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                                                                                                                                                                                                                       If successful, the rehabilitation of the Nimmie-Caira property could result in the restoration of the largest wetlands on the Murrumbidgee river. It would create a sanctuary for wild life & birds, extend vital wetland habitats and preserve an area rich in Aboriginal cultural heritage – all under private-sector ownership. But Anne Davies reveals plenty […]

ON THE MEND: Donovan Family Investments owner Lachlan Donovan talks about how avocado production is recovering after the floods. Photo: Max Fleet / NewsMail OVER two decades ago Lachlan Donovan and his family traded a cattle station in Central Queensland for the life of avocado growers in the Wide Bay region. It was a huge […]

The world may produce the least wine this year in half a century after small grape harvests in Italy, France and Spain, a global wine organisation said, forecasting higher prices for bulk and entry-level wine. That could spell good news for Australian producers, which had a solid year. The global 2017 vintage is estimated to slump 8.2 […]

THEY’RE the unsung heroes with a hunger to feed millions of Aussies down on their luck. Bundaberg’s Trevor and Wendy Cross, Charleville’s Brian and Nerida Egan and Sydney’s Paula Zrilic are strangers united in a common goal – reducing a disturbing trend that’s eating into the lives of 3.6 million Australians every day. A Foodbank […]

Farmers in southern Australia are counting the cost of mouse control and damage this season, with baiting costs soaring up to $100,000 on one property and some farmers forced to resow crops three times. Some farmers have been forced to bait repeatedly in a bid to protect their crops, while crops in some paddocks have […]

A far north Queensland farmer, who turns waste bananas into flour, skincare and cosmetics, has struck an international deal that will see his business expand globally. Rob Watkins got into the banana industry over 15 years ago, growing ladyfinger bananas, and soon realised the large amount of product not suitable for supermarkets. Natural Evolution Foods […]

Blue River Technology is currently servicing 10 percent of the American lettuce market with its smart machine dubbed LettuceBot.There is a one in 10 chance your American lettuce was operated on by a neural-network driven machine called LettuceBot. LettuceBot is made up of a number of modules containing a pair of cameras and an actuator […]

A Queensland banana farm ruined by the devastating Panama disease last year has been bought out. The Tully farm, owned by the Robson family, was the first Queensland property to be found with Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4), a soil-borne fungus which attacks banana plants. The Robson family signed off on a $4.5m buyout of […]

Interesting to see that China by far harvested the most sweet potatoes in the entire world. So view this info-graphic world map chart and see who does what in sweet potatoes world wide (Click above image to see an interactive chart/map) This chart shows Sweet Potatoes Harvested Area by Country. The sweet potato is a […]

This chart shows Tomatoes Harvested Area by Country. The tomato is the edible, red fruit of Solanum lycopersicum,commonly known as a tomato plant, which belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae.The species originated in Central and South America. The Nahuatl word tomatl gave rise to the Spanish word “tomate”, from which the English word tomato originates. […]