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:
- Looking back over four years of vegetable export development (Hortidaily)
- Farmers change tack towards tourism as water levels in dams near Millennium drought levels (ABC News)
- BOM forecasts wet autumn for some as La Niña weather system declines (ABC News)
- Fruit pickers plan launched by NSW Farmers (The Land)
- Facebook turns Australian news back on (InDaily)
- Citrus SOS: Inbound flights for fruit-pickers put on hold (Herald Sun) – subscription required
- Reducing emissions now about ensuring market access (The West Australian) – subscription required
- Quarantine bins to be monitored in real time in fight against SA fruit fly (Gold Coast Bulletin)
- ABARES-agriculture-megatrends (ABC News)
- Farm worker exploitation back on agenda with NFF to contest pieceworker ‘floor’ (Weekly Times) – subscription required
- ‘Without them we wouldn’t exist:’ Vanuatu workers offer lifeline for Aussie farmers (SBS)
- UK scientists confirm arrival of brown marmorated stink bugs which could threaten fruit and vegetable crops (MSN)
- Integrated pest management best option for new leaf miner (Get Regional)
- VFF supports powerful WorkSafe Victoria farm safety campaign (Victorian Farmer)