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Berry industry development

Supporting our delivery of the national MT18020 Berries Australia project, a full-time berry Industry Development Officer position has been funded for the first time. Mark Salter can be contacted at BerryIDO@fruitgowerstas.org.au  or call 0400 100 593.

The aim of this project is to communicate best practice to all berry growers and improve their knowledge and skills to enable them to adopt R&D outcomes.

This is facilitated through:

  • workshops and field days; and
  • regular communication of issues and items important for berry growers to help grow their business.

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