He wouldn’t describe it as all smooth sailing, but there certainly haven’t been any curve balls for Caversham table grape grower Matt Katich this season.
March 11, 2013, 12:13 pmCarnarvon banana growers face extensive losses after a heatwave over the last fortnight burned their crops.
February 15, 2013, 4:31 pmWA stone fruit growers have won a David and Goliath battle days before this season's crops faced destruction from Mediterranean fruit fly.
November 8, 2012, 3:52 amFederal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig has promised that no decision to import New Zealand potatoes will be made until a scientific review has been finalised.
November 1, 2012, 3:24 amGrape growers should consider adjusting their fungicide strategies this season to effectively protect their crops from powdery mildew, according to an international specialist in grape pathology.
November 1, 2012, 3:23 amRoleystone growers Tim and Wilma Byl are among the hundreds of growers across Australia whose businesses are under threat in the face of an impending ban on fenthion.
October 25, 2012, 3:27 amThe Hills Orchard Improvement Group (HOIG) is warning the Federal Government's ban on Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) chemical fenthion could devastate this season's stone fruit crop.
October 4, 2012, 2:26 amCarnarvon banana growers should embrace shade netting to increase yields, according to a visiting banana consultant.
October 4, 2012, 2:26 amPotato growers caught up in the push by supermarkets for blemish-free potatoes have joined forces to drive quality improvements.
September 6, 2012, 2:21 amThe WA fruit industry is stepping up its fight against Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) without the use of cover sprays by using an area-wide management strategy.
September 6, 2012, 2:20 amA Donnybrook-built tomato harvester has found its way to across the Indian Ocean after India's Global Green Company discovered the machine online.
August 2, 2012, 1:51 pmThe world's first genetically modified apple is being assessed for commercial release in northern America.
July 26, 2012, 2:23 amCarnarvon's Sweeter Banana co-operative wants strong action taken against supermarket chain IGA, claiming it misled thousands of WA consumers by incorrectly labelling their bananas as WA grown.
June 21, 2012, 2:00 amHelen Martin can clearly recall when she and husband Shane planted their 30-hectare Bindoon orchard - after all, it was her honeymoon.
June 7, 2012, 1:22 pmThe role of co-operatives in the fruit industry was discussed at Routes to Retail Success, a free seminar held by the Department of Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA) and Fruit West last month.
June 7, 2012, 1:21 pmCarnarvon's big banana could one day be replaced by a big tomato, which is fast becoming one of the most valuable crops for growers in the Gascoyne.
May 3, 2012, 2:17 amAn army of minute pirate bugs has come to the rescue of vegetable growers in Carnarvon in a battle against pests and resistance problems.
May 3, 2012, 2:16 amThey're not fully grown yet, but once they are, the trees on Omega Walnuts' Manjimup property will make up WA's biggest walnut plantation.
May 3, 2012, 2:15 amWA's biggest commercial walnut orchard is about to get cracking on a bid to take on industry giants in California for a slice of the lucrative nut market.
April 26, 2012, 10:06 amCarnarvon organic grower Chris Armstrong has raised the bar for the honesty box system of selling fruit and vegetables along the roadside.
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