Horticulture

Horticulture

Harvest Trail Services will secure seasonal workers

A multi-million program hopes to encourage more Australian job seekers to take up seasonal harvest jobs in major horticulture regions across Australia, including the Goulburn Valley. The $24.1 million Harvest Trail Services program will cover...

Jamie Salter
Horticulture

Fruit fly action plan funding extended for Goulburn Murray Valley group

Moira Shire Council has received $522 800 to continue delivering the Goulburn Murray valley’s fruit fly regional action plan. The funding is part of the Victorian Government’s one-year extension of the Managing Fruit Fly in Victoria Action...

Rodney Woods
Horticulture

Border closures likely to impact fruit harvest labour

Fruit growers will need to find alternatives to backpackers when harvest season comes around again in the Goulburn Valley, according to industry bodies. Fruit Growers Victoria grower services manager Michael Crisera said the Seasonal Worker Program...

Rodney Woods
Horticulture

Looking at orchard survival during drought

A webinar held by Apple and Pear Australia will unpack findings on orchard survival during the millennium drought. On-farm monitoring was undertaken in irrigated citrus, almonds, avocados and grape vines in the Riverland and Sunraysia throughout the...

Jamie Salter
Horticulture

Apple harvest comes to a close

Growers across the Goulburn Valley have finished picking apples as the season comes to a close with the arrival of winter. Integrity Fruits orchardist Peter Hall said he had just finished picking apples for juice last week, and the last of the red...

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Horticulture

Australian Organic chief executive officer Niki Ford to work with NFF and ACCC

Australian Organic chief executive officer Niki Ford has been appointed to the ACCC’s Agriculture Consultative Committee and will also join the National Farmers’ Federation Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program 2020. As part of the...

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Horticulture

Successful walnut season for local growers

Walnut harvest has come to an end and local growers are pleased with the results. Katunga Walnuts owner Chris Bethell said he finished harvesting by hand on his 2 ha farm a few weeks ago. “We do it by hand in two or three goes, we...

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Horticulture

New podcast for horticulture growers

Horticulturists across Australia can now get industry news on-the-go thanks to the latest podcast released by life science company Bayer. HortCast, targeted specifically at horticulture growers and advisers, will delve into market trends, seasonal...

Rodney Woods
Horticulture

Deterring Queensland fruit fly

Nearly 80 000 unmanaged fruit trees have been removed to deter Queensland fruit fly, as part of Goulburn Murray Valley Fruit Fly Project’s free tree removal program. GMV regional fruit fly co-ordinator Ross Abberfield said the program...

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Horticulture

SPC begins processing new super fruit

Pomegranates will now be processed at Shepparton’s SPC factory, just as tomato season comes to an end.

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Horticulture

Growers supported through visa extensions

Temporary visa extensions will help Australian growers by allowing visa holders to work in agriculture until the coronavirus crisis passes. The new amendment applies to the Pacific Labour Scheme, Seasonal Worker Program and working holiday makers...

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Horticulture

Fears fruit fly numbers will explode if program ends

Industry insiders warn Queensland fruit fly numbers will increase by between 60 and 70 per cent in the Goulburn and Murray valleys if the Victorian Government fails to fund continued prevention and management measures beyond June. The region has...

Rodney Woods
Horticulture

Unique plum variety is royally good for your health

When Shepparton East’s Joe Rullo walks into Woolworths, he proudly looks at his Queen Garnet plums. He says they’re booming in popularity and have health benefits like no other fruit has ever contained. A new Queensland variety of plum on the...

Ed McLeish
Horticulture

Fruit exports impacted by coronavirus restrictions

An Ardmona fruit packing business is taking any chance it can get to export fruit overseas, as the coronavirus pandemic impacts horticulture.

Rodney Woods
Horticulture

Kagome tomato Pick-A-Box day raises record amount

Kagome’s tomato picking day in February raised a record amount for Echuca Regional Health. The annual Pick-A-Box day raised $4320 and Kagome chief executive Jason Fritsch surprised hospital staff ««on Friday»» by announcing...

Anna McGuinness
Horticulture

Finding farm work in Shepparton region

Several foreigners on working holiday visas looking for work in the Goulburn Valley have taken to advertising their skills on the Australian job seeker website Gumtree. Rémi Naudin from France is 20 years old and came to Australia on...

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Horticulture

Keep gardens free from fruit fly

Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority says there are some easy steps for backyard fruit growers to follow to reduce damage by Queensland fruit fly this summer.“If you...

Jamie Salter
Horticulture

Warm and dry conditions key to growing successful stone fruit

Warm and dry conditions are the recipe for a successful stone fruit season, says Mooroopna orchardist Peter Hall. Mr Hall, from MJ Hall & Sons, said the season was fairly normal but was looking forward to some hotter weather in the coming...

Rodney Woods

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Freedom Foods stock in trading halt as board members leave

A trading halt has been placed on Freedom Foods stock after it was announced on June 24 that managing director and chief executive officer Rory Macleod is on leave until further notice. It comes on the back of the resignation of chief financial...

Rodney Woods
Dairy

Freedom Foods CEO resigns

Freedom Foods, which operates a dairy processing factory in Shepparton, has lost its chief executive officer, Rory Macleod.

Geoff Adams
News

Agriculture degrees set to become cheaper under university fee changes

The cost of an agriculture degree will drop to about $11 000 under changes to university fees announced by the Federal Government on Friday.

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Campbell’s Shepparton plans on increasing export volume

Campbell’s Soups Shepparton is gunning to boost its export volumes to Asian markets following the pandemic in what would be a win for job security and district suppliers. Arnott’s International supply chain vice-president Craig Funnell said...

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