The fresh produce is sourced from hundreds of trees planted there, which made it a fitting nomination for the Made in Berrigan Shire award.
Unfortunately for the business, it was mourning the passing of Mowbray Farm patriarch Angelo Diaco who died a few days before the awards.
Senior orchard operations manager Rob Bonaddio said the award was therefore dedicated to Angelo.
‘‘It’s absolutely amazing. It (Berrigan Shire) is not known as a citrus area,’’ Mr Bonaddio said.
‘‘We’ve done it hard by planting, losing trees then replanting, growing trees and extending all different varieties.
‘‘There are more than 12 varieties of citrus and my favourite tasting is the Sumo mandarin.
‘‘It’s good to know people are eating our produce and we want to promote it that way.
‘‘We have to find ways to buy water and keep the trees growing.’’
Mr Bonaddio said the business will continue to grow over the next 12 months.
‘‘It’s going to be monstrous moving forward and we’re planning an extra 100 acres next year — more seedless varieties and more Sumo trees.
‘‘We’re trying to expand the market and how people can get their citrus from the Berrigan area.’’
Mowbray was established a decade ago, and in 2017 was acquired by AC Foods.
AC Foods operations manager Dean Trembath said without Angelo’s vision the business wouldn’t be where it is today.
‘‘Angelo and his brother Frank had a vision in 2009 to turn the property into an industry leading citrus orchard. Marcus Diaco came on board in 2017 with AC Foods.
‘‘The constant corporate growth and investment will be great for the area. We thank Berrigan Shire for allowing us to showcase this great local business.’’
Other finalists were: Woodstock Flour (Berrigan), MON Foods (Barooga), Craig Matheson Wood Turning & Bec’s Laser Engraving (Finley).