Adelaide

Adelaide Agriculture

Adelaide’s agricultural connections extend well beyond the city centre into the Adelaide Hills and its surrounding production districts. Orchards, vineyards and viticultural enterprises are supported by nurseries, rural suppliers, machinery specialists, farm-service contractors and diagnostic laboratories in and around the metropolitan area.

This directory brings together a practical selection of growers and support businesses for farmers, vineyard operators, smallholders and horticultural enterprises. The entries range from Hills fruit production and vine planting material to livestock supplies, mobile machinery support, soil analysis and industry coordination.

🍎 Growers & Primary Producers

Adelaide Hills Fresh

Based at Woodside, Adelaide Hills Fresh covers nursery, orchard, packing and distribution operations. The business packages, markets and distributes proprietary, conventional and organic apples for Australian and international markets, linking local orchard production with post-harvest handling and broader supply channels.

202/204 Onkaparinga Valley Rd, Woodside SA 5244

Kenton Valley Cherries

This family-operated orchard between Gumeracha and Lobethal grows cherries across 40 hectares and figs across a further 12 hectares. Its on-site packing facility supports cherry production for export and domestic markets, making the business both a Hills grower and a packing operation.

31 Hartley Vale Road, Gumeracha, South Australia 5233 · ☎ (08) 8389 1881

Bishop Orchards

Located at Basket Range, Bishop Orchards is a commercial cherry orchard producing more than 20 varieties. Its fruit is sold into the Adelaide market and exported interstate through local agents, with direct orchard sales available in season.

933 Lobethal Road, Basket Range SA 5138

Ashton Hills Vineyard

Ashton Hills Vineyard operates in the Piccadilly Valley at Ashton, producing Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling from its Adelaide Hills vineyard. The site combines grape growing with wine production and includes a cellar door contact for enquiries.

126 Tregarthen Road, Ashton SA 5137 · ☎ +61 8 8390 1243 (cellar door)

🌱 Production Nurseries & Viticulture

Golding Nurseries

Golding Nurseries in Lobethal is a VINA-accredited vine nursery specialising in field-grown vinifera planting material. It supplies clonal material, sources hardwood through the South Australian Vine Improvement Scheme and can assist with field grafting and graded budwood for vineyard establishment and renewal.

52 Western Branch Rd, Lobethal, South Australia 5241 · ☎ 08 8189 4500

Vitiworks Vineyard Management & Services

Vitiworks is based in the Adelaide Hills and provides vineyard management and services for growers in the Adelaide Hills Wine Region. Its focus is practical viticultural support for enterprises requiring ongoing vineyard work and management input within the regional wine-growing area.

Adelaide Hills service area · ☎ 1300 848 496

🐄 Rural Supplies, Livestock & Farm Services

Coopers Rural & Hardware

This family-owned supplier in Mylor focuses on Adelaide Hills land and livestock. Its agricultural offering includes stock feed, animal-health products and soil-testing services, providing a local supply point for livestock keepers, smallholders and rural properties.

258-260 Strathalbyn Road, Mylor SA 5153 · ☎ 08 8388 5304

Hills Farm Supplies

Located at Mount Barker, Hills Farm Supplies specialises in ruminant production, animal health and specialist stock-feed manufacturing. The business also provides advice and products for livestock enterprises, with a focus on the practical requirements of ruminant producers.

24 Simper Crescent, Mount Barker SA 5251 · ☎ 08 8391 4629

Hills & Rural Farm Services

Working across the Adelaide Hills, Murraylands and Fleurieu Peninsula, Hills & Rural Farm Services offers fencing, haymaking, seeding and fertilising, soil testing, animal husbandry, farm management and water-point maintenance. It suits properties seeking a combination of seasonal field work and broader farm support.

7 Leedham Court, Macclesfield SA 5153

🚜 Farm Machinery & Repairs

Torrens Valley Mechanical

Torrens Valley Mechanical provides mobile and workshop mechanical, auto-electrical, hydraulic and fabrication support for agricultural machinery. From its Springton base, it services the Adelaide Hills and works with farming, wine and olive industries, including aftermarket grape-harvester parts.

23-25 William Street, Springton, South Australia 5253 · ☎ +61 8 8568 2153

Lewis Ag & Construction

Based at Pooraka in Adelaide, Lewis Ag & Construction supplies agricultural machinery, parts and servicing, with mobile servicing for agricultural and construction equipment. The business states that it supports Adelaide Hills growers, providing a metropolitan machinery and service connection for Hills enterprises.

59 Langford St, Pooraka, SA 5095 · ☎ (08) 8260 2433

🧪 Agricultural Technology & Testing

Eurofins APAL Agricultural Laboratory

Eurofins APAL operates an agricultural laboratory in Hindmarsh providing soil, plant and water analytical and research services. Its work supports growers, advisers, consultants and researchers who need laboratory analysis connected with horticultural, viticultural and broader agricultural decisions.

Unit 3, 11 Ridley St, Hindmarsh SA 5007 · ☎ 08 8332 0199 (Adelaide laboratory)

SARDI Horticulture Pathology

SARDI Horticulture Pathology at Urrbrae provides diagnostic services for horticultural crops, identifying diseases and nematodes and supplying diagnostic information for horticulture and viticulture enterprises. It is part of the South Australian Research and Development Institute’s crop-diagnostics services.

SARDI Horticulture Pathology, Plant Research Centre, Gateway 2A, Hartley Grove, Urrbrae SA 5064

🍇 Producer Groups & Industry Support

Adelaide Hills Wine Region

The Adelaide Hills Wine Region is a regional wine-industry organisation whose membership is open to Adelaide Hills grape growers and wine producers who contribute to the Adelaide Hills Wine Industry Fund, as well as associate businesses. It provides an industry connection for participating growers, producers and supporting enterprises.

93 Jones Road, Balhannah SA 5242 · ☎ 1300 305 577

Adelaide’s agricultural catchment works through practical links: orchard businesses connect production with packing and distribution, vineyards rely on planting material and management expertise, and farms can draw on local supplies, machinery support and specialist testing. These connections span the Hills production districts and metropolitan service locations without treating the city centre as farmland.

Relevant Adelaide-area producers, rural suppliers, contractors, specialists and agricultural groups are invited to add or update a listing with their specialisms, service area and direct contacts.

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