Cyclone Narelle destroys banana crops, fresh food growers hit hard

Fruit and vegetable producers in one of Western Australia's key food growing regions are counting the cost of Cyclone Narelle, with one banana grower reporting more than 80 per cent of his crop has been destroyed.

Blueberry industry under scrutiny amid rapid growth

Australians are eating and growing more blueberries than ever before, but questions are being asked about how production of the fruit is being regulated.

Vegetable growers won't plant more crops if costs keep rising

A snap survey by AUSVEG reveals 27 per cent of Australian vegetable growers have already reduced planting, while some will not harvest current crops because rising costs make it unviable.

MSc. Lea Strigl — Professur für Naturschutz und Landschaftsökologie

TUM agricultural research in the race for CHF 100 million

An agricultural research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has made it to the finals in the "project of the century" ("Jahrhundertprojekt") competition for 100 million Swiss Francs, hosted by the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS). A research team led by Prof. Senthold Asseng hopes to win out over five other current competitor groups with its project "Revolution in Food Production". By reaching the final round, Prof. Asseng earned a WSS research prize endowed with 1 million Swiss Franc.

Granite Belt winemaker Mike Hayes is taking steps to adapt to climate change and wants others to as well

In just a few years vigneron Mike Hayes has lost produce to bushfires, drought, floods, heatwaves and wild storms. Now he's a leading voice in climate resilience and how communities can adapt to accelerating change. 

Scientists at Future of Food Summit say large corporations need to invest in protected cropping

As farmers across the country head into a Christmas of extended harvests, disaster clean-up and catastrophic fire risk, the large companies behind some of Australia's foods are being urged to invest big in protected cropping to climate-proof food supply.

Crops lost to recent storms could generate energy — if Australia embraces Scandinavian technology

Calls are growing for Australia to follow Europe's lead to invest in technology that turns agricultural waste into power.