Vegetable Growing

Ed Fagan's family has been growing asparagus in the NSW central west since the 1950s, but he says supermarket prices and a tight labour market have forced him to abandon the crop.

Authorities work to eradicate the tomato brown rugose fruit virus, which has already had devastating impacts on South Australian growers.

Ross Marsolino has spent more than 40 years feeding Australian families. But the price discrepancies he has faced recently have driven him to leave the industry completely.

Australia is implementing stricter regulations on leafy greens, melons and berries, which small-scale growers say will cause unbearable production cost increases.

Cucumbers are this year's unlikely viral sensation on social media, spurring a 30 per cent spike in sales among younger Australians and shortages in places like Iceland.

Frustrated with how long it takes for research ideas to become reality, fruit, vegetable and nut growers invest millions in high-risk startups.

Sweet potato producer Harvest Road wants to change WA's reliance on the east coast with an expansion of its Brickhouse Station production in the Gascoyne.

Last financial year Western Australia produced a record volume of more than 65,000 tonnes of avocados, representing 44 per cent of the total volume grown in Australia.

The Story family know where every lettuce plant they grow is going and what they'll be paid for it, but it hasn't always been this way.

Ornamental pumpkins, sought after in the US for their weird shapes and unique colours, have exploded in popularity as Halloween decorations — and they are helping to make farms sustainable.

Fresh produce goes to waste because it's too small, slightly yellow from sunburn or has tiny spots of leaf rub.

Pressure is mounting to get Australia's chickpea harvest into India before taxes that could cost exporters more than half their profit kick back in.

A rent hike at Melbourne's biggest wholesale market could leave farmers who do not want to deal with Australia's big two supermarkets with nowhere to sell their produce.

Business owners say changing consumer habits, rising costs, and an increase in theft are driving many family-run stalls to the brink.

ABS figures show only 6.5 per cent of the population meets the daily requirement of five servings of vegetables and the effects are being felt across the economy.

Spring has sprung and now is the best time to fertilise many food plants. So, what do you need to know and what should you feed your veggie patch or pots? 

The outbreak has already led some states to impose bans on SA tomatoes and fanned growers' fears the restrictions could cause more harm than the virus itself.

Prices for some vegetables are falling because of oversupply, but there are concerns for the livestock industry as Queensland's soaring temperatures dry pasture and feed.

The disease that affects the production of tomato, capsicum and chilli crops has been detected in the major vegetable growing area of the northern Adelaide Plains.

A gold ring found in a cabbage plant by a West Australian farmer has been traced back to the Netherlands, but its true owner and origin remain a mystery.