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A tiny island off the coast of Tasmania is embracing old and new techniques to keep food on the table.Australian beekeepers are funding their own investigation into the authenticity of imported honey, with tests showing other products are being added.
South Australian distillers are tapping into a growing global thirst for limoncello and finding a new market for lemons and grape spirit.Beekeepers say the escalating cost of pollinating crops will be passed onto consumers as the industry battles a devastating bee killer.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.Microplastics 'misconception' hurting seafood sector, scientists say There are microplastics in almost everything, so why does seafood get such a bad reputation? Scientists say it is down to disproportionate research and media attention.Western Australia's commercial fishing industry says live data is essential to improve the health of the state's fisheries, but the WA government and recreational groups say it is not needed.Victoria could have its own Sydney rock oyster industry after a trial in the state's east yielded positive results.More than a year since South Australia's $230 million tomato and capsicum sector was plunged into turmoil by the first discovery of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus in Australia, the state has been declared free of the exotic disease.South Australia produces 80 per cent of Australia's fresh potatoes, but extreme weather and drought across the state are causing a major shortage.While industry and government tell consumers South Australian seafood is safe, consumer demand is still down amid the algal bloom, with businesses concerned they may not survive.UNICEF says more children are now overweight and under-nourished than too thin, stirring fresh calls by health experts and farming bodies to tax ultra-processed food producers.Fire ant treatments have been suspended on organic farms, and alternatives sought, after baits containing genetically modified soybean oil and corn grit were found to have been unwittingly distributed.A year after opening its doors, OzHarvest's first free supermarket in Adelaide says demand for food relief is greater than ever.'Time of trepidation' as bird flu risk increases in Australia in spring Experts are on edge, fearing this will be the spring that the "catastrophic" H5 strain of bird flu arrives in Australia.A deal has been done to sell Rawlinna Station to a UK-owned pastoral company, but six months on the WA government is yet to approve the sale.In the remote town of Andamooka, even native plants struggle to survive. Scientists are trying to find a solution to food security, a problem shared by outback residents and future space travellers.Growers say the price of truffles is justified due to their rarity, especially as drought conditions this year have made them even harder to find.Global dairy business Lactalis is set to purchase New Zealand dairy company Fonterra for $3.4 billion in a deal that will see it become the largest dairy business in Australia.
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