Tasmania's blueberry industry is in crisis because the State Government has botched the response to a disease outbreak, growers have said. They want a public inquiry into the state's handling of ...

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 ...

The long, cool, wet winter and spring sure made for some magnificent blossom displays. However, it also set up perfect conditions for molds, mildews, rusts and other foliage diseases. Several readers ...

STARKVILLE- Blueberry leaf rust has been identified on blueberries in Perry County, and everyone in the state with blueberries is cautioned to be on the lookout for this disease. Alan Henn, plant ...

Last year in a report from the Legislative Council’s Blueberry Rust in Tasmania inquiry, one of the ten recommendations was that Biosecurity Tasmania take action to eradicate blueberry rust from the ...

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 ...