Good Fruit & Vegetables
Horticulture
Red tip avocados hit Sydney Markets
AVAILABLE: The Ecoganic red tip avocados have hit the Australian market, selling in Sydney for the first time in April.
Blueberry rust found in WA
SIGNS: Western Australian gardeners and horticulture growers have been urged to inspect plants for signs of blueberry rust and report symptoms to the WA DPIRD.
Bundy gets dedicated macadamia officer
SUPPORTIVE: Former Canegrowers Isis manager Angela Williams has taken up a role as the member support officer for the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS), to be based in Bundaberg.
Garlic diseases in spotlight by university
EXPLORING: University of Queensland PhD candidate Sari Nurulita is looking at the viruses within garlic plants to help better understand management strategies.
'Incentive gone' as hort award changes roll in
Elizabeth Anderson
OPTIONS: Fruit pickers will be paid a minimum wage from today, but pieceworker rates are still available for those who exceed the minimum rate.
Labor's plan to woo agricultural workers
Liv Casben
NEED: Labor wants to address agricultural worker shortages by reforming seasonal worker programs.
Comment
Markets under the microscope this election
Stephen Barnard, Growcom Ceo
Wholesalers put on alert as ACCC signals Hort Code crackdown
Ashley Walmsley
WATCHING: Wholesalers are being cautioned to abide by the Horticulture Code of Conduct or risk the wrath of the ACCC.

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