Tomato brown rugose virus is infecting Australian crops but farmers who are losing millions say the disease has no health impacts
Hundreds of jobs and tens of millions of dollars are at stake as a virus never before seen in Australia has infected tomato ...
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Editing crops with viral precision: a new dawn for agriculture
Researchers have opened a transformative chapter in agricultural biotechnology by unveiling virus-induced genome editing ...
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Truss tomato grower calls for shoppers to help combat oversupply, AusVeg SA points to tomato business expansion
One industry body says a combination of an earlier and warmer start to the season, industry over-expansion and a tomato virus have all been contributing factors. Growers say the industry will have ...
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$5 million going towards eradication of tomato brown rugose fruit virus
Australia will throw $5 million at tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in an attempt to eliminate it.
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Virus looms: Tomato growers feel ongoing market effects
Followed categories will be added to My News. The tomato brown rugose fruit virus on the Northern Adelaide Plains is under control, but growers continue to face the effects. K-Fresh farm manager ...
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Gawler River Tomatoes owner Harry Kapiris says tomato brown rugose fruit virus test was wrong
Tomato farmer Harry Kapiris says the results of a virus test that shut down his farm and cost him millions was wrong, and he’s considering legal action. Gawler River Tomatoes owner Harry Kapiris ...
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SA Tomato owner fears $100,000 fine after virus test delays
The owners of a quarantined tomato seedling business say they have sunk to a new low and fear a massive fine after a dispute with state government bureaucrats. SA Tomato owner Peter Petsios said ...