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:
- Citrus industry “gutted” by juice Health Star Rating decision (Farm Online)
- Pacific Islanders flown to Australia to save produce as fruit pickers (MSN Australia)
- McDonald’s, Domino’s Pizza sign up to Australian Government’s country-of-origin labelling (The Weekly Times) – subscription required
- State targets migrants, students and grey nomads for farm jobs (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Country of origin labelling: Farming groups call on fast food brands to sign up (The Weekly Times) – subscription required
- Helping growers boost PASE of their exports (Mirage News)
- Farm labour shortage: Interest in harvest work from out-of-work Aussies on the rise (The Weekly Times) – subscription required
- Major SA spud producer to join Ausveg board (Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Citrus industry “gutted” by juice Health Star Rating decision (Stock Journal)
- Push to get ‘grey nomads’ picking fruit (3AW)
- Backpackers should be welcomed and given additional support, report recommends (SBS)
- Queensland fruit fly can have devastating impact on fruits and vegetables (Ararat Advertiser)