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:
- Farmers warn vegetable prices will rise even higher after Sydney floods (News.com.au)
- Varroa mite parasite leaves bees in Australia at severe risk, as NSW Department of Primary Industries works to protect honey and pollination sectors (The Daily Advertiser)
- Regional Victorian road conditions creating extra costs for trucking companies (ABC News)
- NT Farmers promote agricultural and economic connections with Indonesia (North Queensland Register)
- It’s not easy eating your greens (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- Some fruits and vegetables have dropped in price – here’s how to get top value for your dollar (7news.com.au)
- AdBlue supply fears as clock ticks on Australian production (ABC News)
- Biosecurity issues more urgent by the day (The Land)
- Supermarket starts cracking down on broccoli ‘theft’ after viral clip (Herald Sun) – subscription required
- About 100 beekeepers Port Stephens impacted by Varroa mite detection (Port Stephens Examiner)
- Limestone Coast potato grower enjoys bumper demand for affordable staple (ABC News)
- Succession planning in families done early benefits wider community, specialist says (Stock & Land)
- Mark McGowan Government reveals bold plan aiming to triple overseas workers in WA each year (Albany Advertiser)
- Regional ratepayers in Victoria protest over council plans to increase rates, with calls to change system (ABC News)
- ‘As bad as it was during lockdown’: NSW food banks battle to keep up with demand (The Guardian)
- Fruit and vegetable prices are set to rise even MORE as devastating floods strike Sydney once again (Daily Mail)