Know before you buy – A guide to sourcing high-quality planting material
The long-term performance of your vineyard starts with one of its most important assets – the vines you plant. Decisions made before planting can influence vineyard health, productivity and profitability for decades. Before placing an order, it is important to understand where your planting material comes from and what nursery assurance, hygiene, traceability and testing […]
2026/27 Table grape export timeline
Planning to export in 2027? Our 2027 Australian Table Grape Export Timeline is your season-at-a-glance guide to the key dates, deadlines and milestones for protocol export markets. From export registration and crop monitor training through to DAFF audits and the start of exports, the timeline is designed to help growers and packhouses stay on track […]
Industry at a glance
Want to learn about Australia’s table grape industry? This industry snapshot provides an at-a-glance overview of the Australian table grape industry, highlighting its scale, value and importance to regional communities and export markets. It captures key production and export figures, the industry’s concentration in major growing regions, the diversity of table grape businesses, and the […]
Factsheet: Managing Queensland fruit fly using MAT
Male annihilation technique (MAT) is a tool used to suppress Queensland fruit fly populations. Download our factsheet about how to use MAT in table grape vineyards.
Queensland fruit fly treatment calendar
Want to know how to integrate your treatment options for fruit fly? Transitioning from cover spray to bait spraying? This seasonal calendar shows treatment options for Queensland fruit fly as well as other vineyard pests, and identifies the importance of adding bait spraying into your integrated pest management (IPM) program.
Queensland fruit fly treatment cost calculator
Will you bait spray or cover spray Qfly this season? How long will it take, and what is the labour cost? Download the work rate calculator to compare the time and costs of treatment methods. Instructions for use:1. Click the “Download” button, and open the file in Microsoft Excel on a computer for best use. […]
Accidental spray drift into vineyards
Autumn is the season to keep an eye out for herbicide drift into vineyards If weather conditions are conducive to spray drift while dryland farmers are spraying weeds, there is a risk of unintended/accidental spray drift into nearby vineyards. Unfortunately, grapevines are extremely susceptible to damage from very low concentrations of 2,4-D or other growth regulator […]
A guide to food safety and quality assurance programs
This guide provides an overview of food safety and quality assurance, what it means, and some of the most common programs available in Australia.
Managing redback spiders in table grapes
Redback spiders (Latrodectus hasselti) are found across Australia, in all table grape-growing regions. While they are not aggressive, and avoid humans, redback spiders can pose a threat to both consumers of table grapes and producers, harvest workers, packers and transporters. This factsheet aims to provide information on managing the risk of injury to consumers and […]
Labour information sheets
The ATGA has developed a series of resources for growers and employees in the table grape industry on the role of labour hire providers, becoming an approved employer (AE), the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees. 1. Information on Approved Employers Being an approved employer (AE) can have significant benefits for growers. However, AEs […]