Latest News – Vinehealth Australia

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

METRO ADELAIDE FRUIT FLY OUTBREAKS

One Queensland fruit fly (QFF) outbreak is currently being managed in metropolitan Adelaide by PIRSA as…

February 3, 2025January 31, 2025

Glynde Queensland Fruit Fly outbreak

On 23 January 2025, we alerted industry to a new Queensland fruit fly (QFF) outbreak at…

February 3, 2025January 31, 2025

Vintage 2025 Queensland fruit fly update

As a timely reminder for South Australian growers and wineries moving grapes from or to a…

February 3, 2025January 31, 2025

McLaren Vale vintage transport workshop

McLaren Vale Grape, Wine and Tourism Association hosted a vintage transport workshop on 16 January 2025….

February 3, 2025January 31, 2025

Tools to keep vines safe during vintage

Vintage is the busiest time of year, but it’s also when biosecurity risk peaks due to…

February 3, 2025January 31, 2025

Craig Markby: passionate about plants

Adelaide Hills Vineyard Manager Craig Markby is passionate about plants. Originally from Victoria, Craig moved to…

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

New dry heat treatment requirements

The recently published research from Agriculture Victoria recommended new dry heat treatment conditions change from 40°C…

February 3, 2025January 30, 2025

Phylloxera in the Yarra Valley: Impacts

Vinehealth Australia has released a series of fact sheets examining phylloxera spread in the Yarra Valley’s…

February 3, 2025January 30, 2025

Phylloxera Management Working Group: current activities

The Phylloxera Management Working Group was formed between Vinehealth Australia and PIRSA in late 2024 to…

February 3, 2025January 30, 2025

The importance of up to date records: planted area

The Vinehealth Vineyard Register requires SA growers to keep accurate and up to date details of…

February 3, 2025January 30, 2025

Update on vineyard sales

Vinehealth Australia published an article in Jan 2024 on Consistency in SA vineyard sales. The most…

February 3, 2025January 30, 2025

Xylella getting closer to Australia

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has confirmed that Xylella fastidiosa is present in mainland…

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Fruit fly found at Glynde in Metropolitan Adelaide

As a result of finding a Queensland fruit fly larva in Glynde in metropolitan Adelaide, PIRSA…

December 18, 2024December 19, 2024

Industry Notice: Movement requirements for winegrapes regarding Queensland fruit fly

In this Industry Notice, we share important information from PIRSA for both vineyards and wineries about…

December 17, 2024December 16, 2024

125 years for Vinehealth Australia

On 21st December 2024, the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia – trading as…

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

Anton Groffen named Biosecurity Champion

Congratulations to Wirra Wirra Viticulturist Anton Groffen who has been named the winner of the inaugural…

December 17, 2024December 16, 2024

New phylloxera research: actions for industry

Recently released research by Agriculture Victoria Research has improved our knowledge of phylloxera and how to…

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

Meet Astrid Forneck: phylloxera guru

Astrid Forneck is a legend in the field of phylloxera. As the Head of the Institute…

December 17, 2024December 16, 2024

Phylloxera in the Yarra Valley: What happened

Vinehealth Australia has released a series of fact sheets examining phylloxera spread in the Yarra Valley’s…

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

Jenny Venus: collaboration is key

Viticulture consultant Jenny Venus might be considered a Langhorne Creek local – she’s been working in…

December 17, 2024December 16, 2024

Meet the small team at Vinehealth

Vineyard owners are often surprised to learn that all Vinehealth Australia biosecurity activities are carried out…

December 17, 2024December 16, 2024

Review and return your Vineyard Records

Vinehealth Australia has supplied Vineyard Records to all registered South Australian vineyard owners to check and…

December 17, 2024December 16, 2024

Illegal grapevine imports must stop

Vinehealth Australia has received unofficial reports of occasional illegal grapevine imports from overseas. In short, illegal…

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024

Actions for industry to take in response to recently published phylloxera research

Recently released research undertaken by Agriculture Victoria Research has improved our knowledge of phylloxera and how…

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

Yarra Valley fact sheets: learnings for your region

Vinehealth Australia is thrilled to release a fact sheet series to share key learnings from the…

November 18, 2024November 17, 2024

Salisbury North Queensland Fruit Fly outbreak update

Following the discovery of a male Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) in the Salisbury North (Adelaide metropolitan)…

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

Hurdle removed for grape growers exporting to Victoria and NSW

The regulatory burden has been eased for growers who export winegrapes into Victoria and New South…

November 18, 2024November 15, 2024

Sizing up the Riverland fruit fly response

PIRSA Fruit Fly Response Program Incident Controller Jason Size understands the pressures on growers, as he…

November 18, 2024November 15, 2024

South Australian rootstocks of choice

Rootstocks are becoming more widely used in South Australia. That’s according to information from the South…

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

Vineyard sizes in South Australia

Data supplied by Vinehealth Australia for the 2024 South Australian Wine Grape Crush Survey reveals that…