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Fresh look at the megatrends shaping Australian agriculture

Australian agriculture has some crucial strengths.
Read full story$15 billion horticulture value in Hort Stats Handbook

Value of horticultural production increased by 4.5%.
Read full storySafe disposal of unwanted agvet chemicals

Register online for disposal of unused or obsolete agvet chemicals.
Read full storyBOM declares La Nina

We could be in for a wet spring and summer.
Read full storyAust joins plant research network

The future of plant health in Australia is looking brighter with a new opportunity for international collaboration in research on pests and diseases that are common threats.
Read full storyBushfire recovery still on the agenda

Yesterday's announcement by the NSW Government of a statewide $140m bushfire recovery package is welcome reassurance that bushfire recovery remains on the NSW and Federal Governments’ agendas.
Read full storyNew pass required for entry into Queensland

The Queensland Government has announced it will be tightening the already restricted entry into the state.
Read full storyPrime Minister asking visitors to go home "counterproductive" for horticultural industry

Horticultural industry leaders are urging backpackers not to go home.
Read full storyAustralian papaya harvest ramps up

The harvest outlook appears healthy for Australian papaya growers.
Read full storyVisa extensions welcome, uniform approach sought from states

Citrus Australia has welcomed today’s (April 4) Federal Government decision to allow Working Holiday Makers (backpackers) and Pacific Islanders to extend their stay for up to 12 months of work.
Read full storyHort Innovation handbook released

The latest edition of the Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook is now live.
Read full storyBackpackers stay to assist Tasmanian fruit growers

With borders closing and quarantine measures are put in place around the world, some backpackers are choosing to stay in Tasmania to wait out the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read full storyCoronavirus workplace casualties offered leg-up picking fruit

Workers who have found themselves unexpectedly unemployed amid the coronavirus crisis in North Queensland are quickly filling the void when it comes to the backpacker shortage.
Read full storyGrowers push on with harvest as food supply chain stands strong

Australia’s fresh food supply chain is standing strong as the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve.
Read full storyAustralian industry calls for visa relief

Industry bodies from right across Australia’s horticultural sector have called on the Federal government to extend the visas of foreign workers in the midst of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
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