Fruit Growers Tasmania | Tuesday, 13 November 2018, 7.00am
The FGT team have just come off a busy week heading around all key growing regions for our ‘Meat and Greet’ sessions. FGT CEO Stuart Burgess shares his thoughts on the events and how this will shape the organisation.
Fruit Growers Tasmania | Thursday, 8 November 2018, 1.45pm
Hort Innovation has now released the annual reports for 2018. These reports detail investment spending for research and marketing projects from national grower levies, and are available here.
Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Monday, 5 November 2018, 4.48pm
Changes to the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) that came into effect on 1 October, 2018, provide that every party in the heavy vehicle transport supply chain has a duty to ensure the safety of their transport activities. This means businesses who own themselves or contract other heavy vehicle owners or drivers to deliver their produce need […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Monday, 5 November 2018, 4.02pm
The Prime Minister has announced changes to the Working Holiday Maker and Seasonal Workers Programme (SWP) visas growers rely on to address labour challenges in Australia. Changes to the Working Holiday Maker program will let backpackers qualify for a third year in Australia by performing additional work in regional industries like agriculture, and will raise […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Thursday, 1 November 2018, 12.58pm
1 November 2018: The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) has formally commenced an import risk analysis for apples from the Pacific Northwest States (Oregon, Idaho and Washington) of the United States of America. Confirmation of the import risk analysis came via a Biosecurity Advice, issued via the DAWR website earlier today. Involving a […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 5.01pm
APAL Chair, Michele Allan, yesterday highlighted the need for greater cross-sector collaboration, rapid commercialisation of R&D techniques, and a stronger focus on ‘customer centricity’ as just three important challenges facing apple and pear growers. Speaking at APAL’s AGM in Melbourne on Tuesday 30 October, Michele said increasing focus on ‘customer centricity’ would be important for […]
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Hort Innovation | Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 4.22pm
Today represents a symbolic day for emoji lovers from all around the world. But Aussie mango lovers are in especially good spirits after the release of the long-anticipated mango emoji. The launch arrives after a two-year-strong campaign led by Australian Mangoes and funded through Hort Innovation with national consumer and grower support to lobby the emoji…
Hort Innovation | Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 2.54pm
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 10.44am
The Jazz™ Apple team is looking for two to three apple or pear professionals with a love of cycling to join their team for The Hunger Ride, a 1-day corporate cycling challenge through 172kms of Victoria’s most beautiful and difficult cycling terrain. The ride is set to take place on Saturday 16 March 2019, and consists of […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited | Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 11.43am
Longstanding Australian Pome Fruit Improvement Program (APFIP) operations manager Mark Hankin stepped down in October after over a decade running the program. Mark leaves the role for a family business venture outside the apple and pear industry, but still in the Huon Valley, where he and his wife Trici have bought the Huonville Goodyear Autocare […]
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