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A brown tomato? No, it's a kumato
27/08/2008 | From soups, sauces and salads, Australia's first kumato grower is calling on consumers to replace all red tomatoes for brown kumatoes.  | More Asian honey bees detected ... | NFF push to break down ...
More Asian honey bees detected in North Qld
27/08/2008 | Surveillance will be intensified south of Gordonvale after six foraging Asian honey bees were detected near Walsh's Pyramid on Monday afternoon.
Improving hort returns
20/08/2008 | Some of broadacre farming’s big productivity improvement secrets need to be adopted by the horticulture sector – particularly in its underperforming tropical fruit and nut crops.  | Macadamia crop estimates ... | Macadamia crop estimates ...
Macadamia crop estimates reduced again
19/08/2008 | The peak industry body for the Australian macadamia industry has again owered its crop prediction for this season. The Australian Macadamia Society estimates its receivals from this year’s crop will be 33,000 tonnes - down on the original 45,000t forecast.
Success of NZ's guest workers' scheme to be examined
19/08/2008 | Mark it on your calendar in orange, the organisers say. The 2008 Australian Citrus Industry Conference is to be held from October 13-15, in Griffith, NSW, in the heart of the Riverina.  | Citrus growers adjust, find ... | Qld still in the mix for ...
Citrus growers adjust, find opportunities among the challenges
19/08/2008 | While Australian fruit may be among the world's best, the industry is struggling with the effects of years of drought, cheap imports, rising costs and the rural labour shortage. So our citrus growers are doing it tough but fighting back, The Age tells its readers today.  | Qld still in the mix for ... | Pacific Island workers for ...
Qld still in the mix for Pacific Island pilot labour scheme
18/08/2008 | Peak Qld horticulture organisation Growcom has welcomed the federal government’s announcement of the implementation of a pilot Pacific Island seasonal workers’ scheme.  | Pacific Island workers for ... | NFF's Pacific Island solution a ...
Pacific Island workers for Aussie farms this year
17/08/2008 | The Federal Government on Sunday announced a three-year pilot seasonal worker scheme in the horticulture industry, where there is a lack of workers to harvest the nation’s fruit and vegetables, with the first Pacific Islanders to land on Australian farms before the end of the year.  | CommentsComments (2) | NFF's Pacific Island solution a ... | Termination fees hampering ...
NFF's Pacific Island solution a win in labour shortage war
17/08/2008 | The National Farmers' Federation is claiming a win after the Federal Government today announced a trial run for its Workforce from Abroad Employment Scheme, by approving a new Pacific Island seasonal workers visa in key horticultural regions.  | Guest worker scheme a success ... | Farmers' fruit rots on trees
Vegie farmers lash supermarkets
12/08/2008 | Sydney Basin farmer Mario Muscat prefers to sell his crops of cabbage, cauliflower and corn to small shops because he says the big supermarket chains are ripping off farmers.  | CommentsComments (3)
Farmers' fruit rots on trees
11/08/2008 | Swan Hill fruit farmer Gaye Tripodi stares across the table with one thought on her mind. She knows her family-run business will be in trouble if the Federal Government refuses to allow Pacific Islander guest workers into the country.  | CommentsComments (6) | Guest worker scheme a success ... | Senator calls on people power ...
Orchards branching out with new hormone research
11/08/2008 | New University of Queensland research may not be able to make money grow on trees but it's definitely controlling the number of branches, with huge implications for the forestry, plant science and agriculture industries.  | Guest worker scheme a success ... | Farmers' fruit rots on trees
SPC sacks 60, closes Mooroopna plant
5/08/2008 | Some 60 workers at SPC Ardmona's Mooroopna, Vic, processing face the sack following the company's decision to close part of the plant.  | CommentsComments (1)
$1bn turnover for Brisbane's produce market
1/08/2008 | Brisbane Market turnover for the 2007-08 financial year, as assessed by the independent consulting firm, Market Information Services, has achieved a new record figure of $1.074 billion, up by 6.3pc on last year's record figure.  | Horticulture lifts its clean ... | Mustard too hot to handle for ...
Horticulture lifts its clean and green image
1/08/2008 | The horticulture environmental assurance program, Horticulture for Tomorrow, winds up phase two this week amid support from industry to continue the momentum.  | Biodegradable mulch breaks down ... | Mustard too hot to handle for ...
23/07/2008 | Queensland's Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries is trialling biodegradable mulch in a bid to solve an ongoing issue for the Bowen district's fruit and vegetable growers, that of disposing of polyethylene mulch.  | US wine export potential more ... | No signs of fertiliser price ...
Mustard too hot to handle for crop pests
22/07/2008 | Mustard plants are proving too hot to handle for some crop pests, and are providing an innovative bio-control for fruit and vegetable farmers.  | Zero-till farming costs are a ... | Organic farm gate sales grow by ...
Apples of their ire: NZ formally complains to WTO
21/07/2008 | New Zealand has formally complained to the World Trade Organisation against Australia's quarantine rules governing the entry of apples from across the ditch, which have been imposed to prevent the spread of fire blight.  | Crazy US laws could give PETA ... | Vaile calls it a day
17/07/2008 | Horticulture lobby group Growcom says more research funds are needed for the sector to understand its role in the carbon cycle before it can participate in an emissions trading scheme.  | Dairy farmers demand water ... | Green paper puts cane at ...
14/07/2008 | NSW macadamia nut farmers have been hard hit by adverse weather conditions, which have slashed this year's yields.  | New push to revive WTO talks | Qld spring wine festival ...
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Preference deals with the Greens - how will it play out in the Senate?

27/08/2008 | IF farmers are wondering what the new look Senate will mean for them, they should just take a look at politics in NSW and the behind-closed-doors relationship between Labor and the Greens for a taste of what might be in store Federally.
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