Prominent farm industry leader Terry Hill has been appointed inaugural independent chair of the WA Agricultural Research Collaboration’s steering committee.
Rebecca Turner
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
Federal regulators are investigation allegations by fruit processor SPC’s that Italian tinned and canned tomato had fallen foul of competition laws.
Neale Prior
A fourth-generation female farmer from Manjimup has been recognised by the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia as the WA rural ambassador of the year.
Anjelica Smilovitis
A nationwide project researching a 2D apple orchard design is underway with the Manjimup Horticulture Research Institute focusing on narrow growing techniques.
Record avocado and table grape exports last financial year are indicators WA is well placed to supply growing market opportunities across Asia, but more investment is needed.
The State Government is allocating $4.29 million for a doppler radar system in a bid to improve water security for growers in the Manjimup-Pemberton region, but the radar will also benefit the wider community.
WA’s $3 billion horticulture industry is on alert after a highly infectious tomato virus was detected in Australia for the first time.
Adam Poulsen
Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis has blasted the Liberal party for amplifying incorrect claims the shot-hole borer had invaded the South West.
Jake Dietsch
The destructive polyphagous shot-hole borer has reportedly been detected near Harvey in WA’s south west, sparking concern that the State’s fruit growing region could be in jeopardy.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Unlocking the genetic mysteries of WA’s Pink Lady apple is the focus of a new research project that aims to fas- track the development of improved and more profitable apple varieties.
Australia's regulation of organic products is laughable by world standards and the result is a legion of confused consumers, advocates for change say.
Tracey Ferrier
Executives have pushed back on suggestions the supermarket giant encourages food waste, saying it has worked with farmers to encourage customers to buy food affected by bad weather.
Adrian Lowe
A second-generation capsicum and eggplant farmer from the Peel region has scooped one of Australian horticulture’s biggest accolades after being crowned Young Grower of the Year.
The Albanese Government has axed controversial guidelines for its Pacific foreign worker scheme that would have forced farmers to pay employees a minimum of 30 hours a week.
Grants of up to $50,000 are now available to help fund ‘exceptional’ horticulture events across Australia as the industry launches a new national roadshow.
A new scheme to future-proof on-farm water security for horticulture growers has been launched by the State Government with ministers rolling into town last week.
WA has been declared free of Queensland fruit fly after the destructive pest was detected in a Perth suburb early last year, putting the State’s $1.5 billion horticulture industry at risk.
Farmers claim supermarkets are using over-inflated supply agreements, causing them to lose $50 million each year.
Eleanor Campbell
Farming groups have lashed supermarket giants “insidious” market powers, as producers give evidence to a major hearing.
