Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Blueberry farmers have used an upper house inquiry in Launceston to vent their frustrations about the ...

Key stakeholders from the state’s blueberry growing industry have called for a public inquiry into the government’s handling of blueberry rust incursions in Tasmania, saying the industry is in “crisis ...

TASMANIA’S peak farming body says it is “extremely disappointed” in the State Government’s plans to manage blueberry rust. The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association says the decision to manage ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will be added to My News. Biosecurity Tasmania acting general manager Rae Burrows said infected plants were found at a small number ...

The Upper House inquiry will look at the handling of the fungal disease in outbreaks since 2014. Growers had been pushing for an inquiry since the state’s strategy changed from the initial policy of ...

TASMANIAN blueberry growers have been dealt a blow with a new detection of fungal disease blueberry rust. The detection comes after an all-clear for the pest was declared last month when it was ...

TASMANIA’s blueberry growers say the state’s $30m industry could be wiped out if the State Government does not move to fully eradicate a serious fungal disease. Blueberry rust was again recently ...

Detection of blueberry rust has been found at commercial blueberry producer Costa’s Sulphur Creek farm. I have worked in the Tasmanian digital/print media for 11 years, spanning two newsrooms. I have ...

Berry growers are renewing calls for a blueberry rust eradication program after the discovery of the pest on a property near Sheffield on the North West Coast. The Department of Primary Industries, ...

The deadly plant mould blueberry rust has struck again in north-west Tasmania, this time at Sulphur Creek. The disease was detected in Tasmania for the first time two years ago. The new outbreak was ...