The State and Federal Governments spent $57 million inspecting 2.9 million trees and trying to eradicate polyphagous shot-hole borer from the Perth metropolitan area.
Cally Dupe & Harriet Flinn
A nation-leading ban on plastic fruit stickers has been paused in one state over fears the cost will prove too great for farmers.
Blair Jackson
News of the infestation comes just a week after the state government announced it would be transitioning from eradication to management of the pest.
Liam Murphy
WA’s horticulture and forestry industries are bracing for what could be management and losses costing “billions of dollars” if polyphagous shot-hole borer spreads into country areas.
Cally Dupe
‘Whether it’s in the orchard, packing shed, boardroom or the broader industry, Nicole leads with integrity, humility and heart.”
Donnybrook horticultural legend Sam Licciardello has made the South West proud after being named a winner in the industry’s biggest excellence awards.
Blueberry prices are expected to remain high after flooding devastated crops, but shops are unlikely to run out of milk despite dairy farms being inundated.
Sebastian Tan
Two of WA horticulture’s “best and brightest” have made the South West proud after being named finalists in the industry’s biggest excellence awards.
The WA Avocado Export Regional Forum is coming to the South West this month with a host of industry experts in tow across three avocado themed events.
Craig Duncan
Government bureaucrats and farmers have given up hope of eradicating a highly-contagious virus affecting tomato and capsicums, instead turning their focus to “long-term management”.
Locally grown Bravo apples developed at the Sustainable Innovative Food Technologies Centre have hit independent WA supermarkets under apple juice brand Soluna.
Georgia Campion
The current outbreak was first detected in Willagee and Palmyra in November.
Matt Zis
A new, $4.7 million program could be the multi-billion-dollar boost Australia needs to increase vegetable consumption.
Ava Berryman
Many vegetable growers ponder quitting as production costs rise and farmgate prices remain paltry, with the industry warning an exodus would risk food supply.
Adrian Black
Supermarket vegetable prices could be set to rise in the next fortnight as a four-day power outage decimates farm stocks.
Oliver Lane
A desire to produce nutrient-rich food using regenerative and biological farming techniques is the core philosophy of Pemberton-based farmers Julia and Dean Ryan of Lake Janis Farm.
Rebecca Turner
Apple growers are being called on to contribute to apple disease research in a bid to improve the productivity and profitability of orchards across Australia.
Melissa Pedelty
Southern Forest producers have struggled through unprecedentedly warm seasons this year, with cherry, truffle, avocado, apple and kiwi fruit producers noticing the greatest impact.
Prominent farm industry leader Terry Hill has been appointed inaugural independent chair of the WA Agricultural Research Collaboration’s steering committee.
The company behind Tony Galati’s Spudshed has paid more than $60,000 in fines after being hit with four infringements from the competition watchdog for allegedly breaching the mandatory horticulture code.
Cheyanne Enciso
The multi-billion takeover offer for produce grower Costa Group has emerged as the top deal in what was a muted year for mergers and acquisitions in the Australian agribusiness, food and beverage sectors.
An exotic fruit fly has been detected in Perth’s southern suburbs, triggering a rapid biosecurity response from authorities.
Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
WA’s avocado production has undergone substantial growth, with the State pumping out just over 65,800 tonnes of the fruit in 2023-24— a 217 per cent year-on-year increase.
Olivia Ford
ECU professor Zora Singh has been named winner of a prestigious international horticulture award, receiving the American Society for Horticultural Science Outstanding Graduate Educator Award.
Sofia Fimognari
