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The maker of one of Australia's best known wine brands, yellow tail, says rising costs and global factors such as tariffs are behind the sharp drop in profits.Lucien Alperstein has spent the past decade picking feral apples from trees along country back roads and making cider.
TheyA rise in demand is making it feasible for some Australian grapes to be on sale in South-East Asia within 48 hours of being dispatched.About 160 staff lost their jobs when Dicky Bill collapsed owing up to $10 million. Two separate businesses have stepped in to take over, but not all operations will reopen.Carnarvon's fresh produce could help Western Australia's food insecurity crisis, but there is concern not enough is being done to address the issue locally first.When the Oldano brothers are not busy working on the family cane and papaya farm in Far North Queensland, they are out on the boat casting a line, a hobby they have made commercially viable.South Australian distillers are tapping into a growing global thirst for limoncello and finding a new market for lemons and grape spirit.Pacific Islanders have been leaving Australia's guest worker scheme, a decision that breaches their visa conditions and leaves them "extremely vulnerable".Backpackers and PALM workers in Victoria and Queensland are looking for new jobs following the shock shutdown of Dicky Bill Australia.How this camera-shy gardener landed a national TV hosting gig As Gardening Australia's longest-serving presenter, Jane Edmanson says farewell and shares the secrets behind the success of Australia’s favourite gardening program.Nervous fruit growers brace for invasive beetle's impact Growers in this major food bowl are nervous for their future, as the state focuses its shot-hole borer efforts on outer-Perth.WA growers say they are on track to "smash" the record season they enjoyed two years ago, but the volume of production means it is crucial to increase exports.Experts warn that Australian food manufacturing is under threat as shoppers turn to cheaper imported items, but the federal government is trying to promote locally grown produce.High volumes of avocados are expected for next season's crop, with China touted as the next major export region.Northern Territory mangoes can freely flow into Western Australia after the regions agreed on a new fruit fly management protocol, weeks out from the NT mango harvest.As Australia's truffle industry continues to grow, a truffiere on the New South Wales Central Tablelands has become the first in the country to be certified free of a banned chemical.Workplace law breaches are rampant in prime horticulture zones in Victoria and NSW, the ombudsman reports, with labour hire firms the worst culprits and migrant workers most affected.Victoria's Goulburn Valley is known as the food bowl of Australia, but it could soon be known as the home of the giant pear in a bid to attract tourists to the regional centre.The NSW inquiry into the risk of slavery for temporary migrant workers hears from a doctor who says many women are choosing to have abortions to stay in Australia.
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