Environment
- Vic ditches single-use plastic bags>
Vic ditches single-use plastic bags
by Gabrielle Easter 18 October 2017
The Victorian government has flagged a ban on single-use lightweight plastic…
- Woolies ditches plastic bags in NZ>
Woolies ditches plastic bags in NZ
by Gabrielle Easter 10 October 2017
Countdown supermarkets will phase out single-use plastic bags by the end of…
- Growing appetite for on-farm data>
Growing appetite for on-farm data
by Gabrielle Easter 19 September 2017 Fruit, Grapes, Vegetables and Other Products
Australian ag-tech company The Yield has released a free app growers ahead of…
- Single-use plastics bigger than climate change?>
Single-use plastics bigger than climate change?
by Tom Gilling 15 August 2017 Fruit and Vegetables
It was the question put to delegates at the Freshcare Forum to kickstart a…
- Plant & Food in apple biodiversity study>
Plant & Food in apple biodiversity study
by Carl Collen 10 August 2017 Apples & Pears
Organisation has compared the biodiversity of modern commercial orchards with…
- Cape growers face difficult times>
Cape growers face difficult times
by Fred Meintjes 9 August 2017
Drought conditions means the agricultural industry is battling with the…
- Eyeing energy efficiency>
Eyeing energy efficiency
by Dr Doug Reid 27 July 2017
Dr Doug Reid, engineering manager at Tomra Sorting Food, looks at how food…
- Panama disease confirmed on QLD farm>
Panama disease confirmed on QLD farm
by Gabrielle Easter 26 July 2017 Bananas
Queensland’s agriculture minister has confirmed that a banana farm in…
- Florida researchers seek production options>
Florida researchers seek production options
by Carl Collen 20 July 2017
A new US$3m grant will fund a four-year research project to find more places to…
- Aussie retailers to ditch plastic bags>
Aussie retailers to ditch plastic bags
by Gabrielle Easter 17 July 2017 Fruit and Vegetables
Leading Australian retailers Woolworths and Coles will phase out single-use…
