#agriculturalcrops — Public Fediverse posts
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Darwin company's $50 million plan to make diesel from gas condensate
Global Resource Recovery NT says production of the first diesel made from Central Australian gas condensate will leave Darwin in July.
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Tech giant Apple joins investors pouring millions into macadamias
By Tayla LarsenGlobal investment firms backed by some of the biggest companies in the world are pouring money into acquiring carbon-saving "natural capital assets".
#InformationTechnologyIndustry #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #ClimateChange #AgriculturalCrops #TaylaLarsen
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Ancient drought resistant winegrape instilling hope for struggling farmers
By Amelia WaltersIn an Australian first, two South Australian winegrape growers are trialling an ancient variety from Cyprus that is reducing water consumption and reconnecting them to their Mediterranean roots.
#Viticulture #AgriculturalCrops #Grapevines #Horticulture #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #AmeliaWalters
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Ancient drought resistant winegrape instilling hope for struggling farmers
By Amelia WaltersIn an Australian first, two South Australian winegrape growers are trialling an ancient variety from Cyprus that is reducing water consumption and reconnecting them to their Mediterranean roots.
#Viticulture #AgriculturalCrops #Grapevines #Horticulture #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #AmeliaWalters
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Ancient drought resistant winegrape instilling hope for struggling farmers
By Amelia WaltersIn an Australian first, two South Australian winegrape growers are trialling an ancient variety from Cyprus that is reducing water consumption and reconnecting them to their Mediterranean roots.
#Viticulture #AgriculturalCrops #Grapevines #Horticulture #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #AmeliaWalters
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Ancient drought resistant winegrape instilling hope for struggling farmers
By Amelia WaltersIn an Australian first, two South Australian winegrape growers are trialling an ancient variety from Cyprus that is reducing water consumption and reconnecting them to their Mediterranean roots.
#Viticulture #AgriculturalCrops #Grapevines #Horticulture #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #AmeliaWalters
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Ancient drought resistant winegrape instilling hope for struggling farmers
By Amelia WaltersIn an Australian first, two South Australian winegrape growers are trialling an ancient variety from Cyprus that is reducing water consumption and reconnecting them to their Mediterranean roots.
#Viticulture #AgriculturalCrops #Grapevines #Horticulture #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #AmeliaWalters
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Inside the push to boost homegrown coffee in Australia
By Kamin GockThe Australian coffee industry is aiming to get bigger and better. Whether it can or not hinges on access to prime real estate and importing smaller coffee trees.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-18/bid-to-boost-homegrown-coffee-in-australia/104225938
#Agriculture #TeaandCoffeeGrowing #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #KaminGock
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From paddock to pint, Australian brewers are getting fussy about beer barley
By Tim LeeHow Australian growers are making some of your favourite beer brands taste consistently good.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-15/beer-australian-barley-aussie-grown-hops-farmers/103582380
#FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #AgriculturalCrops #Rural #FoodProcessing #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #AgriculturalPrices #TimLee
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After her Master's degree @[email protected], Lea Strigl joined our group @unifreiburg as a PhD student in April 2022 #NatureScientistsUFR. In the #NBiomasseBW project with @unihohenheim, she is working on biodiversity in #AgriculturalCrops🌱 🚜 🌽
https://www.nature.uni-freiburg.de/team-en/Lea%20Strigl?set_language=en -
After her Master's degree @[email protected], Lea Strigl joined our group @unifreiburg as a PhD student in April 2022 #NatureScientistsUFR. In the #NBiomasseBW project with @unihohenheim, she is working on biodiversity in #AgriculturalCrops🌱 🚜 🌽
https://www.nature.uni-freiburg.de/team-en/Lea%20Strigl?set_language=en -
After her Master's degree @[email protected], Lea Strigl joined our group @unifreiburg as a PhD student in April 2022 #NatureScientistsUFR. In the #NBiomasseBW project with @unihohenheim, she is working on biodiversity in #AgriculturalCrops🌱 🚜 🌽
https://www.nature.uni-freiburg.de/team-en/Lea%20Strigl?set_language=en -
And guess what-
Wealthy western countries' growing regions are at risk:
"the U.S. Midwest & Northeast were especially vulnerable to land erosion because they were receiving more extreme amounts of rain than normal, a trend expected to continue'
#food #FoodChat #FoodAndRecipes #foodculture #climatebreakdown #USA #Healthissues #FarmersIssues #farmsfarmersfarming #agriculturalcrops
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Threatened cockatoos 'annihilating' apple crops An iconic Aussie bird is ruffling apple industry feathers to the tune of millions of dollars a year in damage to orchards and crops, say frustrated farmers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-25/black-cockatoos-damage-apple-harvest/12915174 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #AnimalScience #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Birds
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Threatened cockatoos 'annihilating' apple crops An iconic Aussie bird is ruffling apple industry feathers to the tune of millions of dollars a year in damage to orchards and crops, say frustrated farmers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-25/black-cockatoos-damage-apple-harvest/12915174 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #AnimalScience #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Birds
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Raising Queensland's largest dam could spark ecological disaster, expert warns A coastal erosion expert and a farmer slam a costly plan to raise the Burdekin Falls Dam, saying the project will further threaten farmland and vital bird, fish and marine mammal habitats. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-25/raising-burdekin-falls-dam-could-be-environmental-disaster/12915820 #EnvironmentalImpact #AgriculturalCrops #DamsandReservoirs #Irrigation #Rivers #Rural #Birds
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Pot pourri of fortunes for florists as pandemic brings mixed bunch of losses and opportunities Wedding and event cancellations due to COVID-19 restrictions have cost florists dearly, but farmers' markets, social media networks and a new appreciation of locally grown flowers have seen demand bloom. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-24/sa-florists-pay-price-for-lockdown-as-weddings-cancelled/12911852 #DiseasesandDisorders #LifestyleandLeisure #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #Health
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Pot pourri of fortunes for florists as pandemic brings mixed bunch of losses and opportunities Wedding and event cancellations due to COVID-19 restrictions have cost florists dearly, but farmers' markets, social media networks and a new appreciation of locally grown flowers have seen demand bloom. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-24/sa-florists-pay-price-for-lockdown-as-weddings-cancelledl/12911852 #DiseasesandDisorders #LifestyleandLeisure #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture
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Summer fruit and veg prices to rise as more than half the crop left in the field Australians are being warned they could be paying a lot more at the checkout for their fruit and vegetables this summer, and possibly taking home a lower-quality product. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-22/christmas-lunch-to-cost-australians-more-in-2020/12901704 #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #FoodProcessing #Events #Rural
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While fruit pickers of all ages are in high demand these students are already old hands Young Australians who have picked fruit for years recommend other teens get on the harvest trail desperate for workers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-20/fruit-picking-school-students-already-old-hands/12904534 #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #FarmLabour #RuralYouth #Fruits #Fruit #Rural #Youth #Work
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'I make a lot more money here than Tonga': Grateful workers saving Queensland's harvest The first international farmworkers to join the Australian fruit harvest — without completing hotel quarantine — are saving central Queensland farmers millions of dollars. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-20/tongan-seasonal-workers-emerald-complete-on-farm-quarantine/12897008 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #FarmLabour #Harvesting #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit
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'I make a lot more money here than Tonga': Grateful workers saving Queensland's harvest The first international farmworkers to join the Australian fruit harvest — without completing hotel quarantine — are saving central Queensland farmers millions of dollars. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-20/tongan-seasonal-workers-emerald-complete-on-farm-quarantine/12897008 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #FarmLabour #Harvesting #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit
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On-farm dams holding back water destined for Darling downstream communities, study suggests There has been a 140 per cent increase in the volume of water harvested from flood plains and moved into on-farm storages in northern New South Wales increases since 1994, two water management experts say. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-19/flood-plain-harvesting-nsw-inceased-into-on-farm-storages/12886642 #Murray-DarlingBasin #AgriculturalCrops #DamsandReservoirs #WaterManagement
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Planning Christmas lunch? Here's everything you need to know to support Aussie producers Australia's supply of popular Christmas foods is plentiful heading into the holiday season as food sectors bounce back from the pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-18/a-guide-to-supporting-farmers-with-your-2020-christmas-spread/12890344 #PoultryandEggProduction #Fishing,Aquaculture #AgriculturalCrops #SheepProduction #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing #FoodandCooking #PigProduction
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Elders posts 80 per cent profit increase in 12 months to September Despite drought, fires and COVID-19, Australian agribusiness Elders reports a $123 million statutory profit in the 12 months to September. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-16/elders-financial-results-80-percent-profit-lift/12888336 #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Wool
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Barossa and McLaren Vale winemakers to 'lose millions' from GM decision The Barossa and McLaren Vale wine regions stand to lose an estimated $44 million in imports, industry representatives say, as their respective councils remain stunned over a decision to allow genetically modified crops in their districts. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-16/barossa-and-mclaren-vale-to-lose-millions-in-gm-decision/12882078 #GeneticallyModifiedFood #AgriculturalCrops #GmTechnology #Grain
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Hard lessons: What tough times have taught our farmers about a better future After years of extreme challenges for Australia's regional communities, producers reveal the most valuable lessons for their land, their businesses and their health. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/lesson-to-learn-from-drought/12867292 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Drought #Rural
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Queensland beekeepers' access to national parks to be extended for 20 years Beekeepers across Queensland celebrate a decision to allow them to use the state's national parks until 2044. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-10/beekeepers-access-national-parks-extended-20-years/12865076 #LifestyleandLeisure #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #FoodandCooking #Beekeeping #Industry #Rural
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Farmers bounce back from fires for bumper harvest Central Queensland farmers are in almost unimaginable position compared to the one they faced just 12 months ago. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-09/cobraball-fire-farmers-one-year-anniversary/12844772 #AgriculturalCrops #Environment #FruitCrops #Rural #Fires
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Farmers bounce back from fires for bumper harvest Central Queensland farmers are in almost unimaginable position compared to the one they faced just 12 months ago. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-09/cobraball-fire-farmers-one-year-anniversary/12844772 #AgriculturalCrops #Environment #FruitCrops #Rural #Fires
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'They taste delicious': Forget quinoa, Indigenous native grains could be all the rage Ancient native grains could kick off a new industry in north-west NSW, after a year-long study by the University of Sydney finds them to be commercially viable. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-08/indigenous-grains-industry-commercially-viable-for-northern-nsw/12855160 #AgriculturalCrops #IndigenousCulture #FoodandBeverage #FoodandCooking #FoodProcessing #Agribusiness #EdiblePlants #Grain
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'We all hate the 'h' word: Avocado farmers brace for hail season after 2019 destruction Two neighbouring avocado farms are having very different harvests this year. Whilst Kevin Debreceny is having record packout rates, the Tidemans have only harvested a few trees after a freak hailstorm last year destroyed their orchard. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-07/avocado-harvest-comboyne-plateau-hailstorm-recovery-yields/12855192 #AgriculturalCrops #StormEvent
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'G'day world': Queensland man 'gobsmacked' as sunflower message spreads joy to thousands More than 5,000 visitors have flocked to see a Far North Queensland man's message of joy, not to mention many more on social media. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-05/gday-world-sunflower-message-goes-viral/12853230 #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #HumanInterest #Rural
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SA Government rejects councils' applications to remain GM-free The South Australia Government has rejected 11 council applications to maintain a genetically-modified crop ban in their area. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-02/sa-councils-application-to-remain-gm-free-rejected/12839636 #GeneticallyModifiedFood #AgriculturalCrops #GmTechnology #Grain
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Cabbage turned to coleslaw, avos smashed as hail wreaks $60m worth of havoc in Queensland Thousands of insurance claims have already been made after monstrous hailstorms tore through the state's south-east on the weekend, pounding crops to mush and scaring the daylights out of farmers caught in the open. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-02/farmers-count-cost-after-queensland-crops-damaged-by-hail/12837756 #DisastersandAccidents #AgriculturalCrops #StormDisaster #StormEvent #Weather
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Tonnes of Australian lobsters stuck in Chinese airports amid trade tensions The threat of Australian lobsters dying at Chinese airports has spooked local producers and escalated trade tensions between Beijing and Canberra. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-02/australian-lobster-exports-caught-in-china-trade-tensions/12837700 #InternationalAidandTrade #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Trade
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Garlic trials in red, loamy outback soil find fast-growing success with 'a lovely bite to it' Australia's largest garlic producer has teamed up with a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community to grow garlic, with great success already in the tasting. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-01/remote-community-training-farm-trialling-garlic-in-the-nt/12831862 #Indigenous(AboriginalandTorresStraitIslander) #ScienceandTechnology #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #VegetableCrops
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Growers plead for pickers as $150k worth of food ploughed into mulch A farmer ploughs her crops back into the ground and might not grow vegetables next year as backpacker seasonal labour leaves, possibly for good. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-28/growers-plead-for-farm-labour-as-food-ploughed-into-mulch/12814450 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FarmLabour #Rural
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Growers plead for pickers as $150k worth of food ploughed into mulch A farmer ploughs her crops back into the ground and might not grow vegetables next year as backpacker seasonal labour leaves, possibly for good. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-28/growers-plead-for-farm-labour-as-food-ploughed-into-mulch/12814450 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FarmLabour #Rural
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Canola growers reap the benefits of strong global demand Australian canola growers are in the box seat with a bumper crop forecast and Europe's strong demand for non-GM product. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-28/canola-growers-reap-benefits-of-strong-global-demand/12816384 #AgriculturalCrops #Oilseeds #Rural
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'It will create jobs': Major parties promise cheaper water for Queensland farmers ahead of election Labor has joined the LNP and Katter's Australian Party in offering cheaper water prices for Queensland farmers ahead of the state election. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-27/queensland-election-labor-lnp-all-pledge-cheaper-water-farmers/12818886 #GovernmentandPolitics #LiberalNationalParty #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #PoliticalParties #StateParliament #StateElections
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'A kick in the guts': Hail destroys farmers' first crops after three years of drought Farmers have described the damage caused by a monumental hail storm as 'heartbreaking' as it has flattened crops near Coonamble, New South Wales. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-26/rain-and-flooding-hit-crops-in-nsw-central-west/12812842 #AgriculturalCrops #StormEvent #Rainfall #Weather #Floods #Wheat
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Dust-up over proposed mine's impact on one of Victoria's greenest food bowls Vegetable harvesters in the Lindenow Valley say a proposed mine could ruin the "clean and green" reputation of their farmland. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-26/kalbar-mine-plan-stokes-fear-in-lindenow-valley-green-food-bowl/12782700 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #AgriculturalCrops #Mining(Rural)
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Workers are needed for harvest, but how do you find a job and what's it like? With jobs drying up in Australian cities frozen in the grip of lockdown, urban dwellers head to the country to fill the gap left by foreign workers during harvest time. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-26/labour-shortage-and-lockdown-drives-workers-to-the-harvest-trail/12764258 #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #SmallBusiness #RuralTourism #FarmLabour #Tourism
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First south Queensland grain crop since 2016 ends reliance on WA imports Queensland's grain industry is bouncing back after multiple seasons were missed because of the drought and the state relied on grain imports from Western Australia to feed livestock. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-25/grain-growing-in-queensland-bounces-back-ending-wa-reliance/12799024 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #RailTransport #SeaTransport #Transport #Wheat #Grain
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City farming on the rise as COVID-19 prompts people to rethink how they source their food The coronavirus pandemic sees a surge in the number of people wanting to grow or source food closer to home, either on urban farms or even in public spaces. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-25/urban-farming-on-rise-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/12797672 #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #AgriculturalCrops #EdiblePlants #Horticulture #Gardening
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Weather insurance spikes with La Niña and long-awaited winter harvest Weather insurers have seen a spike in interest since La Niña was declared active by BOM, with grain growers looking to protect their best winter harvest in years. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-23/weather-insurance-spikes-with-la-nina-and-long-awaited-harvest/12757462 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #Insurance #Rainfall #Weather #Drought #Wheat
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Newly imported dung beetle species set to improve farmers' bottom line Australian livestock produce about 80 million tonnes of dung a year, and a new species of dung beetle from Morocco is set to help farmers recycle and make the most of the nutrient-rich poo pats. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-23/new-dung-beetle-species-imported-to-australia/12796616 #Invertebrates-InsectsandArachnids #EnvironmentalImpact #AgriculturalCrops #ResearchProjects #Livestock #Science #Animals
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'Scary' forecast: Farmers race against rain to harvest grain crop After years of drought, farmers are now working around the clock to get their first crop since 2016 off before it rains. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-22/grain%C2%A0growers-race-against-the-rain-to-get-winter-crop-off/12796874 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FarmLabour #Rainfall #Drought #Grain #Wheat
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'You can see them going back to childhood': Nostalgia a boon for mulberry farmers A Sunshine Coast couple is bringing back memories and introducing new generations to mulberry fruit, as one of the few commercial growers in the country. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-21/mulberry-farmers-harness-nostalgia-sell-popular-childhood-fruit/12789306 #VegetableFruitNuts #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitTrees #FruitCrops #Gardening #Fruits #Rural #Fruit