The week’s top stories (week ending 31/07/18)
Every week, AUSVEG rounds up the top stories on issues affecting the Australian vegetable industry. Here are this week’s most important news items:
- NSW Government announces extra $500m in drought assistance for struggling farmers (Joanna Woodburn and Nour Haydar, ABC News)
- Drought-hit farmers urged to apply for government assistance payment (Anna Henderson, ABC News)
- Drought through the eyes of a 16-year-old (Chris Gillett and Zara King, 7.30)
- The big dry: ‘See us, hear us, help us’ (ABC Rural)
- NSW farmers desperately seeking feed from all over Australia as the drought deepens (Sally Bryant, Kim Honan and Amina Daniels, NSW Country Hour)
- Farmer feeds sheep hundreds of tonnes of onions due to dry conditions (Lucas Forbes, SA Country Hour)
- ‘Unreliable’ Victorian weather radars costing farmers money and opportunities (Simon Galletta, Matt Tribe and Sian Johnson, ABC Mildura-Swan Hill)
- Liberals push on with big business tax cuts, despite internal disquiet following by-election defeats (Melissa Clarke, ABC AM)
- Call to bring forward emissions review (Karen Sweeney, Illawarra Mercury)
- Victoria’s ‘major’ concerns may prevent it signing national energy guarantee (Katharine Murphy, The Guardian)
- Green alert: Labor must not sell off farmers’ rights and regional jobs to win government (The Weekly Times)
- Mark Butler says agriculture industry could face targets of up to 45 per cent under Labor (Olivia Caisley, The Australian)
- VFF Conference: Pot-holed road to election day (Alex Sinnott, The Weekly Times)
- Mornington Peninsula farmers take green wedge protection campaign to state parliament (Christian Tatman, Mornington Peninsula Leader)
- National Farmers’ Federation slams ‘reckless’ subsidies for US farmers (Natalie Kotsios, The Weekly Times)
- Fruit fly book condenses a lifetime’s work (Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Urgent calls for mental healthcare reform in country areas (Kate Dowler, The Weekly Times)
- City health students given a taste of country life to inspire future doctors, nurses to work in the bush (Amy McCosker, ABC Capricornia)
- Why doesn’t the tropical north produce more agriculturally? (Neda Vanovac, ABC News)
- Public hearings held over plans to build a produce market on Melbourne agricultural land (Alexandra Laskie, The Weekly Times)
- Hydroponic veggies planned for Western Victoria (Alexandra Laskie, The Weekly Times)
- International pepper breeder shares know-how with Aussie growers (Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Eggplant: Under cover but in the spotlight (Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Farmers joining forces with cafes to put the waste from your brunch to work (Tim Swanston, ABC News)
- Purple chips deliver crunchy benefits to growers & consumers (Ashley Walmsley, Good Fruit & Vegetables)
- Woolworths Inverell to host tours for school children (Good Fruit & Vegetables)
This post appeared in the AUSVEG Weekly Update published 31 July 2018. Subscribe to the Update using our online form to receive the latest industry news in your inbox every week!