Berry Crops

On World Bee Day, honey lovers are being urged to reject cheaper imports and support a local industry fighting to stay ahead of varroa mite.

As farmers across the country head into a Christmas of extended harvests, disaster clean-up and catastrophic fire risk, the large companies behind some of Australia's foods are being urged to invest big in protected cropping to climate-proof food supply.

Cherry and berry growers hope for more sunshine leading into Christmas to revive produce.

Miniature drones are being used to pollinate indoor crops as part of research looking at alternatives to honey bee pollination.

The berry growing hub of NSW's Mid North Coast has a lot of risk and reward to weigh up as the discovery of the deadly varroa mite threatens supply, prices and local jobs. 

First it was lettuce, now strawberries are being sold for staggering prices, with a Canberra supermarket asking $11.99 for a 250g punnet.

French wine growers are lighting candles to thaw their grapevines as a late frost off the back of a lengthy warm spell threatens fruit crops across western Europe.

Berry farmers in the NSW Central West have recorded their best harvest ever following heavy rainfall and high temperatures throughout the summer.

Raspberries are delicious. But they can also be complicated. So we got the lowdown on how to pick the best punnet and how to make sure they keep after you take them home — if you can restrain yourself from eating them all at once, that is.

Queensland strawberry growers are crediting a "pick and pack" competition for warding off their worst labour crisis on record and saving the season.

Blueberries may soon overtake strawberries as Australia's most valuable berry crop and — for a few months each year — its most popular berry purchase.

As Australia grapples with a shortage of agriculture workers, a South Korean man who has been working in the strawberry industry since 2009 faces deportation should his permanent visa appeal be rejected.

A Sunshine Coast farmer is experimenting with different techniques in a bid to manipulate plants into fruiting at a different time of the year. 

Being able to eat large, succulent strawberries may become a pleasure of the past, as the fruit becomes the latest victim of a warming climate.

Australia's leading strawberry breeder is on a delicious quest to release a striking pure white fruit that is ripe when the seeds on its skin turn red.

More than $22 million of wasted fruit and vegetables is reported by 30 farmers as the farm labour shortage starts to bite hard.

While many producers across the state pick their strawberry crops, recent rain and cooler conditions delay the harvest this year in central Victoria.

A tough strawberry season and an old ice cream machine help turn one farming family's side hustle into a lucrative income stream.

One of Australia's major supermarkets looks to capitalise on a growing appetite for organic food with farm grants aimed at shoring up supply and expansion.

A blueberry grower has won a test case that it rightfully owned a designer blueberry, sending a warning about plant breeders rights.