Revamp for “toothless” Horticulture Code of Conduct

Colin Bettles
Updated October 25 2018 - 12:51pm, first published February 13 2017 - 10:20am
DIGGING IN: Assistant Agriculture and Water Resources Minister, Anne Ruston, says a revised Horticulture Code of Conduct will have more bite.
DIGGING IN: Assistant Agriculture and Water Resources Minister, Anne Ruston, says a revised Horticulture Code of Conduct will have more bite.

CHANGES to the Horticulture Code of Conduct will force fruit and vegetable growers to take more responsibility for individual contractual arrangements, rather than exacerbate perceptions of a government “beat up” on big retailers, says federal Assistant Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Anne Ruston.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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