Horticulture

Horticulture

Testing new technology

High tech sensors, laser scanners and thermal imaging technology are set to call a number of Tatura orchards home, as the Victorian Government’s $12million Internet of Things (IoT) trials move a step closer to getting under way.

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New plan to fill harvest jobs

Jobseekers are being urged under a new Morrison Government scheme to take up work on farms or face losing their welfare payments for up to a month.

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Horticulture

Funding for hort plan

The Victorian Government announced $5million for the Horticulture Development Plan at Tatura last week.

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Labor exploitation risk

Businesses that employ backpackers will be able to keep the details secret under legislation which Labor says could leave workers vulnerable to exploitation.

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Showcasing opportunities

A Greater Shepparton delegation to China and Indonesia has met with AusTrade Commissioners, advocating for apple and pear protocols to be developed.

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Seeking trade opportunities

A Shepparton delegation has been in China and Indonesia to showcase the region’s fruit product and boost trade opportunities.

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Tackling pest

Home gardeners, commercial growers and community groups have been enlisted to stop the spread of Queensland fruit fly.

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SPC future being reviewed

Coca-Cola Amatil could sell fruit processor SPC at the end of a review announced by the food and beverage company as part of its six-monthly financial results report.

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Agriculture Victoria staff member recognised

Agriculture Victoria’s David Williams has been recognised for his decades of work, recently receiving a prestigious award.

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Market review

The Victorian Government is promising a review of the Melbourne Market at Epping, after persistent complaints from stallholders over rent increases and other operational issues.

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Free pest info offered

Australian apple and pear growers are invited to attend free training in integrated pest and disease management to help preserve orchard health and viability.

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Flying fox fix sought

State Member for Shepparton Suzanna Sheed has called on the Victorian Government to address the growing flying fox problem in the region.

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Boots boost safety

Orchard and farm workers from the Malaysian community in the Shepparton area are extremely thankful to a Tatura manufacturing business which has donated second-hand work boots to be distributed among them.

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New fruit chief

Fruit Growers Victoria has announced the election of Mitchell McNab as the organisation’s chairman.

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Survey seeks to inform project

Australian apple and pear growers, pest management scouts and advisers are being encouraged to participate in a short survey to share their experience and knowledge about integrated pest disease management practices.

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Ready for the next 100 years

Struggling to make a profit, growers anxious about their fruit deliveries, competition from cheap imports — some things remain the same, as Coca Cola Amatil managing director Alison Watkins remarked last week.

Geoff Adams
Horticulture

CCA sees fruitful future for SPC

Country News: When Coca Cola Amatil took over SPC there were high expectations of a transformation under a leading Australian marketing company. Some people are surprised it is taking so long for change.

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Melons in comeback

Australia’s rockmelon industry is getting a helping hand from the Federal Government to help it recover from a deadly listeria outbreak that gutted the industry.

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