11th March 2010

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  • Biker influx breaks checkpoint records

    Created Fri, 5th of Mar 2010

    Inspectors at the Eucla checkpoint have searched a record number of vehicles as thousands of motorcyclists make their way to Albany from the eastern states. Quarantine WA says it usually gets ... more

  • Bikers have their honey seized

    Created Fri, 5th of Mar 2010

    The Eucla quarantine checkpoint on the WA-South Australian border has had its busiest day in history this week. The checkpoint was set up 25 years ago to search vehicles for exotic pests and ... more

  • Plant mandarins, because Aussies are too lazy to peel oranges

    Created Fri, 5th of Mar 2010

    Citrus growers are being warned that growing traditional navel oranges may not be the best way to make money in the next few years. Marketing manager of Citrus Australia, Andrew Harty, says that ... more

  • Growers back financially strained horticuture body

    Created Thu, 4th of Mar 2010

    Fruit and vegie growers say they do need the Horticulture Australia Council to represent their views in Canberra. The council is facing extremely tight finances, and says it's only got enough ... more

  • Doubt cast over permanent fruit fly roadblock

    Created Thu, 4th of Mar 2010

    The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says a permanent fruit fly roadblock on the Calder Highway is unlikely to be the best way to protect horticultural industries around Mildura and Swan ... more

  • Icon_camera Horticulture Australia Council could fold

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    Sources in the horticulture industry say a lack of money could spell the end for the troubled Horticulture Council of Australia. The council is meeting this afternoon, when its board will debate ... more

  • Riverland stepping up fruit fly watch

    Created Wed, 3rd of Mar 2010

    Road blocks will be set up in the South Australian Riverland for the long weekend to watch for fruit fly problems. There have been two outbreaks in Adelaide in recent weeks, one at Wingfield, the ... more

  • Stone fruit growers dealing with changing weather patterns

    Created Wed, 3rd of Mar 2010

    Low-chill stone fruit growers in northern NSW say they're implementing changes to help the industry combat climate change. Earlier this week the CSIRO said Australian agriculture must start ... more

  • Flying fox influx sparks fears for crops

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    Hundreds of flying foxes descending on Orange are threatening orchards just outside of town. Locals have grave fears for the apple crops after an estimated 500 to 1,000 grey-headed flying foxes ... more

  • NSW orchardists battle the bats

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    Fruit bats have devastated apple orchards in the Sydney Basin. Orchardists say the bats, or flying foxes, have been pushed out of Sydney suburbs because of housing development. They want the NSW ... more

  • Atherton avo farmers get a good return

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    Some Far North Queensland avocado growers have collected their best farm-gate prices ever. A supply shortage out of Western Australia ensured good prices were on offer when Atherton Tableland ... more

  • Orange orchardists battle the bats

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    Almost 1000 flying foxes have made an unusual appearance in Orange in central west NSW, causing great anxiety to apple growers. Orchardists in the Sydney basin recently lost up to 50 per cent of ... more

  • Fruit fly quarantine for Adelaide's south-west

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    South Brighton and neighbouring Adelaide suburbs will be under quarantine for up to 12 weeks. Mediterranean fruit fly larvae have been found in home-grown peaches. No fresh fruit or fruiting ... more

  • She's apples for Fosters, as cider market expands

    Created Sun, 28th of Feb 2010

    A booming demand for cider is seen as the cure to the financial hangover caused by falling wine and beer sales. Giant brewing company Fosters recently announced falls in its more traditional ... more

  • Qld researchers developing tastier, healthier, more profitable fruit

    Created Tue, 23rd of Feb 2010

    Queensland's Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin says researchers are developing new varieties of fruit that taste better and are better adapted to the state's environment. Mr Mulherin says ... more

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