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:
- Potato growers have had a ‘gut full’ and are ditching spuds after stalemate on price negotiations (ABC Online)
- Hospitality businesses facing a torrid few months ahead amid rising costs and an Australian egg shortage (SmartCompany)
- Why veggie prices remain high (Over60)
- Petrol prices are going down, but diesel remains sky-high. It’s hurting all of us (7news.com.au)
- Wodonga-based based Arnold’s take out award recognising independent fruit and vegetable retailers (Stock & Land)
- Key WA businesses want more done to address state’s chronic skilled worker shortages (ABC Online)
- Fresh food prices may be soaring, but how much of your cash is making it back to the farm? (ABC Online)
- Rates up again, but energy costs and global slowdown hurt ag more (Queensland Country Life)
- Water promised to the Murray-Darling Basin won’t be delivered, despite PM doubling down on commitment (ABC Online)
- Race against time: the hunt for the varroa mite threatening our honey bees (The Australian) – subscription required
- AgCAREERSTART: Young Aussies urged to take a gap year in the regions and kickstart their career in agriculture (West Australian)
- Agriculture Minister to release first National Biosecurity Strategy as disease threat looms (ABC Online)
- AgQuip field days ban returned travellers from Indonesia amid foot-and-mouth fears (ABC Online)
- Good & Fugly: Where can I buy cheap fruit and vegetables? | The Oz (The Australian) – subscription required