Weeks of wild weather in Victoria is likely to mean less stone fruit on supermarket shelves, after hail and heavy rain smashed Australia's main production regions. Key points: Stone-fruit growers have suffered millions of dollars of damage after hail and intense storms Vegetable and table grape crops are also affected CSIRO's David Post says climate change is bringing more extreme …
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday slammed Rahul Gandhi after the Congress leader targeted the Centre over inflation while referring to a video of a vegetable vendor who bursted into tears on camera due to the soaring prices of tomatoes. BJP IT Cell Head Amit Malviya, in a tweet, said that on one hand, Rahul Gandhi "sheds tears for farmers" …
Bob Magnus planted his apple orchard in southern Tasmania in the early 1980s and has since rescued over 300 varieties that might otherwise not exist. Key points: Bob Magnus's orchard in southern Tasmania has 300 varieties of apples that are no longer commercially viable The Tasmanian government implemented a tree-pull scheme for apples in the 1970s Most commercially grown apples …
