Horticulture
Go the good oil, go EVOO
TERMS such as 'pure' or 'extra light' are banned in Europe for good reason, writes Lisa Rowntree
VFF backs govt's Chelsea flower spend
VICTORIAN taxpayers contributed $350,000 to Fleming's winning garden at this week's Chelsea Flower Show.
Macadamia nuts to hit stores
MORE than 4000 tonnes of new season macadamia nuts are expected to hit stores nationwide this season.
Aussie garden wins at Chelsea
AUSTRALIA'S gardeners have created history at the Chelsea Flower Show by claiming the event's top prize for the first time.
SPC Ardmona pleads for help
THE Federal Government remains under pressure to invoke WTO powers and grant SPC Ardmona safeguards against imported fruit.
Aussie-made vegie label wrangle
INDUSTRY is divided over the Greens' Country of Origin Labelling Bill, introduced to Federal Parliament last week.
Winegrowers chair vacant
MURRAY Valley Winegrowers is on the hunt for a new chairman after the sudden resignation of Dennis Mills.
Use powers to help SPC: Stone
THE Federal Government is urged to use World Trade Organisation powers to grant SPC Ardmona safeguards against imports.
Coldstream's Bruce Adams says growing Brussels sprouts is hard work. Find out why.
Rally supports fruit tax breaks
A RALLY to support Victoria's canned fruit industry has added weight to calls to implement emergency tax measures on cheap imports.
Crunch time for apple music
FOR decades farmers have played the radio to calm dairy cows and installed TVs in sheds to entertain ultrafine wool sheep.
Pest system expands east
A MAPPING system designed to help counter pest incursions has been extended to the eastern states.
Irrigation price hike anger
IRRIGATORS in Victoria's northwest have called for changes to water pricing to give customers a greater say.
No 'neonics' ban for bees
AUSTRALIA is unlikely to quickly follow the lead of Europe by banning neonicotinoid insecticides to protect bee populations.
Flower growers' ballot bid denied
MELBOURNE Wholesale Market flower stand tenants say the State Government has forced them into a corner over the relocation to Epping.
New agronomist hotline launched
PEAK vegetable body AusVeg and Horticulture Australia Limited have launched a new 1800 Agronomist hotline.