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Wine grape grower bakes cupcakes to pay bills as fuel costs bite in 'worst' harvest
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (815+ words) Like many farmers across Australia, Gavin and Lindy Wright are struggling to make ends meet. (ABC Rural: Eliza Berlage) High diesel costs have added extra pressure for wine and almond growers harvesting amid market downturns and unseasonable weather. Businesses are…...
Profits shrivel as yellow tail winemaker posts $5. 5 million loss
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (917+ words) Family-owned Casella Wines's financial results have swung from an $18 million profit in 2024 to a $5. 5 million loss in 2025. (ABC News: Emily Doak) One of Australia's largest wine exporters, Casella Wines, has reported a $5. 5 million loss, down from a profit of more…...
Price of groceries to increase within weeks due to war in Iran
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (1046+ words) Australian food prices are set to increase as the Middle East war continues. (Supplied: Freepik/ licence) The price of fresh food is set to rise as the war in the Middle East continues to disrupt Australia's supply of fuel and…...
Grape Upgrade: New varieties transforming table grape industry
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (145+ words) VIDEO: Grape Upgrade: New varieties transforming table grape industry'Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Grape Upgrade: New varieties transforming table grape industry New varieties of table grapes on display. Heavy rain has badly impacted Australia's table grapes this season, with average crop…...
Containers for Change set to include wine bottles, but industry unhappy
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (801+ words) The WA government plans to include wine bottles in its recycling container deposit scheme from July. (ABC News: Hamish Harty) The West Australian wine industry is campaigning under the Friends of WA Wine banner to call for a pause to…...
'Canary in coal mine' warning as marine pest found in new area
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (638+ words) The voracious species has destroyed parts of Tasmania's marine habitat on the east coast. (Supplied: Scott Ling) The invasive long-spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) has been found for the first time on Tasmania's west coast. It's a "canary in the…...
Supermarket milk price rises tipped to help hundreds of dairy farmers
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1042+ words) Dairy farmers look set to receive more for their milk. (ABC News: Jennifer Nichols) Dairy farmers are battling cost increases related to the war in the Middle East, and their buyers are starting to pay them more per litre. Woolworths…...
Tea Tree Trouble: Concerns for industry future
1+ week, 1+ day ago (171+ words) VIDEO: Tea Tree Trouble: Concerns for industry future'Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Tea Tree Trouble: Concerns for industry future Distilling tea tree oil. About 90% of Australian tea-tree oil is exported, but concerns the European Union is planning to tighten its import…...
Independent supermarkets struggle to keep prices down as Iran war hurts
1+ week, 1+ day ago (577+ words) ABC South East SA John-Paul (left) and Roger Drake run the Drakes Supermarkets chain. (Supplied: Drakes Supermarkets) Price shocks as a result of the Iran war have made it more expensive for farmers and distributors to supply groceries, forcing them…...
Student turns excess fruit into school farmers' market
1+ week, 1+ day ago (668+ words) Monica Falconer and her daughters Alice and Lucy share their garden produce at the market. (ABC Rural: Aimee Mitchell) Year 5 student Georgia Turner noticed her neighbour's backyard mandarins were often going to waste." After watching ABC TV's War on Waste…...