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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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.