News – Page 12 of 27 – Vinehealth Australia

June 21, 2021July 15, 2021

Levy payments soon due for South Australian vineyard owners

Your Notice of Assessment for the period 1 May 2020 to 30 April 2021 was recently…

June 21, 2021July 15, 2021

$30,000 biosecurity scholarship on offer

Every year, Nuffield Australia awards scholarships to farmers to improve their knowledge. In the 2022 program,…

June 21, 2021July 15, 2021

PHA seeking Non-Executive Directors

Plant Health Australia (PHA) is seeking Non-Executive Directors to join the company. To be part of…

May 17, 2021October 26, 2021

Chris Bennett: transforming vine improvement

Chris Bennett, in his role as Executive Officer of the South Australian Vine Improvement Association (SAVIA),…

Responsible sheep agistment

If you’re planning to agist sheep on your vineyard over winter, consider entering into an agistment…

May 17, 2021July 15, 2021

In focus: SA PQS Clause 1

In SA’s Plant Quarantine Standard, Condition 7 is all about entry requirements related to the grapevine pest,…

Fruit fly update

With the completion of vintage 2021, Vinehealth advises that we are no longer posting updated fruit…

May 17, 2021July 15, 2021

Fruit fly: complexities and challenges

The 2021 National Fruit Fly Symposium was hosted online by the National Fruit Fly Council in…

May 17, 2021July 15, 2021

Biosecurity now core to Diploma of Viticulture

The national Diploma of Viticulture has been updated and biosecurity is now one of six core…

$370m for biosecurity

Keeping Australia safe from harmful pests and diseases is the focus of a $370 million biosecurity…

May 17, 2021July 15, 2021

Donkey does time

A story on Mirage News grabbed our attention recently, when we read that an American donkey…

April 19, 2021November 4, 2021

Innovation needed in biosecurity

A greater focus on science and innovation is needed to build a stronger, more sustainable biosecurity…

Learnings from bushfire response

The challenges of bushfire management are not dissimilar to those of biosecurity, according to Shane Fitzsimmons,…

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021

Interstate servicing of SA machinery and equipment

In SA’s Plant Quarantine Standard, Condition 7 is all about entry requirements related to the grapevine pest,…

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021

Fiona Constable: improving virus management

When we caught up with virus expert Dr Fiona Constable for a chat about her work…

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021

Phylloxera and COVID: lessons for wine

COVID-19 and phylloxera destruction in Europe: though these two events sit more than 100 years apart,…

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021

Risky plants intercepted

Biosecurity officers and detector dogs at a Sydney Mail Centre have intercepted two international packages with…

In focus: White-headed grape leaffolder

As part of keeping up to date with pests affecting grapegrowing areas overseas, Vinehealth Australia’s Technical…

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021

Keen Khapra beetles

Back in February 2017 we brought you an e-news story about Australia’s Number 2 exotic and…

March 24, 2021November 4, 2021

New Strategic Agenda launched

Vinehealth Australia’s new Strategic Agenda 2021-2026 has been officially launched by the Vinehealth Board. This new…

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Fruit fly update

There have been changes to both the Riverland fruit fly outbreaks and metropolitan Adelaide fruit fly…

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Autumn 2021 prescribed burns

Vineyard owners within 3km of proposed prescribed burns to be undertaken by National Parks and Wildlife…

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Importing ‘other’ machinery into SA

In our January e-news we discussed importation requirements into SA for used grape harvesters. In this…

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Why filter to 50 microns?

In our January 2021 e-news, we discussed importation requirements into SA under Condition 7 for grape…

March 24, 2021May 31, 2021

Breakthroughs in trunk disease knowledge

Results from the national project aiming to improve trunk disease management for vineyard longevity have provided…

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

SA Vineyard Records: submit your changes

Have you submitted your reviewed vineyard record through the Vinehealth Australia Kiosk? Did you hit ‘submit’?…

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Increased penalties for breaches

Stronger biosecurity laws have passed in Parliament which raise the maximum penalty for non-compliance with our…

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Wine tourism reminder

The team at Vinehealth Australia is pleased to see the SA Government name 2021 the Year…

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

Hills grape growers and purchasers: prepare now for fruit fly

An outbreak of Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) in metro Adelaide in early February combined with the…

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

Positive response to Strategic Agenda

Vinehealth Australia CEO Inca Lee has met with state and regional association representatives across South Australia…