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Imperfect lychees go from shed floor to liquor shelf as growers diversify
By Vanessa JarrettSeeing edible lychees discarded for their cosmetic imperfections leads a central Queensland grower to use the third-grade fruit for alcohol.
#Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #FruitTrees #FoodandDrink #VanessaJarrett
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Imperfect lychees go from shed floor to liquor shelf as growers diversify
By Vanessa JarrettSeeing edible lychees discarded for their cosmetic imperfections leads a central Queensland grower to use the third-grade fruit for alcohol.
#Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #FruitTrees #FoodandDrink #VanessaJarrett
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Imperfect lychees go from shed floor to liquor shelf as growers diversify
By Vanessa JarrettSeeing edible lychees discarded for their cosmetic imperfections leads a central Queensland grower to use the third-grade fruit for alcohol.
#Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #FruitTrees #FoodandDrink #VanessaJarrett
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Imperfect lychees go from shed floor to liquor shelf as growers diversify
By Vanessa JarrettSeeing edible lychees discarded for their cosmetic imperfections leads a central Queensland grower to use the third-grade fruit for alcohol.
#Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #FruitTrees #FoodandDrink #VanessaJarrett
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Imperfect lychees go from shed floor to liquor shelf as growers diversify
By Vanessa JarrettSeeing edible lychees discarded for their cosmetic imperfections leads a central Queensland grower to use the third-grade fruit for alcohol.
#Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #FruitTrees #FoodandDrink #VanessaJarrett
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White but ripe, these strawberries are new varieties grown in Australia
By Jennifer NicholsSweet, ripe, juicy strawberries are no longer only red, with novel new white and blush varieties now being grown commercially in Australia.
#Agriculture #HorticultureIndustry #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #JenniferNichols
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White but ripe, these strawberries are new varieties grown in Australia
By Jennifer NicholsSweet, ripe, juicy strawberries are no longer only red, with novel new white and blush varieties now being grown commercially in Australia.
#Agriculture #HorticultureIndustry #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #JenniferNichols
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White but ripe, these strawberries are new varieties grown in Australia
By Jennifer NicholsSweet, ripe, juicy strawberries are no longer only red, with novel new white and blush varieties now being grown commercially in Australia.
#Agriculture #HorticultureIndustry #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #JenniferNichols
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White but ripe, these strawberries are new varieties grown in Australia
By Jennifer NicholsSweet, ripe, juicy strawberries are no longer only red, with novel new white and blush varieties now being grown commercially in Australia.
#Agriculture #HorticultureIndustry #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #JenniferNichols
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White but ripe, these strawberries are new varieties grown in Australia
By Jennifer NicholsSweet, ripe, juicy strawberries are no longer only red, with novel new white and blush varieties now being grown commercially in Australia.
#Agriculture #HorticultureIndustry #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #FoodandDrink #JenniferNichols
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Mandarin and orange supply down in SA amid extreme weather
By Eliza BerlageShoppers may see fewer oranges and mandarins from South Australia's Riverland on their shelves amid record-breaking heatwaves and wetter, colder winter days.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/citrus-season-challenges-extreme-weather/106926716
#FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #AgriculturalMarketing #ClimateChange #ElizaBerlage
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Mandarin and orange supply down in SA amid extreme weather
By Eliza BerlageShoppers may see fewer oranges and mandarins from South Australia's Riverland on their shelves amid record-breaking heatwaves and wetter, colder winter days.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/citrus-season-challenges-extreme-weather/106926716
#FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #AgriculturalMarketing #ClimateChange #ElizaBerlage
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Mandarin and orange supply down in SA amid extreme weather
By Eliza BerlageShoppers may see fewer oranges and mandarins from South Australia's Riverland on their shelves amid record-breaking heatwaves and wetter, colder winter days.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/citrus-season-challenges-extreme-weather/106926716
#FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #AgriculturalMarketing #ClimateChange #ElizaBerlage
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Mandarin and orange supply down in SA amid extreme weather
By Eliza BerlageShoppers may see fewer oranges and mandarins from South Australia's Riverland on their shelves amid record-breaking heatwaves and wetter, colder winter days.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/citrus-season-challenges-extreme-weather/106926716
#FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #AgriculturalMarketing #ClimateChange #ElizaBerlage
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Mandarin and orange supply down in SA amid extreme weather
By Eliza BerlageShoppers may see fewer oranges and mandarins from South Australia's Riverland on their shelves amid record-breaking heatwaves and wetter, colder winter days.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/citrus-season-challenges-extreme-weather/106926716
#FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #AgriculturalMarketing #ClimateChange #ElizaBerlage
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Critical beeding breakthrough welcome news for lovers of purple passionfruit
By Jennifer NicholsAn unpalatable future has been averted for Australians who love purple-skinned passionfruit, with new research ensuring better prospects for the delicious fruit.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/purple-passionfruit-breeding-breakthrough/106927178
#Agriculture #Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #JenniferNichols
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Critical beeding breakthrough welcome news for lovers of purple passionfruit
By Jennifer NicholsAn unpalatable future has been averted for Australians who love purple-skinned passionfruit, with new research ensuring better prospects for the delicious fruit.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/purple-passionfruit-breeding-breakthrough/106927178
#Agriculture #Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #JenniferNichols
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Critical beeding breakthrough welcome news for lovers of purple passionfruit
By Jennifer NicholsAn unpalatable future has been averted for Australians who love purple-skinned passionfruit, with new research ensuring better prospects for the delicious fruit.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/purple-passionfruit-breeding-breakthrough/106927178
#Agriculture #Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #JenniferNichols
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Critical beeding breakthrough welcome news for lovers of purple passionfruit
By Jennifer NicholsAn unpalatable future has been averted for Australians who love purple-skinned passionfruit, with new research ensuring better prospects for the delicious fruit.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/purple-passionfruit-breeding-breakthrough/106927178
#Agriculture #Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #JenniferNichols
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Critical beeding breakthrough welcome news for lovers of purple passionfruit
By Jennifer NicholsAn unpalatable future has been averted for Australians who love purple-skinned passionfruit, with new research ensuring better prospects for the delicious fruit.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/purple-passionfruit-breeding-breakthrough/106927178
#Agriculture #Horticulture #HorticultureIndustry #FruitCrops #FruitGrowing #JenniferNichols
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/103423/ Lebanon County orchard closes up shop for the season after losing fruit crops #FruitCrops #HoneyBearOrchards #Lebanon #LebanonCounty #WHTM
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RHS urges gardeners to do 1 thing before the end of April https://www.allforgardening.com/1730655/rhs-urges-gardeners-to-do-1-thing-before-the-end-of-april/ #AprilGardeningTasks #ColdWeather #FrostProtection #fruit #FruitCrops #FruitGardening #garden #GardenProtection #gardener #gardening #GardeningTips #NewGrowthProtection #ProtectingGrowingFruit #rhs #RHSAdvice #RhsGardenAdvice #UKGardeningAdvice
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RHS urges gardeners to do 1 thing before the end of April https://www.allforgardening.com/1730655/rhs-urges-gardeners-to-do-1-thing-before-the-end-of-april/ #AprilGardeningTasks #ColdWeather #FrostProtection #fruit #FruitCrops #FruitGardening #garden #GardenProtection #gardener #gardening #GardeningTips #NewGrowthProtection #ProtectingGrowingFruit #rhs #RHSAdvice #RhsGardenAdvice #UKGardeningAdvice
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Spending the weekend in the Alps south of Geneva and seeing lots of hazelnut bushes everywhere! Also persimmon trees, ornamental pomegranates, wild strawberries (of course! :-), plums and apples.
A veritable fruit bowl here at 1000 metres in the mountains!
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Spending the weekend in the Alps south of Geneva and seeing lots of hazelnut bushes everywhere! Also persimmon trees, ornamental pomegranates, wild strawberries (of course! :-), plums and apples.
A veritable fruit bowl here at 1000 metres in the mountains!
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Impressions of my first time driving along Italy's east coast: delightful scenery that included a diverse range of fruit crops: olives (lots and lots of olive trees!), nectarines, apples, kiwifruit, table grapes (on T-trellises), wine grapes (on high VSP, GDC, single wire high cordon...) and other things I couldn't identify because I was driving.
Refreshing to see polyculture!
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Impressions of my first time driving along Italy's east coast: delightful scenery that included a diverse range of fruit crops: olives (lots and lots of olive trees!), nectarines, apples, kiwifruit, table grapes (on T-trellises), wine grapes (on high VSP, GDC, single wire high cordon...) and other things I couldn't identify because I was driving.
Refreshing to see polyculture!
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Impressions of my first time driving along Italy's east coast: delightful scenery that included a diverse range of fruit crops: olives (lots and lots of olive trees!), nectarines, apples, kiwifruit, table grapes (on T-trellises), wine grapes (on high VSP, GDC, single wire high cordon...) and other things I couldn't identify because I was driving.
Refreshing to see polyculture!
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Impressions of my first time driving along Italy's east coast: delightful scenery that included a diverse range of fruit crops: olives (lots and lots of olive trees!), nectarines, apples, kiwifruit, table grapes (on T-trellises), wine grapes (on high VSP, GDC, single wire high cordon...) and other things I couldn't identify because I was driving.
Refreshing to see polyculture!
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Record warm temperatures mean cheaper winter veggies but less feed for livestock
By Maddelin McCosker, Lydia Burton, and Jane McNaughtonPrices for some vegetables are falling because of oversupply, but there are concerns for the livestock industry as Queensland's soaring temperatures dry pasture and feed.
#Weather #VegetableGrowing #VegetableCrops #FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #Pasture #BeefCattleFarming #MaddelinMcCosker #LydiaBurton # #JaneMcNaughton
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Drought-breaking for some, heart-breaking for others: Tropical low hits WA coast, bringing heavy rain
By Michelle Stanley and Tom RobinsonEx-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln crossed the WA coast at the town of Carnarvon, delivering rain to a region that's dealt with successive heatwaves, but also damaging crops.
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Threatened cockatoos 'annihilating' apple crops An iconic Aussie bird is ruffling apple industry feathers to the tune of millions of dollars a year in damage to orchards and crops, say frustrated farmers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-25/black-cockatoos-damage-apple-harvest/12915174 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #AnimalScience #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Birds
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Threatened cockatoos 'annihilating' apple crops An iconic Aussie bird is ruffling apple industry feathers to the tune of millions of dollars a year in damage to orchards and crops, say frustrated farmers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-25/black-cockatoos-damage-apple-harvest/12915174 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #AnimalScience #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Birds
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Health star rating change could soon put orange juice on par with soft drink Citrus Australia is pushing back against the proposed health star rating of fruit juices, changes which could see orange juice labelled with a similar rating as soft drink. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-21/lower-health-star-rating-for-oranges-opposed-by-citrus-australia/12899874 #DietandNutrition #FruitCrops #Obesity #Fruits
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Health star rating change could soon put orange juice on par with soft drink Citrus Australia is pushing back against the proposed health star rating of fruit juices, changes which could see orange juice labelled with a similar rating as soft drink. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-21/lower-health-star-rating-for-oranges-opposed-by-citrus-australia/12899874 #DietandNutrition #FruitCrops #Obesity #Fruits
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'I make a lot more money here than Tonga': Grateful workers saving Queensland's harvest The first international farmworkers to join the Australian fruit harvest — without completing hotel quarantine — are saving central Queensland farmers millions of dollars. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-20/tongan-seasonal-workers-emerald-complete-on-farm-quarantine/12897008 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #FarmLabour #Harvesting #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit
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'I make a lot more money here than Tonga': Grateful workers saving Queensland's harvest The first international farmworkers to join the Australian fruit harvest — without completing hotel quarantine — are saving central Queensland farmers millions of dollars. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-20/tongan-seasonal-workers-emerald-complete-on-farm-quarantine/12897008 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #FarmLabour #Harvesting #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit
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Bushfires, drought, frosts and hail storms: How much more can Queensland's wine industry take? Queensland's grape growers call for stronger action on climate change after being hit by frosts, floods, fire, drought and hail which stripped vines and devastated crops. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-14/qld-grape-growers-face-uncertain-future-amid-climate-change/12880600 #CropHarvesting #ClimateChange #EdiblePlants #Horticulture #Environment #FruitCrops #Grapevines #StormEvent #Weather
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Bushfires, drought, frosts and hail storms: How much more can Queensland's wine industry take? Queensland's grape growers call for stronger action on climate change after being hit by frosts, floods, fire, drought and hail which stripped vines and devastated crops. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-14/qld-grape-growers-face-uncertain-future-amid-climate-change/12880600 #CropHarvesting #ClimateChange #EdiblePlants #Horticulture #Environment #FruitCrops #Grapevines #StormEvent #Weather
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Tasmania signs deal to fly in 700 workers from Pacific Islands to pick fruit Tasmanian berry growers plan to charter flights from the Pacific Islands next month to fly out workers for their harvest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-10/season-workers-from-pacific-islanders-to-pick-fruit-in-tasmania/12866462 #GovernmentandPolitics #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit #Work
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Tasmania signs deal to fly in 700 workers from Pacific Islands to pick fruit Tasmanian berry growers plan to charter flights from the Pacific Islands next month to fly out workers for their harvest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-10/season-workers-from-pacific-islanders-to-pick-fruit-in-tasmania/12866462 #GovernmentandPolitics #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit #Work
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Tasmania signs deal to fly in 700 workers from Pacific Islands to pick fruit Tasmanian berry growers plan to charter flights from the Pacific Islands next month to fly out workers for their harvest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-10/pacific-workers-seasonal-farming-fruit-picking/12866462 #GovernmentandPolitics #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit #Work
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Tasmania signs deal to fly in 700 workers from Pacific Islands to pick fruit Tasmanian berry growers plan to charter flights from the Pacific Islands next month to fly out workers for their harvest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-10/pacific-workers-seasonal-farming-fruit-picking/12866462 #GovernmentandPolitics #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit #Work
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Farmers bounce back from fires for bumper harvest Central Queensland farmers are in almost unimaginable position compared to the one they faced just 12 months ago. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-09/cobraball-fire-farmers-one-year-anniversary/12844772 #AgriculturalCrops #Environment #FruitCrops #Rural #Fires
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Farmers bounce back from fires for bumper harvest Central Queensland farmers are in almost unimaginable position compared to the one they faced just 12 months ago. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-09/cobraball-fire-farmers-one-year-anniversary/12844772 #AgriculturalCrops #Environment #FruitCrops #Rural #Fires
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Growers plead for pickers as $150k worth of food ploughed into mulch A farmer ploughs her crops back into the ground and might not grow vegetables next year as backpacker seasonal labour leaves, possibly for good. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-28/growers-plead-for-farm-labour-as-food-ploughed-into-mulch/12814450 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FarmLabour #Rural
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Growers plead for pickers as $150k worth of food ploughed into mulch A farmer ploughs her crops back into the ground and might not grow vegetables next year as backpacker seasonal labour leaves, possibly for good. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-28/growers-plead-for-farm-labour-as-food-ploughed-into-mulch/12814450 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FarmLabour #Rural
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Fabulous or freaky? So what's the story with this fasciated — fan-top — pineapple? The gift of a fasciated pineapple at a Sunshine Coast barbecue has QUT biology students Ynna Hernandez-Europa and Sandie McEwan turning to the internet for answers. We helped by interviewing the experts. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-27/queensland-sunshine-coast-pineapple-wamuran-fasciated-genetics/12816622 #ScienceandTechnology #EdiblePlants #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Fruit
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Fabulous or freaky? So what's the story with this fasciated — fan-top — pineapple? The gift of a fasciated pineapple at a Sunshine Coast barbecue has QUT biology students Ynna Hernandez-Europa and Sandie McEwan turning to the internet for answers. We helped by interviewing the experts. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-27/queensland-sunshine-coast-pineapple-wamuran-fasciated-genetics/12816622 #ScienceandTechnology #EdiblePlants #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Fruit
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'You can see them going back to childhood': Nostalgia a boon for mulberry farmers A Sunshine Coast couple is bringing back memories and introducing new generations to mulberry fruit, as one of the few commercial growers in the country. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-21/mulberry-farmers-harness-nostalgia-sell-popular-childhood-fruit/12789306 #VegetableFruitNuts #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitTrees #FruitCrops #Gardening #Fruits #Rural #Fruit
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'You can see them going back to childhood': Nostalgia a boon for mulberry farmers A Sunshine Coast couple is bringing back memories and introducing new generations to mulberry fruit, as one of the few commercial growers in the country. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-21/mulberry-farmers-harness-nostalgia-sell-popular-childhood-fruit/12789306 #VegetableFruitNuts #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitTrees #FruitCrops #Gardening #Fruits #Rural #Fruit
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Farmers vie to keep staff as 'tables turn' putting backpackers in demand From flexible work to recreation, farmers are finding innovating ways to keep seasonal workers and backpackers on the payroll for longer, as the estimated 26,000 staff shortage looms. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-15/queensland-farmers-find-solutions-bridge-worker-shortage-covid/12767410 #FederalGovernment #Horticulture #FarmLabour #FruitCrops #Fruit #Work
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Farmers vie to keep staff as 'tables turn' putting backpackers in demand From flexible work to recreation, farmers are finding innovating ways to keep seasonal workers and backpackers on the payroll for longer, as the estimated 26,000 staff shortage looms. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-15/queensland-farmers-find-solutions-bridge-worker-shortage-covid/12767410 #FederalGovernment #Horticulture #FarmLabour #FruitCrops #Fruit #Work
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About 20 per cent of strawberries go to waste — so these farmers came up with a solution A tough strawberry season and an old ice cream machine help turn one farming family's side hustle into lucrative income stream. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-03/farms-innovate-to-use-waste-and-find-new-income-in-coronavirus/12714298 #Horticulture #Agribusiness #EdiblePlants #BerryCrops #FruitCrops #COVID-19 #Rural #Herbs
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About 20 per cent of strawberries go to waste — so these farmers came up with a solution A tough strawberry season and an old ice cream machine help turn one farming family's side hustle into lucrative income stream. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-03/farms-innovate-to-use-waste-and-find-new-income-in-coronavirus/12714298 #Horticulture #Agribusiness #EdiblePlants #BerryCrops #FruitCrops #COVID-19 #Rural #Herbs
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Victorian agriculture workers can now cross into NSW without quarantining Farmers, contractors and those employed in the agriculture sector can now cross from Victoria into New South Wales without quarantining in Sydney for two weeks. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-18/victorian-agriculture-workers-can-cross-into-nsw-coronavirus/12558944 #AgriculturalCrops #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #DairyProduction #Horticulture #RuralWomen #BeefCattle #FruitCrops #Livestock #COVID-19
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Victorian agriculture workers can now cross into NSW without quarantining Farmers, contractors and those employed in the agriculture sector can now cross from Victoria into New South Wales without quarantining in Sydney for two weeks. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-18/victorian-agriculture-workers-can-cross-into-nsw-coronavirus/12558944 #AgriculturalCrops #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #DairyProduction #Horticulture #RuralWomen #BeefCattle #FruitCrops #Livestock #COVID-19
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Australia has imported 124 tonnes of mangoes from Vietnam this year, which has some NT farmers worried Top End mango growers hoping to cash in on high prices for early-season green mangoes face stiff competition this year from imported Vietnamese mangoes. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-29/imported-vietnamese-green-mangoes-compete-with-aussie-fruit/12498392 #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #FruitCrops #Rural #Trade
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Australia has imported 124 tonnes of mangoes from Vietnam this year, which has some NT farmers worried Top End mango growers hoping to cash in on high prices for early-season green mangoes face stiff competition this year from imported Vietnamese mangoes. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-29/imported-vietnamese-green-mangoes-compete-with-aussie-fruit/12498392 #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #FruitCrops #Rural #Trade
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NT bee numbers are dwindling after back-to-back dry wet seasons The Northern Territory is facing a bee drought and the situation is threatening the livelihood of beekeepers and farmers reliant on bees for crop pollination. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-27/nt-bee-numbers-are-dwindling-after-dry-wet-seasons/12490398 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #VegetableCrops #Horticulture #Beekeeping #FruitCrops #Livestock #Rainfall #Weather