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03-07-2017
Australian Flowers Week returns
Australian Flowers Week is back again and will be held this year between Saturday, 16 September and Sunday, 24 September 2017.
30-06-2017
Melbourne Flower Show a success
Flowers Victoria reported that the 2017 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show was a tremendously successful venture in an attempt to showcase the highest quality flowers and design from the cut flower and horticulture industries.
22-06-2017
Diagnostics, knowledge needed to prevent the spread of diseases
Agricultural and horticultural crops worldwide are threatened by various diseases, from which several important ones are caused by bacteria. Bacterial infections can result in a great variety of symptoms such as wilting, leaf spot, cankers and bacterial rot, according to Dr Jan van der Wolf of Wagenigen Univsersity.
22-06-2017
NZ Biosecurity Awards – entries open now
The Ministry for Primary Industries is on the hunt for individuals, groups or businesses who’ve made a positive difference to New Zealand’s biosecurity.
18-06-2017
Aussie Flower Festival coming together
The Australian Flower Festival preparations are in full swing with presenters, floral demonstrators and sponsors all signing up for the event in Brisbane on 18 September 2017.
11-06-2017
Aussie minimum wage increase
Australia’s Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) requires the Fair Work Commission’s Expert Panel to conduct and complete a review of the national minimum wage and minimum wages in modern awards in each financial year.
08-06-2017
Crouch Winner of Mark Blue Scholarship
PMA Australia-New Zealand has announced that the fourth round of the Mark Blue Scholarship has awarded another future leader in fresh produce.
05-06-2017
Swann Agencies Platinum Sponsor for Flower Festival
Floral sundries supplier Swann Agencies has signed on to be the Platinum Sponsor for this year's Australian Flower Festival.
31-05-2017
Scientists identify global biosecurity ‘game-changers’
“We need to prepare for more incursions of pests, diseases and weeds driven by our rapidly transforming world,” scientists have cautioned in a recent study.
29-05-2017
Funding boost to strengthen NZ biosecurity
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy believes that the boost of $18.4 million of operating funding over four years from Budget 2017 will help further strengthen the biosecurity system and protect New Zealand’s borders.