The week’s top media stories
Every week, AUSVEG rounds up the top stories on issues affecting the Australian vegetable industry. Here are this week’s most important news items:
- Agriculture Visa signing welcomed by growers (The National Tribune)
- What’s in the budget? Here are the major measures we know about so far (ABC News)
- No ‘chip’ off old block: low carb potatoes meet modern demands (The National Tribune)
- Heavy rainfall still drenching south-east Queensland as system moves south into NSW (ABC News)
- Vietnam set to plug farming workforce shortfall (The Australian) – subscription required
- Brisbane to host Hort Connections from June 6-8, 2022 (North Queensland Register)
- WA Government grants under Testing Traceability Systems Grant Program (Farm Weekly)
- State Government to review 15-year-old biosecurity laws (Busselton Dunsborough Times)
- Food inflation: Why farmers aren’t pocketing the difference (Weekly Times Now) – subscription required
- Queensland, NSW floods, disease destroy bees needed to pollinate almond, macadamia and blueberry crops (ABC News)
- Biological insecticide receives registration (Stock Journal)
- ABARES: Hort set to rise but plenty of ‘ifs’ remain (Queensland Country Life)
- Floods put rocket under fresh food prices (The Australian) – subscription required
- Vegetable shortages are wiping meals off menus and customers are set to foot the bill for rising supply costs (ABC News)
- Weather bureau says flash floods, river rises possible as rain returns to flood zones (ABC News)
- Skyrocketing fruit and vegetable prices set to continue as key issues spark supply chain problems (News.com.au)