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:
- Hort Innovation launches new marketing campaign (Produce Plus)
- Irrigators given subsidies under $4bn Murray-Darling scheme drew more water, study finds (The Guardian)
- Ag giving strength during crisis chaos (Editorial: Good Fruit and Vegetables)
- Strategic fuel reserve a welcome investment for Australian farmers (NFF media release)
- Immigrants don’t take Australian jobs. They create jobs for others (The Guardian)
- Customers warned Mother’s Day flowers will sell out despite coronavirus (ABC Landline)
- Woolies tells brands to freshen online displays (The Australian) – subscription required
- Australian drought continues despite recent rains, as coronavirus dries up donations (ABC Rural)
- APVMA issues emergency permits to combat fall armyworm (Farm Online)
- Farmers set to appeal land clearing ruling against farm partly owned by MP Angus Taylor (ABC NSW Country Hour)
- Farmers trying to overcome drought now battle ag chemical, fertiliser supply shortages (ABC Western Plains)
- ‘No risk to the public’: Shipping Australia hits out at COVID-19 restrictions (ABC Rural)