Newcastle

Newcastle Agriculture

Newcastle sits within a wider agricultural service catchment that reaches into the Hunter Valley and Lower Hunter. Around the city, practical support ranges from irrigation design and machinery workshops to plant production, rural fencing, equine veterinary care and government land-management services. Nearby vineyards and specialist nurseries add productive examples of the region’s primary industries, while suppliers in Newcastle and surrounding centres help farms, acreages and smallholdings maintain equipment and infrastructure.

The directory below brings together a representative selection of producers, suppliers and agricultural services relevant to farmers, growers, landholders and rural enterprises working in and around Newcastle.

🍇 Growers & Primary Producers

Lucy’s Run Wines

Lucy’s Run Wines is a boutique nine-acre vineyard at Lovedale in the Hunter Valley, producing single-vineyard wines including Shiraz, Merlot and Verdelho. Its location makes it a nearby example of viticultural production within Newcastle’s broader agricultural service catchment.

1274 Wine Country Drive, Lovedale NSW 2325 · ☎ 0409 994 030 (Brad) · 0419 611 825 (Heather)

🌱 Production Nurseries & Horticulture

Glendale Select Plants

Glendale Select Plants is a trade-only wholesale nursery growing and sourcing trees, shrubs, grasses, natives, hibiscus and subtropical plants. It supplies landscape-industry customers and is positioned to serve Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Hunter Valley clients requiring production plant stock.

26 Reservoir Road, Glendale NSW 2285 · ☎ (02) 4954 5922

🚜 Farm Machinery & Repairs

Hunter JCB

Hunter JCB’s Hexham operation supports Newcastle and the Hunter Valley with machinery sales, servicing, parts and rental support. Its agricultural range includes Fastrac tractors and telehandlers, backed by a local sales, service and display yard for farm and rural equipment needs.

21 Galleghan Street, Hexham NSW 2322 · ☎ 02 4014 8080 · Sales after-hours: 0491 133 325

Double R Hunter Valley

Double R Hunter Valley is an agricultural machinery branch at Rutherford supplying tractors, balers, mowers, spreaders and parts. Its workshop and field-service capability covers tractor and equipment repairs across Newcastle, the Hunter Valley and other listed regional locations.

339 New England Highway, Rutherford NSW 2320 · ☎ 02 6571 4249 · After-hours service: 0436 283 310 · After-hours parts: 0417 289 193

Stockers & Partridge

Based at Paterson, Stockers & Partridge supplies tractors, pumps, irrigation systems and agricultural equipment. Its workshop repairs tractors, agricultural machinery and pumps, providing a practical nearby option for Hunter farmers, smallholders and other rural operators.

38 Maitland Road, Paterson NSW 2421 · ☎ 02 4938 5154

💧 Irrigation & Water Systems

Summerland Water Services

Summerland Water Services designs and installs irrigation systems for domestic, commercial and agricultural customers. The locally operated business also provides pumping installation and maintenance across Newcastle, the Hunter Valley and surrounding regions, linking water-management planning with ongoing equipment support.

Newcastle and Hunter Valley service area · ☎ 1300 047 882

🐄 Livestock & Farm Animal Services

Newcastle Equine Centre

Newcastle Equine Centre is an equine veterinary hospital at Broadmeadow offering on-farm and hospital consultations, intensive care, surgery, diagnostic imaging, reproduction and laboratory testing. It combines ambulatory and hospital services for horses; its advertised after-hours emergency service is in-hospital only.

Via Darling Street, Newcastle Racecourse, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia · ☎ (02) 4927 6135

🛠️ Farm Contractors & Infrastructure

Swanridge Fencing

Swanridge Fencing is based at Buchanan and serves farms, acreages and equine properties around the Hunter and Lower Hunter. Its work includes rural fencing, gates, material delivery and related infrastructure, with a stated focus on horse properties.

846 Buchanan Road, Buchanan NSW 2323 · ☎ 0491 832328

🤝 Producer Groups & Industry Support

Hunter Local Land Services

Hunter Local Land Services is a NSW Government regional service supporting Hunter farmers and landholders through agricultural extension, biosecurity, animal health and land-management programs. Its Paterson regional office provides a useful support point for the Lower Hunter, including Newcastle’s agricultural catchment.

816 Tocal Road, Paterson NSW 2421 · ☎ Hunter enquiries: 1300 795 299 · Paterson regional office: (02) 4938 4900

Together, these enterprises show how Newcastle’s agricultural connections extend beyond the city into vineyard production, wholesale horticulture, machinery support, water systems, animal care and rural infrastructure across the Hunter.

Relevant local producers, suppliers, contractors and industry groups are welcome to add or update a listing with their specialisms, service area and direct contact details.

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