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Tax cuts
Photo: Nataliya Vaitkevich

Fruit eNews edition 257

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 11 July 2025, 9.30am

In this edition
  • Fruit industry calls for a competitive payroll tax ahead of the State election
  • Export Accreditation for Apples 2025-26
  • Asia Fruit Logistica 2025 - Opportunity to participate
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours Scholarship for 2025
  • Little Farms Singapore is coming to Launceston
  • APAL Board member nominations Tasmania
  • Invitation to become a member of Cherry Growers Australia Limited
  • Berries Australia resource library
  • Pollination and Varroa - What comes next?
  • Farm Business Resilience Planning Course
  • FarmX Conference & Expo
  • New resistance management strategies critical to safeguarding Australian cropping production and productivity
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
  • Cherry Nutrition & Best Practice Spray Webinar Series
  • Exporters After Hours – Connecting Tasmania’s Export Community
  • Drones in Ag webinar
  • Irrigation Basics for the Berry Industry
  • APAL Exporter Workshops
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards winter walks
  • National Horticulture Compliance Survey 2025

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TFES changes proposal

Fruit eNews edition 256

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 11.00am

In this edition
  • Increased support for Tasmanian freight begins
  • Little Farms Singapore is coming to Launceston
  • Export Accreditation for Apples 2025-26
  • Designated Area Migration Agreement feedback requested
  • Invitation to become a member of Cherry Growers Australia Limited
  • 3.5 % Minimum Wage Increase for the Horticulture Industry
  • $2.5m net gain as the birds get the bird
  • States vary in horticulture food safety rollout
  • Vigour management workshop catch up
  • Emerging Australian cherry leaders gain global insights on U.S. study tour
  • Cherry Picked podcast
  • 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Conference
  • Protected Cropping Australia Conference
  • Cherry Nutrition & Best Practice Spray Webinar Series
  • Exporters After Hours – Connecting Tasmania’s Export Community
  • Drones in Ag webinar
  • Irrigation Basics for the Berry Industry
  • APAL Exporter Workshops
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards winter walks
  • National Horticulture Compliance Survey 2025
  • Go Global Export Academy

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Bronze Leaf Beetle
Photo: Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture

Fruit eNews edition 255

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 27 June 2025, 2.30pm

In this edition
  • Bronze leaf beetle a threat to Tasmania berry crops
  • Designated Area Migration Agreement feedback requested
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania 33rd Industry Conference feedback
  • Introduction to Lean: Do More with Less in Your Farming Business webinar
  • Cherry Nutrition & Best Practice Spray Webinar Series
  • Exporters After Hours – Connecting Tasmania’s Export Community
  • Drones in Ag webinar
  • Irrigation Basics for the Berry Industry
  • Export Curious? Discover global opportunities on this Berries Australia industry tour
  • National Horticulture Compliance Survey 2025
  • Have your say: mapping careers in agriculture
  • Applications open for the export of summerfruit to protocol markets
  • Beyond Blue’s NewAccess for Small Business Owners
  • APAL Exporter Workshops
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards winter walks
  • Insights from APAL’s South Africa tour - part 2
  • Victorian Irrigation workshops
  • Go Global Export Academy

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Harvest workers

Fruit eNews edition 254

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 10.30am

In this edition
  • Designated Area Migration Agreement feedback requested
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania 33rd Industry Conference feedback
  • Growing a Career in Horticulture
  • Exporters After Hours – Connecting Tasmania’s Export Community
  • Global Lessons for Australian Cherry Orchards: What The Emerging Leaders Learned in USA
  • Primary Producer Emergency Response Grant Program closing soon
  • National Horticulture Compliance Survey 2025
  • Australian summerfruit growers: your voice matters!
  • Have your say: mapping careers in agriculture
  • Cherry export accreditation applications are closing soon
  • Applications open for the export of summerfruit to protocol markets
  • Webinar: From Value to Values: The evolving Australian consumer
  • Go Global Export Academy
  • Freshcare Participant and Supporter Webinar
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards winter walks
  • Insights from APAL’s South Africa tour
  • Minimum wages increase 3.5% from 1 July 2025
  • AgriEmpower Scholarship boosts young professsionals

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Industry award winners 2025

Fruit eNews edition 253

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Saturday, 14 June 2025, 7.30pm

In this edition
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Conference and Industry Awards Dinner a great success
  • Minimum wages increase 3.5% from 1 July 2025
  • Strengthen your cybersecurity habits to stay safe this tax time
  • Cherry Export Accreditation Workshop 2025-26
  • Cherry export accreditation applications are now open
  • Applications open for the export of summerfruit to protocol markets
  • Australian Berry Journal - Winter 2025
  • Freshcare Participant and Supporter Webinar
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards winter walks
  • New visa option for Tasmania - invitation to participate in consultation
  • AgriEmpower Scholarship boosts young professsionals

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APAL Award winners 2025
Photo: Fred & Hannah + Jacqui Beven Photography

Fruit eNews edition 252

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 6 June 2025, 9.30am

In this edition
  • Committed Tassie growers celebrated in national awards
  • Less than a week until the 33rd Fruit Growers Tasmania Industry Conference
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Special General Meeting Notice
  • Industry honours for growers and industry professionals
  • Announcing CGA Ltd
  • Cherry export accreditation applications are now open
  • Cherry Export Accreditation Workshop 2025-26
  • Applications open for the export of summerfruit to protocol markets
  • Innovated Ag Meet Up - Fresh Perspectives
  • Freshcare Participant and Supporter Webinar
  • Tailored tax time tips
  • Drought Ready Tasmania – Quick Wins Grants Program 2025
  • New visa option for Tasmania - invitation to participate in consultation
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards winter walks
  • 2025 Tasmanian Export Award Applications Are Open!
  • AgriEmpower Scholarship boosts young professionals

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Fruit eNews edition 251

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 2 June 2025, 6.30am

In this edition
  • Last chance to register for the 33rd Fruit Growers Tasmania Industry Conference
  • Cherry Export Accreditation Workshop 2025-26
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Special General Meeting Notice
  • Visit the ACCC's new small business web page
  • Honours research opportunity: How does heat stress affect strawberry ripening?
  • Drought Ready Tasmania – Quick Wins Grants Program 2025
  • New visa option for Tasmania - invitation to participate in consultation
  • Strawberry Variety Overview: California Berry Cultivars
  • Cherry Picked podcast
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
  • Irrigation System Design workshop
  • Summerfruit Australia Grower Day
  • 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Conference
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards winter walks
  • Let’s Bring Agriculture Events to Tasmania
  • 2025 Tasmanian Export Award Applications Are Open!
  • Export Tape available
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • AgriEmpower Scholarship boosts young professionals
  • Leadership Scholarships for Women in Horticulture

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Fruit eNews edition 249

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 23 May 2025, 12.30pm

In this edition
  • Conference Update: Attendee registrations close at midnight tonight...don't miss out!
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Special General Meeting Notice
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Industry Awards 2025
  • New visa option for Tasmania - invitation to participate in consultation
  • Respected supply chain leaders appointed to IFPA ANZ board
  • University of Queensland develops biodegradable food packaging
  • Second intake now open for Future Orchards Young Grower Immersion Program
  • Asia eyes Australian agrifood at FHA–Food & Beverage 2025
  • AgriEmpower Scholarship boosts young professsionals
  • Protected Cropping Australia Conference
  • Automated analytics tap into a world of under-used data
  • Chef's Garden Hong Kong are coming to Hobart
  • Invitation to participate in the Fair Farms Governance Committees
  • Irrigation System Design workshop
  • 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Conference
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards winter walks
  • Export Tape available
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • 2025 Tasmanian Export Award Applications Are Open!
  • Leadership Scholarships for Women in Horticulture

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Fruit eNews edition 248

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 16 May 2025, 4.30pm

In this edition
  • Conference Update: more speakers confirmed and sponsor & exhibitor opportunities extended!
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Special General Meeting Notice
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Industry Awards 2025
  • Federal Labor Government Ministerial arrangements
  • Chef's Garden Hong Kong are coming to Hobart
  • Invitation to participate in the Fair Farms Governance Committees
  • Victorian beehive movement permit update
  • The Future of Digital Integration in Berries
  • The future of Agrisolar webinar
  • Irrigation System Design workshop
  • Growing Good Different Partnerships with ALDI workshop
  • 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Conference
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards winter walks
  • Webinar: Orchard development decisions – from start to finish
  • Registration open for the 2025 APAL Technical Symposium
  • John Grey Nuffield Report released
  • TIA's 2024 Highlights Report
  • Workforce Participation and Training Program Now Open for Applications
  • Have your say in Hort Innovation’s Grower and Partner Survey
  • 2025 Tasmanian Export Award Applications Are Open!
  • Leadership Scholarships for Women in Horticulture
  • Export Tape available
  • Fruit and water testing services

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