Paddocks are finally green again but bringing a flood of unwelcome guests
By Elsie Adamo and Conor Burke
A resurgence of rabbit populations following recent rainfall is driving experts to urge for increased control measures.
#Pests #AgriculturalPestControl #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #EnvironmentalManagement #PestControl #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Farmers #LivestockFarming #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #EnvironmentalImpact #EnvironmentalPolicy #ElsieAdamo #ConorBurke
Australian wine labels feeling the pinch as Chinese buy and drink less
By Selina Green, Elsie Adamo, and Cassie Hough
Cheaper bulk wine has been struggling in the market, but now even prestigious labels like Penfolds are feeling the pinch off the back of changing drinking habits and a reported crackdown on lavish banquets for civil servants.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-16/premium-wine-penfolds-reports-china-sales-slump/105887474
#Viticulture #Trade #FruitGrowing #Exports #FoodandDrink #AlcoholicDrinks #SelinaGreen #ElsieAdamo # #CassieHough
Cheaper bulk wine has been struggling in the market, but now even prestigious labels like Penfolds are feeling the pinch off the back of changing drinking habits and a reported crackdown on lavish banquets for civil servants.
Once parched and bare, these paddocks are now flourishing again
By Liz Rymill and Elsie Adamo
After months of dust and dry skies, farmers on South Australia's Limestone Coast have welcomed early spring rain and a promising season ahead.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-12/south-east-emerges-from-drought-and-price-slump/105848144
#Droughts #Farmers #CropHarvesting #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #LivestockFarming #SheepFarming #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #LizRymill #ElsieAdamo
Kangaroos add pressure on drought-hit farmers by eating scarce feed
By Elsie Adamo
Farmers are calling for a cull of kangaroos, which they say are being forced onto farmland by drought and dry conditions and consuming what little feed and water they have.
#AgriculturalPestControl #LivestockHealthandWelfare #LivestockFarming #Droughts #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #Farmers #Animals #RegionalCommunities #WildlifeTrafficAccidentsandIncidents #SheepFarming #BeefCattleFarming #ElsieAdamo
China's appetite for Aussie lobster pushes prices to five-year high
By Elsie Adamo
After years of export trade disruptions, southern Australian rock lobster commercial fishers are hauling in catches that will fetch up to $125 per kilogram.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-26/aussie-rock-lobster-prices-strong-china-demand-sa/105815982
Canola selfie hunters putting themselves and farmers' crops at risk
By Selina Green and Elsie Adamo
Selfie hunters seeking the perfect social media photo among flowering canola are putting their safety and growers' livelihoods at risk, farmers say.
#AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #SocialMedia #SelinaGreen #ElsieAdamo
Environmental advocate warns feral deer will become Australia's next plague
By Elsie Adamo and Conor Burke
South Australia has ramped up its feral deer aerial culling program as drought-affected farmers battle the pest on their properties.
#AgriculturalPestControl #Pests #LivestockFarming #AgriculturalCrops #ElsieAdamo #ConorBurke
This region is a food bowl and forestry powerhouse, but the alarm is ringing over its water supply
By Josh Brine, Sam Bradbrook, and Elsie Adamo
South Australia's Limestone Coast is home to lush terrain in Australia's driest state, but its groundwater supplies are slowly in decline.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-09/limestone-coast-concerns-for-groundwater-shortage/105619362
#WaterSupply #IrrigatedFarming #EnvironmentalImpact #JoshBrine #SamBradbrook # #ElsieAdamo
Potato trade restrictions 'likely' as Tasmanian detects second case of virus
By Emily Smith, Laurissa Smith, Elsie Adamo, and Jane McNaughton
Tracing operations are underway to determine the potential distribution of potato mop-top virus after a second case in a month has been detected in the state.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/potato-mop-top-virus-at-second-tasmanian-site/105697510
#PestsHorticulture #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #VegetableCrops #EmilySmith #LaurissaSmith #ElsieAdamo # #JaneMcNaughton
Demand for truffles continues to climb despite $3,500 per kilo price tag
By Elsie Adamo
Growers say the price of truffles is justified due to their rarity, especially as drought conditions this year have made them even harder to find.
#AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #LocalFoodSystems #ElsieAdamo
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