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02-12-2016
Aussie’s Tree Nut Industry calls for Govt to ‘Get On With the Job’
The Australian tree nut industry, worth $1.4 billion at farm gate and growing, says it is disappointed with the politicking currently taking place in Canberra and calls for the immediate resolution of the backpacker tax issue.
02-12-2016
Northern Crop Research Site Field Day 2016
FAR invites growers to attend its Northern Crop Research Site Field Day.
02-12-2016
Entries now open for Marketer of the Year Award 2017
Nominations for the sixth annual PMA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Year Award, which recognises outstanding achievement in the marketing of fresh fruit, flowers and vegetables in Australia and New Zealand, are now open.
01-12-2016
Understanding the dynamics of European, Chinese fruit and veg trade
Freshfel and the Chinese Inspection and Quarantine Association (CIQA) recently organised a joint workshop with the title ‘Understanding the dynamics of European and Chinese fruit and vegetable trade’.
01-12-2016
QLD growers angry at lack of backpacker tax compromise
Peak horticulture body, Growcom said that growers across Queensland were absolutely crushed by the rejection of the compromise position of a 15 percent tax rate for backpackers in the Senate.
01-12-2016
Calling all cropping farmers
Irrigation, cultivation and pollination are just three of the topics on the programme at CROPS 2016, FAR’s major cropping event of the year, being held at Chertsey, near Ashburton, on Wednesday, 7 December.
01-12-2016
Three Aussie hort players call for compromise
Three of the largest organisations representing Australian horticulture and its growers have called on all political players to end the political brinkmanship and come to a compromise to resolve the backpacker tax issue.
01-12-2016
RSE increase welcomed
Horticulture New Zealand reports that the Government has increased the number of workers under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme to 10,500 for the 2016-17 season.
01-12-2016
2017 Hort Conference announced
Horticulture New Zealand has announced that the 2017 Horticulture Conference will be held 12-14 July 2017.
30-11-2016
Great White Butterflies gone from NZ
The Great White Butterfly is officially eradicated from New Zealand, reports Mike Chapman, Horticulture New Zealand CEO, who has lauded the achievement.