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Labor TFES announcement

Fruit eNews edition 241

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 7 April 2025, 11.45am

In this edition
  • Labor announces funding increase to TFES
  • In-bound Buyer Visits 2025
  • Mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct is now in effect
  • Changes to entry-level classifications in Horticulture Award and Pastoral Award
  • Free skills training with the SEE program
  • Summerfruit Australia appoints Carrie Starkings as new CEO
  • Industry perceptions towards blueberry root wrapping and crown disorders
  • Berries Australia Trade Update
  • Save the date! Fruit Growers Tasmania Conference 2025
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Ag Innovation Expo 2025
  • Have your say on investment planning
  • Export Tape available
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • Churchill Trust applications now open
  • Nuffield scholarship applications now open

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Apples on tree

Fruit eNews edition 240

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 28 March 2025, 12.00pm

In this edition
  • Tasmanian apple season is very ‘a-peel-ing’
  • Industry call on Labor to match Coalition TFES promise
  • Save the date! Fruit Growers Tasmania Conference 2025
  • Australian-Grown Innovation program
  • Supermarkets Inquiry – Final report released
  • Chilean wasps join the fight against codling moth
  • Final call: 2025 APAL Awards for Excellence
  • Cherry Export Season Debrief
  • Ag Innovation Expo 2025
  • Seeking your feedback: Tas Ag Tech Guide
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Export Tape available
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • Churchill Trust applications now open
  • Nuffield scholarship applications now open

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TFES changes proposal

Fruit eNews edition 239

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 21 March 2025, 2.00pm

In this edition
  • Call answered by Federal Opposition Leader on TFES
  • Save the date! Fruit Growers Tasmania Conference 2025
  • Australian Berry Journal - Autumn 2025
  • Upcoming changes to the Horticulture Award
  • Produce industry leader Dean Gall elected IFPA ANZ Chairman
  • Update on the BMSB Response
  • Cherry Export Season Debrief
  • National Cherry Industry End of Season Webinar
  • Ag Innovation Expo 2025
  • Key Changes to the Food and Grocery Code webinar
  • Regional Employment Projections Dashboard webinar
  • Expressions of Interest are now open for Fine Food Australia 2025
  • APAL Awards for Excellence – Nominations closing soon!
  • Crop Forecast now available on the APAL Data Hub
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Export Tape available
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • Boost Your Career with a Farming and Agriculture Industry Scholarship
  • Nuffield scholarship applications now open
  • Churchill Trust applications now open

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Conference 2025 banner

Fruit eNews edition 238

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Sunday, 16 March 2025, 9.00am

In this edition
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Conference 2025 - Save the date!
  • Cherry Export Season Debrief
  • Australia’s horticulture sector set for record growth in 2025
  • She'll be apples as harvest gets under way
  • Upcoming Consultation for Phase Two of the Review into the Impact of the PALM scheme Deed and Guideline Settings
  • Fair Farms Webinar
  • Key Changes to the Food and Grocery Code webinar
  • From Meals to Munchies webinar
  • Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook
  • Australian Plums Make Historic Debut in Vietnam
  • From sea to soil: transforming sea urchin waste into fertiliser
  • Women urged to join ag leadership program
  • European Honeybees and how our actions impact successful pollination
  • Have a say in Australia's pollination future
  • Queensland Varroa mite detections confirmed
  • Spatially Enabling Tree Crop Production Practice 2023-2027 Project
  • Emerging Cherry Industry Leaders Program
  • Hort connections early bird registration closing soon
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Export Tape available
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • Boost Your Career with a Farming and Agriculture Industry Scholarship
  • Nuffield scholarship applications now open
  • Churchill Trust applications now open

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BerryQuest 2025 farm tour

Fruit eNews edition 237

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 7 March 2025, 4.00pm

In this edition
  • Berry Quest conference in Tas a resounding success!
  • Primary production and processing standards
  • Understanding Your Rights Under the Horticulture Code of Conduct
  • Spatially Enabling Tree Crop Production Practice 2023-2027 Project
  • Funding for worker training is available for employers through the Skills Development Program
  • On farm and packing shed safety videos
  • Emerging Cherry Industry Leaders Program
  • Update on Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Detection
  • The State of the Consumer 2025
  • Hort connections early bird registration closing soon
  • 2025 APAL Awards for Excellence – Nominations still open!
  • Farm Debt Mediation Tasmania
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Export Tape available
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • Ag Innovation Expo 2025
  • Resilient Farming Tas webinars
  • Irrigated Soils workshops
  • Boost Your Career with a Farming and Agriculture Industry Scholarship
  • Nuffield scholarship applications now open
  • Churchill Trust applications now open

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Cherries Hansens

Fruit eNews edition 236

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 28 February 2025, 4.00pm

In this edition
  • Cherry Growers Australia Restructure Update
  • Proposed TFES changes gathering support
  • Tasmania welcomes berry growers from around the country
  • Emerging Cherry Industry Leaders Program
  • Australian Horticulture production value skyrockets to $17 billion
  • New way to plan and develop levy investments
  • Unlock fresh produce market trends webinar
  • Extension to the current PALM scheme minimum hours obligation
  • Michael Simonetta to retire from Perfection Fresh; Rod Quin appointed CEO
  • Pest fact sheets available for apple and pear crop monitors
  • APVMA Strategic Plan open for Consultation
  • New technology makes biosecurity responses easier for fruit growers
  • New bin tipper enhances cherry grading efficiency
  • 2025 APAL Awards for Excellence – Nominations still open!
  • Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Grants
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Export Tape available
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • Resilient Farming Tas webinars
  • ABARES Outlook 2025 conference
  • Irrigated Soils workshops
  • Boost Your Career with a Farming and Agriculture Industry Scholarship
  • 2026 Nuffield scholarship applications now open
  • Churchill Trust applications now open

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TFES changes proposal

Fruit eNews edition 235

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 24 February 2025, 5.00pm

In this edition
  • Tasmania’s producers and manufacturers call for immediate changes to the TFES
  • Inaugural Berry Industry Awards
  • The Greater South East Irrigation Scheme Water Sales are open
  • ABARES Outlook 2025 conference
  • Brown marmorated stinkbug detected in trap
  • New program to upskill current and future generations in the apple and pear industry
  • EOIs open for Thailand and Malaysia Trade and Investment Mission 2025
  • Enhancing orchard productivity through new digital resources
  • Skilled Refugee Labour Agreement Pilot
  • The BerryQuest International 2025 App is here
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Resilient Farming Tas webinars
  • Cherry post harvest field day
  • Irrigated Soils workshops
  • 2026 Nuffield scholarship applications now open
  • Churchill Trust applications opening soon
  • Hort Connections 2025 - Early Bird passes on sale
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • Export Tape available

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Biosecurity sign

Fruit eNews edition 234

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 14 February 2025, 10.00am

In this edition
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania welcome decision to scrap Biosecurity Protection Levy
  • Skilled Refugee Labour Agreement Pilot
  • EOIs open for Thailand and Malaysia Trade and Investment Mission 2025
  • Drought-ready plans for Tasmania
  • Have Your Say on the Future Drought Fund Innovation Challenges Pilot
  • The BerryQuest International 2025 App is here
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Resilient Farming Tas webinars
  • Workforce solutions - visa programs for farmers
  • Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook webinar
  • Cherry post harvest field day
  • Irrigated Soils workshops
  • Churchill Trust applications opening soon
  • Hort Connections 2025 - Early Bird passes on sale
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • Export Tape available

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Premier's Perfection Fresh visit

Fruit eNews edition 233

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 31 January 2025, 10.00am

In this edition
  • A day on the farm with Premier Jeremy Rockliff at Perfection Fresh
  • TikTok's increasing role in revolutionising Tasmanian cherry sales
  • ACCC Supermarket inquiry update
  • International Australian Pears campaign boosts sales and brand awareness
  • Cherry post harvest field day
  • Irrigated Soils workshops
  • Berry Spray Optimisation Webinar
  • Workforce solutions - visa programs for farmers
  • Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook webinar
  • New Varroa Workshop confirmed
  • Churchill Trust applications opening soon
  • Richard Clayton elected as Chair of the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance
  • Troy Williams appointed new NFF Chief Executive
  • Bee Friendly Farming for berry growers
  • There’s still time to nominate for a Berry Industry Award!
  • New science based pollinator education program announced
  • The new cherry growers Australia website is now live
  • Spreyton Fresh finish their cherry harvest
  • Hort Connections 2025 - Early Bird passes on sale
  • Coles Nurture Fund grants
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • 1kg ‘Tasmanian Grown’ Cherry Bags now available
  • Export Tape now available

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Scott Price photo mix

Fruit eNews edition 232

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 10.00am

In this edition
  • Industry Legend Scott Price retires
  • Berry Spray Optimisation Webinar
  • Cherry Season launch event in Taiwan
  • Taiwan and Hong Kong market visits
  • The BerryQuest International 2025 Program is here!
  • JCLM Farming: Leading the way in strawberry plant production
  • TIA blueberry rust research
  • Stop, check, protect - be aware of scam campaigns
  • Registrations still open for APAL grower tour to South Africa
  • Release of the Future Drought Fund Investment Strategy
  • Boost Your Career with a Farming and Agriculture Industry Scholarship
  • Coles Nurture Fund grants
  • Resilient Farming Tas webinar series
  • New award aims to inspire students to pursue food microbiology and food safety research
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • 1kg ‘Tasmanian Grown’ Cherry Bags now available
  • Export Tape now available

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