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Fruit fly roadblock nabs 22 people

March 10, 2010 09:35:00

Primary Industries officers issued 22 fines over the long weekend to people trying to bring fruit into South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: rural, agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, pest-management, sa, blanchetown-5357, renmark-5341

Low prices dampen top crop

March 5, 2010 11:37:00

Many South Australian farmers say they were disappointed with the 2009 grain harvest, despite achieving the second-largest yield on record.[MORE]

Tags: agribusiness, agricultural-prices, grain, wheat, crop-harvesting, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Bumper SA harvest one of best in years

February 17, 2010 08:35:00

SA's latest winter harvest was 54 per cent bigger than the season before.[MORE]

Tags: rural, agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Power plants face dim future

February 16, 2010 09:25:00

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]

Tags: alternative-energy, sugar, crop-harvesting, condong-2484

Cream of the bean crop could be ploughed

February 15, 2010 15:36:00

Some Tasmanian vegetable growers say they may be forced to plough tonnes of beans into the ground this season. [MORE]

Tags: vegetables, crop-harvesting, tas, burnie-7320, hobart-7000

Winegrowers look for better grape price

February 11, 2010 14:49:00

The Riverland Wine Grape Growers Association says the biggest focus for growers this season is getting a better return on their grapes.[MORE]

Tags: rural, agribusiness, viticulture, crop-harvesting, australia, sa, renmark-5341

Harvest slump sees winegrowers reach 'breaking point'

February 11, 2010 09:00:00

Victoria's Murray Valley wine grape harvest could slump below 300,000 tonnes this year, the lowest in more than a decade.[MORE]

Tags: food-and-beverage, trade, fruit, viticulture, crop-harvesting, food-processing, mildura-3500

Hundreds rip vines due to grape glut

February 4, 2010 08:02:00

Oversupply prompts hundreds of vineyards across SA to rip up vines or leave grapes to rot.[MORE]

Tags: rural, agricultural-crops, viticulture, crop-harvesting, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Wineries expecting poor yield

January 29, 2010 13:26:00

The Victorian Wine Industry Association is grim about the upcoming vintage, which it says will be similar to last year's.[MORE]

Tags: viticulture, crop-harvesting, ballarat-3350, horsham-3400, mildura-3500

Wine industry welcomes lower grape harvest

January 29, 2010 09:02:00

The peak body for winegrape growers says lower production is encouraging as the industry struggles with a grape glut.[MORE]

Tags: food-and-beverage, rural, agricultural-crops, viticulture, crop-harvesting, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, clare-5453, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, tanunda-5352

New grain terminal 'enormous cost': SAFF

January 21, 2010 08:55:00

A new grain terminal at Outer Harbor in Adelaide officially opens today after more than 30 years of planning.[MORE]

Tags: rural, agricultural-crops, grain, wheat, crop-harvesting, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, outer-harbor-5018, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Blackcurrants galore in southern Tas

January 10, 2010 12:48:00

Tasmania's blackcurrant growers are reporting a bumper season, as harvesting begins today.[MORE]

Tags: fruits, crop-harvesting, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, new-norfolk-7140

Harvest yields down

December 30, 2009 09:40:00

The West Australian grain harvest has all but wrapped up for 2009, with below average yields across the state.[MORE]

Tags: crop-harvesting, wa

Lorikeets destroying SE Qld lychee crops

December 21, 2009 19:21:00

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]

Tags: environment, rural, agricultural-crops, fruits, crop-harvesting, pest-management, pests, australia, qld, bundaberg-4670

Hay combusts in Spalding shed

December 17, 2009 13:23:00

A hay shed fire at Spalding in the mid-north of South Australia has left a damage bill of about $200,000.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, industrial-fires, rural, agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, sa, port-pirie-5540, spalding-5454

Government considering help for Simplot in NW

December 13, 2009 13:20:00

The Tasmanian Government is considering offering help to Simplot to help it expand its vegetable manufacturing operations.[MORE]

Tags: regional-development, state-parliament, labor-party, crop-harvesting, regional, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, smithton-7330

SA crop yields slashed by extreme weather

December 9, 2009 08:11:00

Extreme weather back in November has cut the expected crop yields of some SA farms by half.[MORE]

Tags: agricultural-crops, grain, wheat, crop-harvesting, weather, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Grain harvest nears end

December 8, 2009 11:25:00

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]

Tags: agricultural-crops, grain, crop-harvesting, esperance-6450, kalgoorlie-6430

Good weather puts harvest back on track

December 2, 2009 15:05:00

Fine weather last week has seen some farmers in Western Australia's northern agricultural region finish their harvest programs.[MORE]

Tags: agribusiness, crop-harvesting, wa, geraldton-6530

Squeezed growers put plight to city dwellers

November 30, 2009 13:36:00

Riverland citrus growers say their industry is at risk because major juice companies are choosing imported fruit over locally-grown produce.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, rural, agricultural-crops, fruit, crop-harvesting, sa, loxton-5333, renmark-5341

Downpour halts Wimmera-Mallee harvest

November 27, 2009 08:15:00

Agronomists say the harvest in Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee has stopped because of heavy rains this week.[MORE]

Tags: agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, horsham-3400, mildura-3500