News – Page 22 of 27 – Vinehealth Australia

June 12, 2018June 14, 2018

Improved detection of viruses vital

Information gathered by Australian delegates at the recent 19th International Council for the Study of Viruses…

May 15, 2018May 16, 2018

GPGV activity to assist growers

Following the initial detections of Grapevine Pinot Gris Virus in Australia, Vinehealth Australia worked in collaboration…

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

Focus areas for 2018/19

We work on a May to April financial year at Vinehealth Australia, which means we’ve been…

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

Survey shows work is needed

Educating tourists about their role in keeping vines healthy has been identified as a priority by participants of…

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

SA growers: we want you

Vinehealth Australia is preparing to survey South Australian vineyard owners to benchmark their adoption of biosecurity…

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

Sign of the times

The popularity of the biosecurity signs on offer from Vinehealth Australia is a clear indicator of…

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

On the road again!

You may have seen us in your region recently. We’ve been roaming the countryside with other…

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

Angular leaf scorch knowledge boost

The Australian wine industry is better prepared for an incursion of angular leaf scorch (ALS), a…

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

Pest in focus: Spotted wing drosophila

Spotted wing drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii) has been classified as a high priority exotic pest threat…

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

What’s bugging you?

Wine Australia is involved in a new cross-sectoral biosecurity project to improve plant pest management through…

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

IN THE NEWS: rootstocks

Why isn’t Australia doing better with its uptake of rootstocks as a phylloxera protection technique? That’s…

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

Not loving African Lovegrass

A free farm ‘walk and talk’ focused on the control of African Lovegrass, a declared weed…

April 17, 2018April 19, 2018

New phylloxera detection method

Growers are in their vineyards every week. They are the eyes and ears of our biosecurity…

April 17, 2018April 19, 2018

Virus knowledge boost

Australia’s understanding of grapevine viruses has been given a boost, following a meeting of the best…

Teamwork the theme in SA

A group of passionate South Australian fruit and vegetable industry representatives have met to discuss ways…

April 17, 2018April 19, 2018

Work needed to stop unwanted pests

Greater use of analytics and intelligence and more collaboration is needed to protect Australia from unwanted…

April 17, 2018April 24, 2018

Visitors, risks and solutions

Test sites share their stories Business security and sustainability are the biggest motivators for investing in…

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018

Fruit fly free… phew

South Australia is proudly fruit fry free, but recent metropolitan Adelaide outbreaks have put the biosecurity…

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018

160 records still not finalised

There are 160 Vineyard Records still in draft form in the Grape Industry Kiosk. On 30…

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018

Don’t be a Jeff!

You may have noticed a careless character called Jeff floating around the internet. He’s the Australian…

March 16, 2018April 17, 2018

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Update

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) (Halyomorpha halys) is one of Australia’s top 40 priority plant…

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018

Been overseas? Let’s talk

It’s common to visit vineyards in other countries when you work in the wine industry, or…

March 16, 2018March 19, 2018

Moving machines in SA? Book a Heat Shed bake

As the warmer regions finish and the cooler regions continue vintage, we traditionally see a wave…

Breeding program focusing on rootstocks for the future

Harley Smith, Team Leader – Research Scientist, at CSIRO Agriculture and Food shares an update on…

March 16, 2018March 20, 2018

Charles Melton: giving pests the boot

“Our cellar door is surrounded by vineyards, and visitors love to get a hands-on experience by…

Healthy vines program making a difference

We’ve been driving around South Australia for the past two months, training cellar door and tourism…

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018

Prescribed burns: keeping you informed

Are you aware of the proposed timing and location of proposed burns in Adelaide and Mount…

March 16, 2018March 19, 2018

Tackling Phylloxera in Victoria

Agriculture Victoria has launched a new Tackling Phylloxera Program – a state-wide project that aims to…

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018

Are your staff members on our comms list?

Are the correct people in your business receiving critical Vinehealth Australia information? Any staff members involved…

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

Vintage toolkit reminder

Have you just signed up for Vinehealth Australia’s e-news? If so, you missed our vintage-focussed January…