Oyster farmers look to reinvent their products to keep stock moving during coronavirus

Lucy Kinbacher
Updated April 10 2020 - 6:48pm, first published 3:00pm
Wonboyn Lake farmers Kel Henry and his wife Caroline farm about 10 hectares and produced 40,000 dozen oysters last year alone. Photo: David Rogers Photography
Wonboyn Lake farmers Kel Henry and his wife Caroline farm about 10 hectares and produced 40,000 dozen oysters last year alone. Photo: David Rogers Photography

Oyster farmers across the state are investigating the potential of freezing or bottling their product after the closure of restaurants and wholesale markets halted their income.

Lucy Kinbacher

Lucy Kinbacher

Editor - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Raised on a cattle property at Biggenden, Lucy Kinbacher has spent 10 years working across metropolitan, regional and rural publications in both Queensland and NSW. Lucy has been the editor of the Queensland Country Life and North Queensland Register since 2021.

Get the latest NSW news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.