The week’s top stories (week ending 18/06/19)
Every week, AUSVEG rounds up the top stories on issues affecting the Australian vegetable industry. Here are this week’s most important news items:
- North Queensland horticulture holds millions in untapped potential (David Thomson, Queensland Country Life)
- Queensland farmer spends $800,000 carting water as drought ravages key salad-bowl regions (ABC Rural)
- I’m here to ‘represent not revolutionise’ says new ag minister (Mike Foley, Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Awards to honour hort’s brightest at Hort Connections (Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Coles aligns with unions for safer workers (Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Organic producers create permaculture paradise with purpose-built community (Olivia Ralph, ABC Rural)