Stone Fruit

Darrel and Charmaine found their Niche, and stuck to it

FROM a third-generation family fruit salad block to a successful dried fruit business, a husband and wife team are navigating the challenges and triumphs of growing 17 acres of fruit together. Darrel and Charmaine Size run Niche Fruits out of their...

Elyse Armanini

March 2023

Ag News

Stone fruit takes $70m hit from labour problems

GOVERNMENT support is needed for stone fruit growers losing millions of dollars and struggling to overcome a lack of available workers, according to a peak industry body. Figures released last month by Summerfruit Australia showed stone fruit...

Staff Contributors

May 2022

Stone Fruit

Quirkes: For the love of Riverland apricots

ONCE known for its fruit-salad blocks and an abundance of stonefruit, you can now count the Riverland’s apricot growers on one hand. While the prospect of being Australia’s largest private apricot growers could be daunting, for the Quirke...

Stephanie Thompson

March 2022

Community News

Murray Bridge fruit allowed into Riverland

ALLEVIATING “unintended shopping challenges” for residents of some Riverland towns is the goal of a new initiative. The state government on Monday announced fruit and vegetables bought from the Murray Bridge Woolworths would be allowed into the...

MP Office

January 2022

Stone Fruit

Date farming family still blazing trails after 25 years

WHILE this time of year is well-known for being the start of the citrus harvest in the Riverland, a family of local organic date growers are getting ready for a busy picking season of their own. The Gurra Downs Date Company, based in Gurra Gurr...

Josh Brine

February 2022