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Carl Hansen
Photo: Hansen Orchards

Fruit eNews edition 273

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 10 November 2025, 2.05pm

In this edition
  • Remembering Carl Hansen: An icon of the Tasmanian fruit industry
  • Tasmanian food safety regulations for berries
  • Joint cherry and summerfruit biosecurity project launched
  • Area Freedom Certificates
  • Residential Tenancy Amendment Regulations 2025
  • Grow the Future: Horticulture Internship Program
  • Hansen Orchards expect volume to be up by 30% to 40% on last season
  • Rupert Hansen continuing family's proud apple tradition with scholarship
  • Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
  • Tasmania’s new long-term agriculture strategy
  • Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
  • Webinar reveals the power of pollinators
  • Unpack what's propelling productivity in Australian horticulture
  • Final National Varroa Mite Management Program Webinar
  • Register now for spring series of APAL orchard walks
  • Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
  • Register for the APAL Annual General Meeting 2025
  • Farm Debt Mediation Grant Program – applications still open
  • Accelerating Trade Grant Program

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R&R Smith Pacific Island Apple Picker
Photo: R&R Smith

Fruit eNews edition 272

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 10.05am

In this edition
  • Minimum hours to continue employment security for PALM scheme workers
  • Australia trials UV light to control powdery mildew in crops
  • Tasmania’s new long-term agriculture strategy
  • SHIFt: New investment planning system progresses
  • Get ‘RIC Ready’ to apply for a low-cost farm business loan
  • Webinar reveals the power of pollinators
  • Final National Varroa Mite Management Program Webinar
  • Congratulations to Andrew Smith
  • Beekeepers - Join the 2025 COLOSS Survey
  • Expressions of interest: Trade and Investment Mission
  • Reid Fruits predict a strong crop
  • Unpack what's propelling productivity in Australian horticulture
  • Register now for spring series of APAL orchard walks
  • Farm Debt Mediation Grant Program – applications still open
  • Biosecurity Officer opportunity
  • Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
  • Agriculture Sector - Visa Information Sessions
  • Register for the APAL Annual General Meeting 2025
  • Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
  • Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
  • Accelerating Trade Grant Program
  • 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant

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Tasmanian Ag Strategy 2025

Fruit eNews edition 271

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 20 October 2025, 8.05am

In this edition
  • Tasmania’s new long term agriculture strategy
  • New market access for blueberries to Vietnam
  • Expressions of interest: Trade and Investment Mission
  • Unpack what's propelling productivity in Australian horticulture
  • Register now for spring series of APAL orchard walks
  • Navigating food safety? The fresh produce food safety help desk can guide you
  • Tasmanian trials test precision thinning for apples
  • Labour sending unit shutdown and recruitment application submissions over Christmas
  • Farm Debt Mediation Grant Program – applications still open
  • Biosecurity Officer opportunity
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
  • Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
  • Agriculture Sector - Visa Information Sessions
  • Cherry Picked Podcast
  • Register for the APAL Annual General Meeting 2025
  • Berries AGMs
  • Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
  • 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month
  • Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
  • Accelerating Trade Grant Program
  • Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
  • 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant

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TFES changes proposal

Fruit eNews edition 270

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 10 October 2025, 8.30am

In this edition
  • Review to ensure a strong transport future for Tasmania
  • Inward buyer opportunity
  • Start of Fruit Fly High Risk Season for Tasmania
  • Cherry Growers Pollination Day
  • Third intake open for Future Orchards Young Grower Immersion Program
  • End of Year Agricultural Science Honours Seminar
  • Updated healthy soils fact sheet
  • Agriculture Sector - Visa Information Sessions
  • Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
  • Launch webinar: Pre-Farm Gate Waste Data Dashboard
  • Berries AGMs
  • Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
  • 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month
  • Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
  • Accelerating Trade Grant Program
  • Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
  • 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant

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AGM 2025

Fruit eNews edition 269

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 3 October 2025, 8.00am

In this edition
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual General Meeting 2025 and Board update
  • Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme and Bass Strait Shipping seminars
  • Inward buyer opportunity
  • Agriculture Sector - Visa Information Sessions
  • Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
  • Launch webinar: Pre-Farm Gate Waste Data Dashboard
  • Berries AGMs
  • Strawberry variety overview webinar
  • Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
  • Future Orchards Trial Incubator 2025–26 applications are open
  • Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
  • Accelerating Trade Grant Program
  • Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
  • 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
  • 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month
  • September 2025 agricultural chemicals update

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Julie Collins MP at 2024 AGM

Fruit eNews edition 268

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 29 September 2025, 8.00am

In this edition
  • Last chance to register to attend the Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual General Meeting 2025
  • New Berry IDO
  • Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
  • Shaping the Future of Horticulture Leadership
  • Berries AGMs
  • Strawberry variety overview webinar
  • Blueberry Growers – Do you have 10 Minutes to Help?
  • Agricultural Chemical Skill Set training
  • APVMA Strategic and Corporate Plans
  • Stink bug season is here
  • Seasonal update with TAS Farm Innovation Hub and Ag Logic
  • Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
  • Future Orchards Trial Incubator 2025–26 applications are open
  • Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
  • Accelerating Trade Grant Program
  • Tasmanian Trade Consultation
  • Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
  • 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
  • 2026 Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership
  • 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month - Registrations now open
  • Apply for Primary Employers Tasmania’s $5,000 Scholarship

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Julie Collins MP speaking at 2024 AGM

Fruit eNews edition 267

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 19 September 2025, 2.30pm

In this edition
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual General Meeting 2025
  • Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
  • Hort IQ Webinar: What’s driving growth in fruit, vegetables and nuts?
  • Skills Insight launches Workforce Plan 2025-2026
  • Future Orchards Trial Incubator 2025–26 applications are open
  • Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
  • Feeding Australia: A National Food Security Strategy
  • Accelerating Trade Grant Program
  • Tasmanian Trade Consultation
  • Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
  • 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
  • 2026 Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership
  • September is National Suicide Prevention Month
  • 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month - Registrations now open
  • Apply for Primary Employers Tasmania’s $5,000 Scholarship
  • Core Skills Occupations List consultation

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AGM 2024 Peter Presentation

Fruit eNews edition 266

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 15 September 2025, 8.30am

In this edition
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual General Meeting 2025
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Board update
  • Apply now for a scholarship through the University of Tasmania
  • Feeding Australia: A National Food Security Strategy
  • Productivity powwow with Simon Dornauf
  • Financial support services webinar
  • National Fruit Fly Strategy Workshop
  • Accelerating Trade Grant Program
  • Tasmanian Trade Consultation
  • Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
  • 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award
  • 2026 Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership
  • Shaping the future of horticulture investment
  • September is National Suicide Prevention Month
  • Spraying Crops Best Practice webinar
  • 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month - Registrations now open
  • Apply for Primary Employers Tasmania’s $5,000 Scholarship
  • Core Skills Occupations List consultation
  • TAS Farm Innovation Hub surveys

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AFL 2025

Fruit eNews edition 265

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Sunday, 7 September 2025, 9.30pm

In this edition
  • Tackling turbulent times in trade
  • Fruit Industry Development Officer
  • New export market opens up for apple growers
  • Australian Berry Journal - Spring 2025
  • $1 billion more for Regional Investment Corp
  • Stand with the Land this Ag Day
  • Tasmanian Trade Consultation
  • Winter orchard walk presentations now available
  • Building the case for fumigation-free apple exports
  • TAS Farm Innovation Hub surveys
  • New tool empowers growers to tap productivity opportunity
  • Discover how HortIQ is transforming horticulture insights webinar
  • Spraying Crops Best Practice webinar
  • Pacific Engagement Visa employer information webinar
  • Soilborne diseases webinars
  • Environmental approvals for the Sassafras Wesley Vale Irrigation Scheme Augmentation
  • 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month - Registrations now open
  • 2025 Pollinator Photography Competition
  • Apply for Primary Employers Tasmania’s $5,000 Scholarship
  • Core Skills Occupations List consultation
  • Have Your Say on Phase 2 of the PALM Scheme Review

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Seasonal Produce Guide 2025 cover

Fruit eNews edition 264

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 29 August 2025, 9.30am

In this edition
  • Last chance to advertise in the Seasonal Produce Guide
  • Last chance to nominate for Fruit Growers Tasmania Board
  • Fruit Industry Development Officer
  • Lifetime achiever sails through nearly half a century in the industry
  • Thinning workshop for apple growers
  • Tasmanian Trade Consultation
  • Farmer’s legacy provides a boost for sustainable agriculture
  • Spraying Crops Best Practice webinar
  • What are the benefits of biodiversity for pest management in cropping systems?
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania has moved
  • PIPS 4 Profit research updates from the APAL Technical Symposium
  • Pacific Engagement Visa employer information webinar
  • Soilborne diseases webinars
  • What the Right to Disconnect Means
  • Apply for Primary Employers Tasmania’s $5,000 Scholarship
  • APAL Board member nominations Tasmania
  • It's National Biosecurity Week
  • Core Skills Occupations List consultation
  • Have Your Say on Phase 2 of the PALM Scheme Review

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