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  1. Ancient drought resistant winegrape instilling hope for struggling farmers
    By Amelia Walters

    In 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/anc

    #Viticulture #AgriculturalCrops #Grapevines #Horticulture #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #AmeliaWalters

  2. Ancient drought resistant winegrape instilling hope for struggling farmers
    By Amelia Walters

    In 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/anc

    #Viticulture #AgriculturalCrops #Grapevines #Horticulture #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #AmeliaWalters

  3. Ancient drought resistant winegrape instilling hope for struggling farmers
    By Amelia Walters

    In 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/anc

    #Viticulture #AgriculturalCrops #Grapevines #Horticulture #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #AmeliaWalters

  4. Ancient drought resistant winegrape instilling hope for struggling farmers
    By Amelia Walters

    In 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/anc

    #Viticulture #AgriculturalCrops #Grapevines #Horticulture #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #AmeliaWalters

  5. Ancient drought resistant winegrape instilling hope for struggling farmers
    By Amelia Walters

    In 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/anc

    #Viticulture #AgriculturalCrops #Grapevines #Horticulture #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #AmeliaWalters

  6. With a bumper harvest underway, wine growers pin their hopes on an end to Chinese tariffs
    By Hamish Cole, Amelia Bernasconi, and Lucas Forbes

    Producers say ideal conditions have led to a 50 per cent increase in yields this season amid hopes the tariffs on Australian wine to China could be lifted as early as March.

    abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-02-

    #Viticulture #CropHarvesting #Trade #AgriculturalPrices #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #HamishCole #AmeliaBernasconi # #LucasForbes

  7. 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. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11- #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #AnimalScience #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Birds

  8. 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. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11- #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #AnimalScience #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Birds

  9. Not all overseas harvest workers went home during the pandemic International border closures left many in the agriculture sector short-staffed this year, but there are a few overseas workers who opted to stay in Australia. abc.net.au/news/2020-11-22/tak #TravelandTourism #CropHarvesting #FarmLabour #Lockdown #Grain

  10. '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. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11- #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #FarmLabour #Harvesting #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit

  11. '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. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11- #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #FarmLabour #Harvesting #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit

  12. Cash, crops up in smoke as farmers deal with spate of 'heart-stopping' header fires A north-west NSW farm contractor is one of many picking up the pieces after his header, worth more than $250,000, went up in flames while harvesting a wheat paddock. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11- #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalInsurance #CropHarvesting #Fires #Grain #Wheat

  13. Producer overcomes growing pains to reap record sandalwood harvest — but the timing could be better The world's second-biggest producer of Indian sandalwood has completed its largest ever commercial harvest in WA, but it comes amid tough times for the global fragrance industry. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11- #CropHarvesting #Rural

  14. Can you smell that? It's durian season. And it's going off in Perth A fruit salesman from WA received a record 800 kilograms of NT durian and wondered 'is this going to sell?' It took just three days. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11- #FoodandBeverage #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #Fruits

  15. Bushfires, drought, frosts and hail storms: How much more can Queensland's wine industry take? Queensland's grape growers call for stronger action on climate change after being hit by frosts, floods, fire, drought and hail which stripped vines and devastated crops. abc.net.au/news/2020-11-14/qld #CropHarvesting #ClimateChange #EdiblePlants #Horticulture #Environment #FruitCrops #Grapevines #StormEvent #Weather

  16. Bushfires, drought, frosts and hail storms: How much more can Queensland's wine industry take? Queensland's grape growers call for stronger action on climate change after being hit by frosts, floods, fire, drought and hail which stripped vines and devastated crops. abc.net.au/news/2020-11-14/qld #CropHarvesting #ClimateChange #EdiblePlants #Horticulture #Environment #FruitCrops #Grapevines #StormEvent #Weather

  17. Farmers urged to ramp up fire protection as haystack, header go up in flames The New South Wales Rural Fire Service urges farmers and landholders to put in firebreaks as harvest and hot weather ramps up the fire risk in southern NSW. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11- #EmergencyPlanning #CropHarvesting #FireService #Bushfire

  18. 'We could make a billion Weet-Bix': 2020 is set to be the biggest food harvest in years Almost 15 million tonnes will be harvested in NSW in the coming weeks, making up a strong portion of Australia's 47-million-tonne winter harvest output, so there will be plenty of bread, beer and pasta to go around. abc.net.au/news/2020-11-03/202 #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #CropHarvesting #FoodProcessing #FarmLabour #Wheat

  19. Bumper harvest for some, but not for others as hailstorms wreak havoc and farmers seek financial help Much has been made of this year's bumper harvest in New South Wales, but some farmers are counting the cost after massive hailstorms laid waste to their oat and wheat crops. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10- #AgriculturalInsurance #CropHarvesting #StormEvent #Rural

  20. 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. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10- #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #RailTransport #SeaTransport #Transport #Wheat #Grain

  21. 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. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10- #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #Insurance #Rainfall #Weather #Drought #Wheat

  22. Farmer drives tractor half a kilometre after arm ripped off in hay baler NSW farmers are busier than they've been in years, but they're being urged to slow down amid a string of accidents, including two deaths and a gruesome incident that saw a man's arm taken "completely off his body". abc.net.au/news/2020-10-21/far #OccupationalHealthandSafety #CropHarvesting #FarmLabour #Harvesting #Workplace

  23. Farmers accuse Government of driving dodgy labour by not supporting illegal worker amnesty Farmers are angered as the Government rules out an illegal worker amnesty that would allow undocumented workers to come forward without fear of being deported. abc.net.au/news/2020-10-20/gov #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #Agribusiness #FarmLabour #Workplace

  24. 'Waiting for a crop for too long': Excitement brews as growers begin harvest There's a glow atop the paddocks in northern New South Wales, a sight locals and farmers haven't seen since 2016. It's header drivers working into the night to get the most important crop in years off as quickly as possible. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10- #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness

  25. Stability ratings now mandatory on quad bikes for sale As consumers get their first chance to compare how safe different makes of quad bikes are, Farmsafe reports a record number of deaths from the popular machine. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10- #OccupationalHealthandSafety #AgriculturalSubsidies #CropHarvesting #BeefCattle #Accidents

  26. 2020 delivers the relief farmers have been longing for — now they're planning ahead A dramatic recovery from drought across New South Wales gives many farmers the opportunity to plan ahead for future dry spells as they look forward to this season's bumper crop. abc.net.au/news/2020-10-12/rai #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #Drought

  27. Top End grower given green light to plant NT's first hemp crop A hay and seed producer from the Douglas Daly region, south of Darwin, has been granted the Northern Territory's first licence to grow industrial hemp. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10- #Indigenous(AboriginalandTorresStraitIslander) #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting

  28. Out-of-work pilots retrain as machinery operators for WA grain harvest International airline pilots are being retrained to operate harvest machinery as COVID-19 grounds flights and keeps farm workers from where they are needed. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09- #CropHarvesting #AirTransport #FarmLabour #COVID-19

  29. Too much rain at wrong time could ruin first NSW grain harvest in years Usually when it comes to rain, farmers always want more — but just weeks out from the first harvest in four years for many growers, the timing of rain could ruin the crops they have nurtured for months. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09- #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #Rainfall #Drought #Grain #Wheat

  30. Welcome rain in NSW cropping areas Grain growers in NSW have had another good rain event, which is pushing up the volume of the state's next wheat, canola and barley crops. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09- #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Weather

  31. How to harvest a crop in the middle of a pandemic COVID-19 travel restrictions for workers, a bumper crop and need for more storage are all combining to create challenges for NSW grain farmers this harvest. abc.net.au/news/2020-09-22/nor #AgriculturalPrices #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #FarmLabour #COVID-19 #Drought

  32. Chemistry is the bee’s knees as pheromones used to stimulate almond flower pollination Farmers in north-west Victoria use dollops of pink, dough-like goo to splatter trees with smells that not only attract bees, but also compels them to stay rather than go foraging in forests elsewhere. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09- #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Beekeeping #NutCrops

  33. Inland port near Emerald to save farmers thousands of dollars in freight In one of the region's driest growing seasons ever, a new $18 million bulk-grain handling facility at an inland port is predicted to save Queensland farmers thousands of dollars in freight costs. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09- #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #RoadTransport #RailTransport #SeaTransport #WaterSupply #Drought

  34. Orchardist takes 'drastic measures', pulls out apple trees amid labour shortages Ray Guadagnino has been growing apples for almost 50 years. Following a "heartbreaking" decision he is now pulling out more than 1,500 apple trees because he can't get workers to harvest his crops. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09- #DiseasesandDisorders #CropHarvesting #FarmLabour #COVID-19

  35. Backpackers head home leaving processors and growers with a worker shortage International backpackers on working holiday and student visas are heading home, and there is no chance of them being replaced due to Australia's closed borders. abc.net.au/news/2020-09-04/bac #CropHarvesting #FoodProcessing #PigProduction #BeefCattle #Fruit #Work

  36. 'Seismic' shift on the way as next-generation farmers take the reins Young farmers say the next 10 years will see a major transfer of land ownership to a new, educated, and business-savvy generation focused on sustainable, organic opportunities. abc.net.au/news/2020-09-04/you #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalPrices #SheepProduction #CropHarvesting #BeefCattle #RuralYouth

  37. Feral pig exclusion fencing saves macadamia crops and protects a farmer's family Bruce Maguire was losing up to $20,000 of his annual macadamia harvest to midnight marauders — but it was a threat to his family that convinced him to take the plunge to fence against feral pigs. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09- #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #PestManagement #Horticulture #NutCrops

  38. WA spared harvest disaster as rain falls 'just in the nick of time' across state Widespread rains across southern Western Australia this month have saved the state's grain growers from potential disaster, with predictions there could even be a bumper harvest. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08- #Business,EconomicsandFinance #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #Oilseeds #Rural #Wheat #Grain

  39. NT bee numbers are dwindling after back-to-back dry wet seasons The Northern Territory is facing a bee drought and the situation is threatening the livelihood of beekeepers and farmers reliant on bees for crop pollination. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07- #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #VegetableCrops #Horticulture #Beekeeping #FruitCrops #Livestock #Rainfall #Weather

  40. NT bee numbers are dwindling after back-to-back dry wet seasons The Northern Territory is facing a bee drought and the situation is threatening the livelihood of beekeepers and farmers reliant on bees for crop pollination. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07- #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #VegetableCrops #Horticulture #Beekeeping #FruitCrops #Livestock #Rainfall #Weather