Seedless mangoes could be around the corner, but are shoppers willing to pay for them?
Demand for seedless fruit is growing and the technology needed to create new varieties is improving rapidly, but some in the industry say âthe price point just hasnât been thereâ to convince farmers to grow them. â Read more
Outback bloggerâs creative outlet away from farm life strikes chord with foodies
What started as blog posts centred around her thoughts, recipes and life on a remote sheep station more than a decade ago has become a popular creative outlet for Jane Smith. â Read more
Farmers seek protection from âmafia tacticsâ of big supermarkets
Fruit and vegetable growers are expected to give evidence behind closed doors, out of fear of retribution, about supermarket price gouging and low farmgate prices. â Read more
After nearly 20 years in refugee camps, this Bhutanese community is giving back with vegetables
After nearly two decades confined in camps, these Bhutanese families find a unique way to help build a new life in Australia, from the ground up. â Read more
Trailblazing âpick your ownâ strawberry farmers call time after decades of sweet success
Now a well-worn stop for tourists at the top end of the Sunshine State, Ballantyneâs Strawberry Farm is known for its early adoption of agritourism. â Read more
Man turns mammoth 400kg prize-winning pumpkin into a canoe, paddles it down river
A fan of shenanigans and the unnecessary, the former commodore of the Tumut Canoe Club donned a captainâs hat and pipe to paddle the biggest pumpkin grown in Australia this year down a river, Popeye style. â Read more