Women in Horticulture group says situation dire for Riverland growers

In the South Australian Riverland a group of women in agriculture say there is a crisis looming. They say years of poor wine grape prices are crippling local farmers and threatening the future of the family farm in the region. The Riverland produces over half of South Australia’s wine grapes and much of this goes into bulk wine production. Women in Horticulture group member and wine grape grower Margaret Duggin said they had serious concerns about farm viability as wineries increasingly grew their own grapes.