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HAL IS KEEPING SPENDING SECRET (Tasmanian Country, 2 January 2009, p4) Horticulture’s peak body has dodged freedom of information laws to keep secret a report into how it uses grower levies. Click here for article
BEE BAN ‘A $40M GARRETT BUMBLE’ (The Land, 1 January 2009, p6) Australia’s rapidly growing greenhouse horticulture industry is demanding the Federal Government provide a detailed explanation of its reasons for rejecting an application for the import of bumblebees to pollinate greenhouse tomatoes. Click here for article
CITRUS AUSTRALIA ON TRACK (Queensland Country Life, 1 January 2009, p18) Consultation with growers over the last month in Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Australia has assisted Citrus Australia formulate some key strategies for 2009. Click here for article
VEGIES TO BULK UP (Countryman, 1 January 2009, p4) Vegetable growers are currently facing soaring labour costs, competition from the Chinese market and to top it off, the falling Australian dollar, but the Department of Agriculture and Food has some good news – exporting vegetables in bulk bins will provide greater returns to growers. Click here for article
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