Eliza Berlage

Citrus growers are struggling to produce fruit that meets market specifications and truckloads of rejected but "quality" oranges, tangelos and mandarins are being sent to feed cattle and sheep.

Produce from small-time Riverland growers is disappearing from supermarket shelves as soaring treatment costs for the ongoing fruit fly outbreak risks allowing bigger businesses to muscle them out.

The pollination season is just starting in South Australia and almond growers need more bees, but the state government is cautious about allowing hives from New South Wales, which remains under varroa mite restrictions.

Riverland wine grape growers are experiencing higher crop losses this year due to disease, possibly worsened by neglected vineyards nearby.

This fruit picker is supporting his family in Vanuatu to recover from cyclones. He hopes changes to the Pacific worker program will help him send more money home.

Australia's largest member-owned wine grape co-operative is considering legal action against Accolade Wines as growers await a final price for cabernet sauvignon and shiraz grapes.

People love the macadamias Jan Cousins grows on her Paringa property, but she has no plan to capitalise on the market she has cornered.

The 55 macadamia trees in Jan Cousins's orchards are not enough to justify employing pickers, so she does it herself using a rolling nut harvester.

An agronomy graduate program has doubled its intake, with more women than men entering the industry as strong growing seasons drive the demand for specialist advice.

Residents in the Mid Murray are reporting thousands of the fish gasping for air infesting waterways where they haven't been seen before, while experts say it is to be expected after the flood.

New varieties of citrus like cara cara navels and blood oranges are growing in popularity, but farmers say supermarkets need to stock more to grow demand. 

Young people living with disabilities in South Australia's Riverland are developing practical and social skills to help them get on the path towards paid employment.

From growing their own vegetables to going wholesale, these small regional businesses are doing things differently to stay afloat as the flow-on effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, floods and inflation amp up the pressure.

In Australia's largest wine-producing region, wine growers like Andrew Duncan do things differently. But does it produce a better bottle?

The South Australian public works committee has recommended the bypass go ahead as Truro locals call for the federal government to re-commit to the project.

Vineyard owners in South Australia's Riverland are hitting the market as the wine industry feels the crush of a difficult vintage and China's tariffs on red wine.

The giant mural is already drawing more visitors to the district, including former residents reminiscing about the town they grew up in, and from where their family members departed for war.

Grape growers contracted by Australia's oldest family owned winery have found signing up to a sustainability program has had financial, environmental and emotional benefits.

For some in the Greek community, making must is a tradition associated with Orthodox Easter. When Yianni Koutouzis saw he had too many grapes, he knew what he had to do.

A grain grower from South Australia's Murray Mallee region says he cannot keep up with domestic demand for his rye as distillers who use it to make whiskey win international accolades.

One of Australia's iconic "big things" looks set to be revived as a tourist attraction after sitting dormant in South Australia's Riverland region for almost 20 years.

After three years and almost 40 outbreaks, a fruit grower is calling for the government to mandate traps in commercial orchards. It comes as backyard fruit growers call for more education on the pest.

The almond industry wants state governments to ease beehive movement restrictions to ensure supply for pollination, but SA producers would prefer demand for beehives be met by honey producers within the state.

Residents and government officials say more funding is needed to make the bypass into a dual carriageway.

SA woman Ayla Regione says society is getting better at talking about and responding to hearing loss — but social situations can still be difficult to navigate.