Posted on June 21, 2021 Vineyard Owner Survey: responses needed We’ll soon be conducting our 2021 South Australian Vineyard Owner Survey and we encourage you to…
Posted on June 21, 2021July 15, 2021 Replanting, field grafting or reworking? Are you planting or replanting a vineyard block? Are you changing the scion variety you currently…
Posted on June 21, 2021November 1, 2021 Vine improvement boost in Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Vine Improvement Incorporated (AHVII) has a new Operations Manager, Louise Christian, who would like…
Posted on June 21, 2021 BMSB seasonal highlights The 2020-21 brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) season is wrapping up and Australia’s measures have remained…
Posted on June 21, 2021July 15, 2021 Signs, signs, everywhere a sign Are you part of our biosecurity supporter network, investing in biosecurity signage for your vineyard or…
Posted on 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…
Posted on 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,…
Posted on 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…
Posted on 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),…
Posted on May 17, 2021 Responsible sheep agistment If you’re planning to agist sheep on your vineyard over winter, consider entering into an agistment…
Posted on 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,…
Posted on May 17, 2021 Fruit fly update With the completion of vintage 2021, Vinehealth advises that we are no longer posting updated fruit…
Posted on 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…
Posted on 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…
Posted on May 17, 2021 $370m for biosecurity Keeping Australia safe from harmful pests and diseases is the focus of a $370 million biosecurity…
Posted on May 17, 2021July 15, 2021 Donkey does time A story on Mirage News grabbed our attention recently, when we read that an American donkey…
Posted on 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…
Posted on April 19, 2021 Learnings from bushfire response The challenges of bushfire management are not dissimilar to those of biosecurity, according to Shane Fitzsimmons,…
Posted on 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,…
Posted on 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…
Posted on 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,…
Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Risky plants intercepted Biosecurity officers and detector dogs at a Sydney Mail Centre have intercepted two international packages with…
Posted on April 19, 2021 In focus: White-headed grape leaffolder As part of keeping up to date with pests affecting grapegrowing areas overseas, Vinehealth Australia’s Technical…
Posted on 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…
Posted on 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…
Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Fruit fly update There have been changes to both the Riverland fruit fly outbreaks and metropolitan Adelaide fruit fly…
Posted on 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…
Posted on 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…
Posted on 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…
Posted on 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…