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:
- Agriculture Minister raises concerns about supermarkets’ ‘poor record’ in dealing with farmers (Sky News Australia)
- AusNet’s offer of $200K for high voltage transmission lines sparks landholder outrage (ABC News)
- Union agrees to ceasefire in docks war (The Australian Financial Review) – subscription required
- Vegetable farmers Tasmania to benefit from VegNET program boost (FreshPlaza)
- Murray-Darling Basin water advisory group to deliver draft recommendations in December (North Queensland Register)
- Piece rate ruling ‘disappointing’ and a ‘bitter blow’ for growers, with it set to cost them tens of thousands (The West Australian)
- 2021 winners announced at South Australian Premier’s Food and Beverage Industry Awards (Convenience World)
- Shine Awards 2021: Meet the 180 rural women nominated (Weekly Times Now) – subscription required
- EBay helps Australia weed out bad seeds … and plants (The National Tribune)
- Pay decision could see farmers switch (Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Disinfecting vegetables with UVC technology (What’s New in Food Technology & Manufacturing)