All posts tagged "horticulture"

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  Aussie growers kick off six-month trade tour

  More than 200 Australian fruit, vegetable and nut producers and industry representatives are in Hong Kong this week to showcase their produce...

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  Hitchhiking bugs cause a stink

  Emergency measures introduced in 2014 to prevent an exotic stink bug establishing itself in Australia were so successful that similar measures have...

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  Banana industry weighs-in on nation’s health

  The nation’s banana growers will soon be ‘a-peeling’ to Aussie families around a sizeable issue, as the industry gears up to launch...

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  Growers urged to comply with harmonised food safety standards

  AUSVEG is calling all direct suppliers to Australia’s major retailers, including growers, to ensure they comply with the new Harmonised Australian Retailer...

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  India gets first taste of Australian blueberries and lamb

  Fresh Australian blueberries and tender Aussie lamb were tried and tasted by potential importers during an Australia-India dinner hosted by Assistant Minister...

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  Diagnose plant diseases quicker and more accurately

  Victoria’s ability to protect its $2.3 billion horticulture industry against devastating bacterial plant diseases is now even more robust thanks to Agriculture...

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  World-first technique to ease global avocado shortage

  A world-first innovative plant growing technique that is set to double Queensland’s avocado production and smash the global shortage of avocado trees...

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  Hort industry congratulates Andrew Bulmer on award win

  The Australian horticulture industry has welcomed the announcement of Victorian vegetable grower Andrew Bulmer as the Kondinin Group and ABC Rural 2017...

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  Water infrastructure funding for SA welcomed

  South Australian vegetable grower body AUSVEG SA has welcomed the announcement of $45.6 million in Australian Government funding for water infrastructure in...

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  Horticulture industry abuzz for better bee pest surveillance

  The Federal Government is strengthening the surveillance of Australia’s bee population for exotic pests, protecting an industry worth $2.5 billion to horticulture...