Dried Fruit

  • Reluctant nurseryman taking a Bold step

    Reluctant nurseryman taking a Bold step

    Born and bred on a Merbein block, Andrew Zrna went to great lengths – including a detour to obtain a Bachelor of Science in biology…

  • To Boldly go… Sunraysia industry monitoring closely promising new vine

    To Boldly go… Sunraysia industry monitoring closely promising new vine

    A Sunraysia industry may well be on the verge of a bold new era, and Dried Fruits Australia chief executive Thomas Cheung says the clock…

  • Merbein sunmuscats number one — again

    Merbein sunmuscats number one — again

    Merbein’s Cos Dichiera prides himself on producing top-quality dried grapes. His father would say “If you’re going to do something, do it properly”. It’s that…

  • ‘King of the Currants’ reigns supreme

    ‘King of the Currants’ reigns supreme

    CARDROSS grower Daryn Gardner has been dubbed the “King of the Currants”, having taken out this year’s DriedFruits Australia Top Crop Award. In what was…

  • Systems thinking for dried fruit

    Systems thinking for dried fruit

    Dried Fruits Australia DRIED Fruits Australia’s most recent field events have highlighted the range of trellis systems in use in the industry today. Innovation is…

  • Grapes boom in the Millewa

    Grapes boom in the Millewa

    THE traditional wheat-growing region of the Millewa might not be where you’d expect to find some of the dried grape industry’s newest plantings. But that’s…

  • Pruning solution on cutting edge

    Pruning solution on cutting edge

    THE dried grape industry is making innovative strides to become more efficient and cutting production costs to growers. The Dried Fruits Australia (DFA) industry mechanised…

  • New duo driving dried fruit

    New duo driving dried fruit

    DRIED Fruits Australia has a new man at the helm and a new industry field officer on the frontline to help drive the dried-grape market…

  • Robo-pruner reaps benefits

    Robo-pruner reaps benefits

    The dried grape industry is making innovative strides to become more efficient and cut production costs to growers. The Dried Fruits Australia industry mechanised pruner…

  • New leaders in dried fruits industry

    New leaders in dried fruits industry

    Dried Fruits Australia has a new man at the helm and a new industry field officer on the frontline to help drive the dried-grape market…

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