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29-04-2016

Greenhouse grower is AUSVEG SA Grower of the Year

South Australian greenhouse vegetable grower and packer, Mr Duy Ly, Chief Executive Officer of 4 Ways Fresh and President of the Vietnamese Farmers Association of South Australia, has been awarded the AUSVEG SA Grower of the Year Award at the 2016 AUSVEG SA Awards for Excellence on Thursday, 28 April.

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29-04-2016

Mothers Day 8th May

Joy Knight reviews the experience of a florist in making the most of what is the calendar's most important celebration when it comes to flower sales

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29-04-2016

Young Hort time to Apply

Highly successful in offering career changing study and travel to young horticulturists across all sectors, it's time for Flower Grower or Floristry candidates to apply for 2016's competition

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29-04-2016

Advocate Calls it a Day

Grower Bob Stoothoff hoped reason would prevail and flower growers would be able to meet market needs in supplying Asparagus Fern as cut foliage...sadly this was not to be the case

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28-04-2016

Climate change strategies for primary sector to be aired

More than thirty scientists and business development managers from Plant & Food Research will gather for a workshop this week to discuss and develop strategies for addressing threats and opportunities posed by climate change to the primary sector.

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28-04-2016

‘Northern Australia’ inconsistent and unfair say veg growers

The Federal Government’s proposed $5 billion investment in Northern Australia follows inconsistent and unfair boundaries and excludes valuable regional centres, according to national peak vegetable industry body AUSVEG and Western Australian peak vegetable body, vegetablesWA.

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28-04-2016

Forgotten Daphne takes the crown

Every twelve months, the Nursery & Garden Industry of Australia deliberates over many ornamental plant variety entries, and then declares one new plant to be The Plant of the Year.

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28-04-2016

Three potential Regional Research Institutes shortlisted

Three concept proposals to establish new Regional Research Institutes have been shortlisted and applicants will now enter the business case development stage of the selection process.

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28-04-2016

Production hort welcomes $960K investment in Reef health

An additional Federal Government investment of $960,000 to assist production horticulture growers to improve water quality on farms in the Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Bowen and Burdekin Reef catchments over the next three years has been welcomed by peak horticulture body, Growcom.

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28-04-2016

Pink Lady Middle East agent appointed

Following the success of Pink Lady® in South East Asia, Pink Lady Development and APAL have identified the Middle East as another key territory with significant growth potential as an export market for Pink Lady apples.

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