Suppliers

If you are a member of the Truffle Growers Association and wish to have information included on this page, please contact us. The following truffle industry related advertisements are paid for by the suppliers and the Association does not necessarily endorse the services, products or offers. Advertisements submitted for inclusion on the website must relate to the interests of the truffle industry and its stakeholders and will be accepted or rejected at the sole discretion of the Executive Committee. The inclusion of advertisements will be at a cost of $150 per annum for members, (plus GST if applicable), payable in advance of the listing. Listing will be for the duration desired by the supplier or renewed annually. The size of the posting will be limited, similar to those shown on the site, and logos will not be included. All copy is to be provided by the supplier and all responses are to be managed by the advertiser.

Other Truffle Sites

Suppliers

The following links are paid for by the respective suppliers and the Association does not necessarily endorse the services or products offered.

  • Aussie Truffle Dogs – Provides registered purebred pedigree dogs, with all breeding stock tested for hereditary diseases and all pups assessed for scent work suitability. ATD training method used and ongoing training support provided with training trouble shooting and advice on individual problems. Over 50 years experience in breeding and training. See the website for more information.
  • Australian Highland Truffles. Contract truffle hunters, servicing NSW, call Adrian 0457081876, or see the website for more information.
  • Fran’s Truffle Dogs; with over 30 years experience training all working dogs, sheep, cattle and guard dogs, now providing experienced truffle dog and handler for hire, and dogs for sale. Call Fran on Phone (02) 6364 2424, Mobile 0411 529 847 or website: trainingtruffledogs.com
  • French Harvest Suppliers of advanced potted oak trees [Quercus ilex and Quercus robur] inoculated with Tuber melanosporum [Black or Perigord truffle]. Retail and wholesale. Each tree comes complete with incredible promotional label. What a great gift for the person who has everything!
  • Friend and Burrell Fine Foods are distributors for exclusive products such as Caspian Sea caviar, farmed Russian caviar, Spanish and Italian ham, superb New Guinea vanilla and now include Australian truffles. We look forward to serving our fellow members of the Association. See our website for more information.
  • G J FOOD The Fine Food Connection of NSW, distributes local and imported quality ingredients including fresh truffles, fresh caviar, semi cooked foie gras, butter, snails, condiments, chocolate, fruits, etc., for the Restaurant, Pastry, Delicatessen, Airline, Hotel and Catering industries. See the G J Food website for more information.
  • Linnaeus uses the latest DNA testing technologies for rapid detection of various truffle species including Tuber melanosporum, Tuber borchii and Tuber aestivum as well as the less desirable Tuber brumale and Tuber maculatum species. We can test root samples or very small sections of truffles themselves. Other fungal diagnostics also available. See the Linnaeus website for more information.
  • SWEP Analytical Laboratories has been supporting sustainable agriculture since 1980 with soil, plant and water tests. Their soil tests exclusively rely on the Mikhail System to integrate the three components of soil function – physics, chemistry and biology. See the website for more information.
  • Truffle Dogs WA (TDWA) are fully independent truffle hunters based in Manjimup, Western Australia. Formed in 2007, we have been searching for and found, hundreds of kilos of truffles in the heart of the Western Australian Truffle district. For truffle related information, about dogs, recipes and how to contact us, please visit our web site at www.truffledogswa.com.au.
  • Truffles and Mushrooms (Consulting) Ltd website is run by Ian Hall who introduced the Perigord black truffle to New Zealand in the mid 1980s.
    It contains useful information on truffles, mycorrhizas and edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms. See the website for more information.
  • Truffles Australis operates the only truffle tree producing nursery in Australia operating under a QA scheme with proven results offering a complete grower information service from soil rectification to dog training as part of the tree price with no ongoing costs. See the website for more information.
  • Trufficulture is a Victorian based family business, providing quality infected trees to the truffle industry. Infected trees are available for three species of truffle, representing the best culinary and economic value for growers, with host trees including oaks, hazels, pines and chestnuts. European best practice and current research underpins the expert agronomic knowledge available in truffle culture.
  • To have your truffle-related supply business listed here, please mailto:info@trufflegrowers.com.au.

Other Interesting Sites

  • Digger’s Club with useful information on heat and cold zones for growing plants in Australia. While we are still not certain of all the ‘ideal’ truffle growing conditions in Australia, it does appear that areas that embrace hot zones from 2 to 5 with cold zones 8 to 10 cover most of the growing areas in Australia, but check with your tree supplier.

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