The week’s top stories (week ending 10/07/18)
Every week, AUSVEG rounds up the top stories on issues affecting the Australian vegetable industry. Here are this week’s most important news items:
- Frozen vegetables recalled from Woolworths, Aldi, IGA supermarkets over listeria concerns (Rebecca Trigger and Jean Kennedy, ABC News)
- Varroa mite: Varroa destructor confirmed on Port of Melbourne bees (Alexandra Laskie, The Weekly Times)
- Woolworths introduces new responsible sourcing program (Eli Greenblat, The Australian)
- Round table aims to build the tools of the future for tackling drought: Fiona Simson (Linda Mottram, ABC PM)
- Financial aid for farmers affected by drought: David Littleproud (Kim Landers, ABC AM)
- Drought-stricken NSW farmers offered water from public pool as national talks begin in Canberra (Anna Henderson, ABC News)
- How young farmers are finding innovative ways and fresh energy to deal with drought (David Marchese, ABC News)
- Call for dedicated visa to allow workers to stay for at least a year (Alexandra Laskie and Natalie Kotsios, The Weekly Times)
- Northern Australia Food Futures conference full of opportunity (Sharon O’Keeffe, Farm Online)
- Northern Australia horticulture smart supply chain research (Mike Foley, Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Australian Bee Congress: Future for bees in crop pollination (Cassandra Glover, Rural Weekly)
- Kalette: A vegetable grower takes sprouts to the next level (Kerry Staight, ABC Landline)
- You’ll love these new superfoods (Kate Stark, Farm Online)
- Weed bot makes first visit to Bundaberg (Ashley Walmsley, Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Focus on farm safety ‘everyday’ (The Hon David Littleproud MP, Farm Online)
- After their father’s suicide, these sisters are helping regional teens speak out on mental health issues (Laura Chung, ABC Heywire)
- Chart of the day: Are you eating more veggies than a 3-year-old? Probably not (Joshua Byrd, ABC News)
- Grow today for tomorrow’s consumers (Ashley Walmsley, Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Brain study shows you like hot chips even if you believe you don’t (Liam Mannix, Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Farmers to reap rewards from labels with food’s origin (Peter Milne, The West Australian)
This post appeared in the AUSVEG Weekly Update published 10 July 2018. Subscribe to the Update using our online form to receive the latest industry news in your inbox every week!