MP backs wine growers’ call for harvest support

Montague adds grape and citrus categories to their existing portfolio of apples and stone fruits through aquiring Piscioneri Farms in conjuction with Primewest.
Sunraysia Daily

MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper has backed calls from Sunraysia wine-grape growers for a government subsidy to help cover the cost of harvesting as producers struggle to find revenue for their crops. Ms Cupper said she wrote to Victoria’s Minister for Agriculture, Mary-Anne Thomas, this week to request the government consider subsidies of about $600,000 […]

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