Sustainability
- Heatwave damages Australian horticulture>
Heatwave damages Australian horticulture
by Fruitnet.com Staff 3 February 2009 Fruit
A record heatwave last week inflicted significant damage in Australia's…
- Floods damage West Australian plantations>
Floods damage West Australian plantations
by Fruitnet.com Staff 2 February 2009 Fruit
Floods have damaged fruit plantations in Western Australia’s Gascoyne…
- Heatwave strikes southern Australia>
Heatwave strikes southern Australia
by Fruitnet.com Staff 28 January 2009 Fruit
The worst heatwave in 70 years has hit the Australian states of Victoria and…
- Fruit growers seek flying fox compensation>
Fruit growers seek flying fox compensation
by Carl Collen 19 December 2008 Fruit
Australian farmers have said that crops have been damaged as a result of the…
- Government to control Australia’s Murray-Darling>
Government to control Australia’s Murray-Darling
by Fruitnet.com Staff 3 December 2008 Fruit
The Australian federal government is set to assume control of the…
- Tears shed over GM onion trial>
Tears shed over GM onion trial
by Fruitnet.com Staff 2 December 2008 Onions & Garlic
A genetically modified onion trial will go ahead in New Zealand, but the…
- Drought conditions hit Australia's topfruit>
Drought conditions hit Australia's topfruit
by Carl Collen 27 November 2008 Apples & Pears
Pear production and exports will fall this year as the dry conditions bite,…
- Storm tears through Queensland>
Storm tears through Queensland
by Fruitnet.com Staff 17 November 2008 Fruit
The Australian state of Queensland was hit by a severe storm yesterday
- Water restrictions in Murray-Darling basin relaxed>
Water restrictions in Murray-Darling basin relaxed
by Fruitnet.com Staff 1 October 2008
Water allocations in Australia’s Murray-Darling river basin have been…
- Queensland unprepared for exotic pests>
Queensland unprepared for exotic pests
by Fruitnet.com Staff 14 August 2008
A leading horticulture body has warned the Australian state of Queensland is at…