The Tasmanian Government is calling on Victoria to explain how it allowed diseased blueberry plants to be shipped south, as it culls two commercial farms' blueberry plants. Tasmanian Agriculture ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Legislative Council inquiry into blueberry rust revealed in its hearing in Hobart this week a letter from Victoria’s Minister of Agriculture Jaala Pulford to Tasmania’s Primary Industry Minister ...

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 ...

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 ...