Tag: Crop Harvesting
Fruit fly roadblock nabs 22 people
Primary Industries officers issued 22 fines over the long weekend to people trying to bring fruit into South Australia.[MORE]
Low prices dampen top crop
Many South Australian farmers say they were disappointed with the 2009 grain harvest, despite achieving the second-largest yield on record.[MORE]
SA grain harvest second-largest on record
South Australia's grain harvest has been the second-largest on record.[MORE]
Bumper SA harvest one of best in years
SA's latest winter harvest was 54 per cent bigger than the season before.[MORE]
Power plants face dim future
The New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-operative says legislation and fuel issues are threatening the viability of the region's two co-generation plants.[MORE]
Cream of the bean crop could be ploughed
Some Tasmanian vegetable growers say they may be forced to plough tonnes of beans into the ground this season. [MORE]
Winegrowers look for better grape price
The Riverland Wine Grape Growers Association says the biggest focus for growers this season is getting a better return on their grapes.[MORE]
Harvest slump sees winegrowers reach 'breaking point'
Victoria's Murray Valley wine grape harvest could slump below 300,000 tonnes this year, the lowest in more than a decade.[MORE]
Bureau admits wine production figures wrong
The Bureau of Statistics has made a mistake in its latest report on the Australian wine industry.[MORE]
NSW wine production overtakes SA
Bureau of Statistics says NSW has overtaken SA as the country's largest wine-producing state.[MORE]
Hundreds rip vines due to grape glut
Oversupply prompts hundreds of vineyards across SA to rip up vines or leave grapes to rot.[MORE]
Wineries expecting poor yield
The Victorian Wine Industry Association is grim about the upcoming vintage, which it says will be similar to last year's.[MORE]
Wine industry welcomes lower grape harvest
The peak body for winegrape growers says lower production is encouraging as the industry struggles with a grape glut.[MORE]
Research centre to boost global food efforts
A new agricultural research facility in SA is expected to boost efforts to secure global food needs.[MORE]
New grain terminal 'enormous cost': SAFF
A new grain terminal at Outer Harbor in Adelaide officially opens today after more than 30 years of planning.[MORE]
Blackcurrants galore in southern Tas
Tasmania's blackcurrant growers are reporting a bumper season, as harvesting begins today.[MORE]
Harvest yields down
The West Australian grain harvest has all but wrapped up for 2009, with below average yields across the state.[MORE]
Lorikeets destroying SE Qld lychee crops
A Queensland agronomist says lorikeets are destroying south-east Queensland fruit crops with some growers losing of up to 1,000 kilograms of lychees a day. [MORE]
Hay combusts in Spalding shed
A hay shed fire at Spalding in the mid-north of South Australia has left a damage bill of about $200,000.[MORE]
Government considering help for Simplot in NW
The Tasmanian Government is considering offering help to Simplot to help it expand its vegetable manufacturing operations.[MORE]
SA crop yields slashed by extreme weather
Extreme weather back in November has cut the expected crop yields of some SA farms by half.[MORE]
Grain harvest nears end
Grain harvesting in the Esperance growing zone is starting to wind up, with about 70 per cent of the region's total estimate harvested so far.[MORE]
Good weather puts harvest back on track
Fine weather last week has seen some farmers in Western Australia's northern agricultural region finish their harvest programs.[MORE]
Squeezed growers put plight to city dwellers
Riverland citrus growers say their industry is at risk because major juice companies are choosing imported fruit over locally-grown produce.[MORE]
Downpour halts Wimmera-Mallee harvest
Agronomists say the harvest in Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee has stopped because of heavy rains this week.[MORE]
