Tropical Forestry Services buys profitable Northern Territory banana, melon farm
Indian sandalwood producer Tropical Forestry Services buys a Northern Territory banana and melon farm in Douglas-Daly.
View ArticleTop End hay season off to 'best start in five years' after heavy rainfall
The above average start to the Top End wet season creates the best hay growing conditions in five years, according to a Katherine based contractor.
View ArticleHorticulture producers to get better system to resolve disputes with traders...
Horticulture growers and traders will be able to employ an expert mediator in a new fast, efficient and flexible dispute resolution process.
View ArticleBusinesswomen's Hall of Fame inducts record number of rural women this year
Rural entrepreneurs inducted into the Businesswomen's Hall of Fame celebrate the leadership skills of women in Australia.
View ArticleNorthern Territory Farmers encourages targeted training in horticulture for...
The development of targeted training will be crucial in developing a reliable seasonal workforce, says NT Farmers.
View ArticleNorthern Territory Government announces $10 million to map soils and water...
The Northern Territory Government announces a scientific study to identify key areas for agricultural and regional development.
View ArticleAgricultural produce from Katherine to be tested for toxic chemicals as part...
Agricultural produce from Katherine will be tested as part of the Defence Force's investigation into chemicals linked with firefighting foam.
View ArticlePhenomenal wet season sees Northern Territory pastoralists optimistic at its end
The Top End has recorded its third wettest wet season on record according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
View ArticlePoppy grower TPI Enterprises winds back Top End's commercial crop to focus on...
The company behind the Northern Territory's first commercial crop of opium poppies says it needs to do more research before expansion.
View ArticleResearchers focus on north to protect Australia's $600 million citrus...
Researchers focus on northern citrus industry to ensure pests and diseases don't enter from SE Asia.
View ArticleCSIRO identifies potential Top End dam sites which could hold key to Darwin's...
A CSIRO study into water resources in northern Australia identifies eight large potential dam sites in the Darwin catchment.
View ArticleTop End cut flower grower is calling on next gen to get involved in the industry
A Territory cut flower grower is calling for more young people to get involved in the industry.
View ArticleFirst year of research reveals techniques to deter magpie geese from mango...
The first year of unique research reveals a range of techniques to deter magpie geese from mango orchards.
View ArticleGooseBusters: Non-lethal gadgets being trialled to deter magpie geese from...
From playing geese distress sounds to virtual fencing, technologies are being trialled to deter magpie geese from NT fruit farms.
View Article'Beautiful' bush tomato plant discovered in northern Australia named in top...
A recently discovered bush tomato plant in northern Australia is formally identified by a visiting US scientist.
View ArticleResearch uncovers best flower manipulation techniques to bring mango season...
Researchers uncover best treatments to bring on the mango season early.
View ArticleBanana freckle restrictions lifted as NT Government declares Top End free of...
The Northern Territory Government has declared the Top End free of banana freckle, announcing restrictions on the growing, moving and selling of bananas in the Territory will be lifted in July.
View ArticleTop End grower prepares for first crop of bananas since banana freckle detection
Four years on from being devastated by banana freckle, a Top End farm is preparing for its first harvest.
View ArticleHarvest starts for Asian mango varieties in Darwin rural area, months ahead...
Asian mango varieties have started to be picked in the Darwin rural area, months earlier than the bulk of Northern Territory crops.
View ArticleNorthern Territory mango trees buckle under weight of fruit, with early...
A Northern Territory mango farmer says his trees have produced so much fruit he has had to prop up the branches to stop them breaking off.
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