Latest News – Page 2 of 21 – Vinehealth Australia

February 28, 2022March 1, 2022

Coonawarra Rootstock Trial Field Day

Vinehealth Australia in conjunction with Wynns Coonawarra Estate and Coonawarra Vignerons is hosting a free face-to-face…

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

Autumn 2022 prescribed burns

Vinehealth Australia has been requested by National Parks and Wildlife Service SA (NPWSSA) to facilitate communication…

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

Fruit fly outbreaks: state of play

Vinehealth has released a Biosecurity Alert acknowledging PIRSA’s announcement that they have successfully eradicated the Queensland…

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

Save the date: rootstock field day

Vinehealth Australia is excited to announce a Coonawarra Rootstock Trial field day will be held on…

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

Shoe cover project: manufacturing next

The joint project between Vinehealth Australia and Stephanie Small of Small Design Co, to develop a shoe…

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

National biosecurity strategy: have your say

A consultation draft for Australia’s first ever national biosecurity strategy has been released for public feedback…

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

Biosecurity symposium coming: registrations open

A two-day plant biosecurity symposium has been announced for 11 and 12 May 2022 at the…

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

eDNA tech a gamechanger

The Australian Government is rolling out a National eDNA Testing Program, which will involve the development…

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

Keeping an eye on biosecurity risks

A new state of the art National Maritime Centre (NMC) in Adelaide is keeping an eye…

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

Fruit fly successfully eradicated from the metropolitan Adelaide area

Vinehealth Australia is pleased to advise industry that PIRSA has confirmed today, the successful eradication of…

February 17, 2022March 6, 2022

Riverland fruit fly outbreak date extension

Vinehealth would like to update industry in relation to the current Riverland Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly)…

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

Fruit fly and vintage: are you prepared?

Since our e-news fruit fly update in December when we advised of an extension to the…

January 21, 2022January 24, 2022

Vineyard Records: deadline looming for returns

Thank you to those growers who have returned their Vineyard Record changes. We’ve had a great…

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

29 day reminder

Have you seen the news from Agriculture Victoria Research which shows that phylloxera can survive for…

January 21, 2022January 24, 2022

US learnings: leafroll virus and mealybug

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) hosted a Pierce’s Disease Research Symposium in December…

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

See something, say something this vintage

Vintage is a time when there is significant movement of people, machinery and equipment onto and…

January 21, 2022January 24, 2022

Grapevine Red Blotch virus learnings

Another pertinent and somewhat ominous talk that our Technical Manager Suzanne McLoughlin listened to as part…

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

Fruit fly kit for travellers launched

PIRSA has expanded its fruit fly tools with a new resource kit for travellers, consisting of…

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

Spotted lanternfly: an update from California

Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) (Lycorma delicatula) a distinctive planthopper native to China with a broad host range…

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

Locust levels remain low

We wanted to update you on the latest monitoring news on locusts across eastern Australia. Populations…

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021

Riverland fruit fly outbreak status update

Vinehealth would like to inform industry of two important points in relation to the Riverland Queensland…

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021

Fruit fly meeting for the wine industry

Vinehealth Australia is pleased to acknowledge PIRSA’s announcement that Mediterranean fruit fly has been successfully eradicated…

December 13, 2021December 14, 2021

Fruit fly update

As we continue to move closer to the nominated end dates for the lifting of movement…

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021

New Biosecurity Toolkit will boost adoption

Vinehealth Australia has discussed with Wine Australia, Australian Grape & Wine, the Australian Wine Research Institute…

December 13, 2021December 14, 2021

Improving the capacity of the Australian wine industry to respond to an outbreak

As part of the wine sector’s efforts to be better prepared for an exotic pest or…

December 13, 2021December 14, 2021

Grapevine Red Blotch Virus – an exotic virus that affects grape quality

As part of our recent Vineyard Owner Survey, we asked how concerned you were about the…

December 13, 2021December 14, 2021

New study on rootstock trial begins

Vinehealth is excited to share that in conjunction with Wynns Coonawarra Estate and Coonawarra Vignerons, we…

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021

Fact sheet in focus: Hosting Visitors

If you’re working with contractors or welcoming tourists back to your sites, you are no doubt…

December 13, 2021January 18, 2022

Time to review your Vineyard Records

At the beginning of December, South Australian growers were sent their annual Vineyard Record Return to…

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021

New tech boosts Xylella detection accuracy

Technology developed at Melbourne University has increased Xylella detection accuracy in trials by up to 92%, while…