Grape growers are battling to avoid major crop losses after severe frosts swept across southern parts of Australia in recent days. He said the recent frost was "very extreme", and damage to vines because of the frosty weather could also impact yields into the future. In the Riverland, Australia's largest wine grape growing region, grower Michael Stivahtaris said one fifth …
Wine grape growers in some of Australia's largest and most iconic regions say they have suffered crop losses due to unseasonable frosts, which are forecast to continue. "It's been quite devastating, considering we've got quite a bit of frost mitigation and we've been frosted quite severely under frost fans," he said. Constant vigilance In the Riverland, which is Australia's largest …