News from Produce Plus – Page 108
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ArticleUS, Australia sign food safety agreement
New bilateral food safety agreement a win for Australian exporters
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ArticleHi-tech glasshouse to open in the Grampians
The Victorian government has invested in Nectar Farms to develop a large-scale hydroponic glasshouse
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ArticleA$110m boost to SA food production
The South Australian government has announced a plan to invest in the state’s water infrastructure to boost food production
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ArticleNut project to reduce waste, up yields
Australia’s macadamia industry could save A$30m annually and improve yields by 7 per cent under a new research project
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ArticleAussie retailers back cyclone-affected growers
Aussie Farmers Direct and Coles are raising funds to assist growers hit by Tropical Cyclone Debbie
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ArticleAussies miss the mark with diets
The CSIRO has released its Australia’s ‘Fruit, Vegetable and Diet Score' report with four out of five adults not eating enough fruit and vegetables
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ArticleRevised Hort Code kicks in
Written records and financial penalties are part of Australia’s new Horticulture Code of Conduct
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ArticleA$100m blow to Australia’s winter crops
Cyclone Debbie hit Australia’s Bowen Gumlu region when around 20 per cent of the region’s seedlings had been planted for winter
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ArticleGrowers assess damage from Cyclone Debbie
Tomatoes and capsicums are likely to be in short supply as Cyclone Debbie ravages Queensland's winter crops
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ArticleAussie Kanzi harvest picks up
The Australian Kanzi season has kicked off and is being described as one the ‘best ever for quality’
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ArticleMontague to donate 1m Jazz apples
Victorian-based supplier, together with Australian Jazz growers, pledge support for those living below the poverty line
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ArticleMechanisation the ‘holy grail’ for hort
Investments in game-changing technology would make Australia a global horticulture exporter on a large scale, according to industry leaders
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ArticleLast chance to enter MOYA
PMA A-NZ and Produce Plus are closing nominations for the Marketer of the Year Award this Friday
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ArticleValue-added pomegranate products taking off
Australia’s pomegranate season is kicking off, with new varieties in the ground and value-added products on the shelves
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ArticleCyclone steers south of bananas
Australia’s key banana growing regions should escape any major damage from Cyclone Debbie
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ArticleConvenience to be key for Woolworths
Woolworths MD and CEO Brad Banducci outlines the key trends for retail, from trust on price to convenience and health
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ArticleModi apples hit Aussie shelves early
Freshmax Australia’s red sweet apple is available at retailers earlier, and for longer, than ever before
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ArticleWeight inspections new focus for NMI
Australia’s National Measurement Institute (NMI) has announced an inspection programme targeting fruit and vegetable packers and traders
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ArticleSteritech coming to Melbourne
Irradiation service provider Steritech has announced it’s opening a new treatment facility at Melbourne Market
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ArticleKaufland heads Down Under
German retailer Kaufland has announced it as an "ambitious" plan for Australia