The region's growers are welcoming a rule change from Hastings District Council which will soon make it easier to accommodate RSE workers' housing needs. read more...

Quarantine restrictions are being lifted in the Mediterranean fruit fly outbreak area in Ceduna, although restrictions will remain in Thevenard until at least October. Restrictions were lifted earlier in May following a successful eradication program. A fruit fly outbreak was declared in Ceduna after larvae were detected on June 14 last year. read more...

With new branding, APAL aims to build consumer momentum around the branded variety read more...

China’s finance ministry announced on Monday that it is raising tariffs on a wide range of U.S. goods in retaliation for President Trump’s decision on Friday to increase duties on US$200 billion of Chinese imports to 25%. read more...

The South Australian Government has unveiled a new $500,000 x-ray irradiation machine for Port Augusta's National Sterile Insect Technology facility. It is now one of two machines which sterilise Queensland fruit flies in a controlled environment, so they can be released in areas where there have been outbreaks of the pest and prevent them from breeding. read more...