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:
- Coronavirus threatens health and jobs of migrant workers in regional communities (ABC Mildura – Swan Hill)
- Waters of Murray-Darling rivers join for first time in two years (Graham Readfearn, The Guardian)
- Essential fruit and veg pickers ‘homeless’ due to coronavirus, meaning crops may be left to rot (Caitlyn Gribbin, ABC Rural)
- Demand for potatoes spikes as shoppers look for fresh produce with longevity (Weekly Times) – subscription required
- Fall armyworm declared ineradicable as it reaches Queensland’s salad bowl (Megan Hughes and Melanie Groves, ABC Rural)
- Advancing robotics in the Australian vegetable industry (Fresh Plaza)
- The Homefront: Grow your own veggies from offcuts and seeds (Zoe Daniel, ABC Radio National)
- Interstate buyers eyeing off hort land (Mollie Tracey, Farm Weekly)
- Farming supply chain under pressure but coping (Sharon O’Keefe, Farm Weekly)
- Rain welcomed, but drought won’t be over until farmers harvest (Eddie Summerfield, 2GB)
- How to cook your vegies to maintain good nutrition and support your immune system during coronavirus (Clare Collins, ABC Science)