State News

Lower yields flagged for mandarin crop

31 Jan 12 | WITH the Gayndah/Mundubbera area's mandarin crop at the fruit-set stage and peak harvest still six to eight weeks away, all the signs point to a lighter and earlier pick this season.

Horticulture - Fruit

Avocado growers stop the rot

28 Jan 12 | A BETTER understanding of phosphonate fungicide use in avocado can improve crop yields and the business bottom line for northern producers. |

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Horticulture - Fruit

The rough end of the pineapple

24 Jan 12 | BEN Clifton and his business partner John Cranny admit the past two years have been stressful. The move of their pineapple-growing operation from Yeppoon to a new block at Bungundarra has been marred by dry weather at planting in 2010, flooding last summer and a range of other obstacles.

Horticulture - Fruit

Protecting CQ's $50m grape industry

18 Jan 12 | BIOSECURITY Queensland is reminding everyone to be aware of movement restrictions when sending grape plant material interstate or within Queensland.

Horticulture - Fruit

Pineapple supplier resists Malaysian imports

13 Jan 12 | THE largest supplier of fresh pineapples to the domestic market has urged Biosecurity Australia to not allow de-crowned Malaysian pineapples to be imported. |

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Horticulture - Fruit

Five serves a day, please

12 Jan 12 | VEGETABLE growers are certainly hoping for a rapid turnaround in fortune as the market in the early part of the summer growing season so far has been disastrous.

Horticulture - General

Peanut harvest on track

09 Jan 12 | THE first crop of peanuts planted last year in Australia is on track for a late-February harvest. Mike and Susan McCosker share-farm about 485 hectares on Codenwarra, Emerald, and own the nearby Marathon, where they also flood-irrigate about 160ha.

Horticulture - Nuts

Healthy eating in the new year as easy as veggie pie

07 Jan 12 | With the silly season wrapping up and a fresh year ahead, many Australians will now be thinking about making some positive lifestyle changes for 2012. Topping the list of new year’s resolutions will be getting into shape, detoxing and eating healthier foods.

Horticulture - General