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Country's largest commercial-scale agave grower gives public first taste of Australia's answer to tequila
1 year, 7 months ago

Country's largest commercial-scale agave grower gives public first taste of Australia's answer to tequila

ABC  

A new milestone has been reached in Australia's production of agave, the plant used to create tequila in Mexico. Key points: The first trial run of agave spirit, developed by the country's first commercial-scale agave grower, was recently showcased to the public The north Queensland farm anticipates it will be producing agave spirit in commercial quantities by the end of …

Spirit Farm Agave Queensland Burton Fraser Mr Fraser
Cotton harvest delayed by months of wet weather in NSW
2 years, 7 months ago

Cotton harvest delayed by months of wet weather in NSW

ABC  

Relentless rain is delaying the cotton harvest by up to two months in parts of New South Wales. Key points: Harvest is usually done in the beginning of April and finished by around May The longer the cotton stays out the more degraded its quality becomes This wet cycle has been one of the worst farmers have seen In a …

Harvest Cotton Egan Wet Mr Egan
Comboyne avocado grower has best crop ever after narrowly missing destructive 2019 hailstorm
4 years, 2 months ago

Comboyne avocado grower has best crop ever after narrowly missing destructive 2019 hailstorm

ABC  

Kevin Debreceny had a lucky escape when a severe hailstorm hit the Comboyne Plateau on the New South Wales Mid North Coast last year, narrowly missing his avocado farm. Key points: Comboyne Plateau avocado farmers fear a repeat of last year's devastating hailstorm Kevin Debreceny has harvested his highest quality crop after narrowly missing last year's storm The Tidemans' destroyed …

Crop Avocados Avocado Tideman Comboyne Mr Debreceny Debreceny
Tasmanian apple grower Bob Magnus grows fruit 'from Roman times', among 300 varieties
4 years, 4 months ago

Tasmanian apple grower Bob Magnus grows fruit 'from Roman times', among 300 varieties

ABC  

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 …

Apple Tree Store Tasmania Bob Tasmanian Varieties
Rain decimates Tasmanian potato crop as processors fear European spuds will be dumped on Aussie market
4 years, 7 months ago

Rain decimates Tasmanian potato crop as processors fear European spuds will be dumped on Aussie market

ABC  

Tasmanian potato growers, who produce the bulk of Australia's French fries, are having a disastrous harvest. Key points: A wet Tasmanian Autumn has left potatoes rotting in the field Many paddocks are too muddy to harvest Processors fear dumping of European potato chips Months of wet weather is making it impossible to get onto paddocks in parts of the state. …

European Tasmania Tasmanian Potato Grower
Canola set to bloom again after rain boosts grower confidence in the crop
4 years, 8 months ago

Canola set to bloom again after rain boosts grower confidence in the crop

ABC  

Canola is set to bloom again in New South Wales with widespread rain expected to lift production levels as farmers get back into sowing the crop. Key points: Last year canola production in NSW was down 75 per cent on the 10-year average With rains now returning to the state, canola is a big focus for growers in the in …

Rain Crop Crops Nsw Moisture Growers Canola