's biggest...

A native fly species could be key to pollinating crops across Australia's biggest blueberry-growing region, which is affected by a...

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Expect to see fewer canned tomatoes on supermarket...

SPC-branded canned tomato products will not be produced again until next year as Victorian tomato growers are struggling to recove...

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How Farmers Use Sunbeds, Sunscreen To Give Their A...

These apples get a beauty treatment to make them more appealing to customers who "buy with their eyes".

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Do you want to try the quandong flavored coffee?

A small WA business is using the native Australian fruit quandong as a key ingredient in its products, including a coffee blend cr...

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The cuttings of the first Hermitage hill fleet cre...

When a pest epidemic destroyed most vineyards across Europe in the late 1800s, Australia's untouched syrah, or shiraz, vines becam...

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Wedding plans in disarray as famed NSW vineyard go...

It took 50 firefighters to contain a blaze that destroyed Tamburlaine Organic Wines' function centre after a storm swept through t...

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Fruit grower morale 'lower than ever' as wild hail...

The third major storm of the season, described as a "mini-cyclone", has "wiped out" what was left of apple crops in the region and...

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Farmers say flooded crop losses could have been av...

Victorian farmers are calling for better management of culverts along the Murray Valley Highway, or the addition of more, to help ...

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Hot fries set to return to shelves, but more short...

Wet weather and fewer potato imports are creating trying times for fish and chips shops, but growers say the start of the potato h...

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Universal school meals have increased student part...

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food and nutrition challenges. Many families initially lost access to meals offered by school an...

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Hot fries are back on the menu as potato shortages...

Wet weather and fewer potato imports are creating trying times for fish and chips shops, but growers say the start of the potato h...

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Dahlias go viral as social media makes these class...

From their humble origins as a cottage garden staple, dahlias are experiencing a resurgence in popularity thanks to the power of s...

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