The concept of “green cities” is usually associated with urban planning in the more developed world. But it has a special application, and significantly different social and economic dimensions,...

The first cultivar of ‘ōhelo berry, a popular native Hawaiian fruit, has been released by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their university and industry cooperators. ‘Ōhelo...

Local farmers Tony and Sandra Ceravolo are helping teach kids at Enfield Primary School about fruit grown in their local area and the importance of eating fresh fruit. They visited Enfield Primary School...

A report released yesterday by the RIRDC highlights the vulnerability of Australia’s European honeybee population, and the corresponding risk to 65% of the nation’s crops, which rely on these...

Woolworths and the Tasmanian Government yesterday launched a new ‘Tassie Grown’ initiative to identify Tasmanian-grown produce on local supermarket shelves. Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries...

With only a month until the federal election, peak horticulture body Growcom today called for the major parties to outline their agricultural policies. Chief Executive Officer Alex Livingstone said it...

Fruit and vegetable supplier Fresh Produce Group has announced the purchase of the Produce One production facility at Arndell Park in Sydney, from FreshExchange (part of CostaExchange Group). The state-of-the-art...

A genetic glitch in some Gala apple trees, which stops cells from dividing, has been found to result in apples which are almost double the size of their normal counterparts. Peter Hirst, a Purdue University...

Japan has announced that it will give complete market access to Australian grapefruit, where previously it only accepted fruit from fruit-fly-free areas. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry...

Charlie’s Group Australia, producer of Charlie’s brand juices and smoothies and Phoenix Organics soft drinks, has received a $120,000 grant from the South Australian government to increase...