Are Australians ready for genetically modified tomatoes? The proof will be in the eating
By Timu King
The purple tomato was altered to make it taste better and boost nutrition.
#GeneticallyModifiedOrganisms #VegetableGrowing #VegetableCrops #FruitCrops #TimuKing
Relief for fruit producers as SA declared free from brown rugose virus
By Selina Green and Cassandra Hough
More than a year since South Australia's $230 million tomato and capsicum sector was plunged into turmoil by the first discovery of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus in Australia, the state has been declared free of the exotic disease.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-07/south-australia-tomato-virus-free-brown-rugose/105861964
#PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #DiseaseControlMethods #PlantDiseases #Plants #LocalFoodSystems #AgriculturalWorkers #AgriculturalPestControl #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #VegetableGrowing #VegetableCrops #SelinaGreen #CassandraHough
Customers face empty shelves as farmers battle potato shortage
By Jessica Schremmer
South Australia produces 80 per cent of Australia's fresh potatoes, but extreme weather and drought across the state are causing a major shortage.
#VegetableGrowing #VegetableCrops #Weather #Droughts #Supermarkets #EnvironmentalImpact #ConsumerGoods #LocalFoodSystems #JessicaSchremmer
Space research could improve food security in outback
By Isabella Kelly
In the remote town of Andamooka, even native plants struggle to survive. Scientists are trying to find a solution to food security, a problem shared by outback residents and future space travellers.
#RuralandRemoteCommunities #AgriculturalTechnology #SpaceExploration #FoodTechnology #VegetableCrops #FruitCrops #LocalFoodSystems #IsabellaKelly
Space research could improve food security in outback
By Isabella Kelly
In the remote town of Andamooka, even native plants struggle to survive. Scientists are trying to find a solution to food security, a problem shared by outback residents and future space travellers.
#RuralandRemoteCommunities #AgriculturalTechnology #SpaceExploration #FoodTechnology #VegetableCrops #FruitCrops #LocalFoodSystems #IsabellaKelly
Potato trade restrictions 'likely' as Tasmanian detects second case of virus
By Emily Smith, Laurissa Smith, Elsie Adamo, and Jane McNaughton
Tracing operations are underway to determine the potential distribution of potato mop-top virus after a second case in a month has been detected in the state.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/potato-mop-top-virus-at-second-tasmanian-site/105697510
#PestsHorticulture #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #VegetableCrops #EmilySmith #LaurissaSmith #ElsieAdamo # #JaneMcNaughton
