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Weather event - September 2024
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Fruit eNews edition 211

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 6 September 2024, 11.00am

In this edition
  • Severe weather event
  • Have your say on phasing out single use plastics
  • Austrade wants your opinion
  • Future Drought Fund Drought Hubs Review
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania & Safe Farming Tasmania workshops
  • Membership Renewal 2024 / 25
  • Australian Berry Journal
  • Consultation on best practice people management on farm
  • Review of the Accredited Properties Regulatory Framework
  • Tasmanian Biosecurity Awards Nominations Extended
  • Enabling Business Grant Program opening in October
  • WorkSafe Month 2024
  • Q&A Sessions: AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
  • Mental Health First Aid Courses
  • In-person forums on regional migration and Working Holiday Maker program review
  • PIPS 4 Profit Research Roadshow
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
  • AgCAREERSTART opportunities
  • BerryQuest International early bird registrations still available
  • Are you a berry farmer and interested in reducing food waste?

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AFL 2023 stand

Fruit eNews edition 210

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Sunday, 1 September 2024, 11.00am

In this edition
  • Tasmanian cherry growers take off to Asia
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania & Safe Farming Tasmania workshops
  • Membership Renewal 2024 / 25
  • Reid Fruits are familiar faces at Asia Fruit Logistica
  • Research to take irrigation practices to the next level
  • Australia's $130M horticulture export push powers ahead
  • In-person forums on regional migration and Working Holiday Maker program review
  • Recruitment Strategies and the Migrant Workforce
  • National Varroa Mite Management Program Training Workshops
  • PIPS 4 Profit Research Roadshow
  • Fair Work Ombudsman: changes to workplace laws
  • Fair Work Ombudsman upcoming free webinars
  • PALM scheme data
  • Vietnam Labour Mobility Arrangement - expression of interest now open
  • From Left Field: revolutionising farm workforce solutions
  • Women in horticulture eligible for leadership development scholarships
  • Do you have a current farm biosecurity plan?
  • Need help to tackle on-farm waste?

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Worker picking blueberries

Fruit eNews edition 209

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 26 August 2024, 9.00am

In this edition
  • In-person forums on regional migration and Working Holiday Maker program review
  • Membership Renewal 2024 / 25
  • Tasmanian apple exporters forge new pathways
  • Select Committee on the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme
  • National Varroa Mite Management Program Training Workshops
  • National Biosecurity Week
  • Amendment to Import Requirement 8A - Queensland Fruit Fly Host Produce
  • $41M to spur development of new fruit and nut varieties
  • Berry advisory mechanism – a new way to engage
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania & Safe Farming Tasmania workshops
  • Fair Talk by Fair Farms
  • PIPS 4 Profit Research Roadshow
  • Safeguard Your Farm - Practical Steps to Protect Your Farming Business
  • Generations Ahead: Succession Proof Your Family Webinar
  • Maximising profitability by meeting market demands: Improve or Remove
  • Soil carbon markets – are they a good fit for apple and pear growers?
  • Exciting action for the Berries Australia Export Team
  • Next EMDG round opening for applications in November
  • Nominate for the 2024 Tasmanian Biosecurity Awards
  • Tasmanian Irrigation CEO to retire

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Members logo image

Fruit eNews edition 208

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 19 August 2024, 9.00am

In this edition
  • Membership Renewal 2024 / 25
  • Varroa detection in Victoria
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Board update
  • Seasonal Produce Guide 2024-25
  • Savour Tasmania 2024
  • Timorese worker credits Tassie employer for transforming his life
  • A 'Stella' day for strawberry growers and lovers
  • Hort Innovation focuses on Summerfruit trade development project
  • Investigating colour development strategies for Rosy Glow apples
  • TIA PhD opportunity
  • AgriFutures Rural Women’s Acceleration Grant
  • Women in horticulture eligible for leadership development scholarships
  • Consultation Period for Tasmania's Action Plan for Varroa Mite 2024-2034 ends soon
  • Nominate for the 2024 Tasmanian Biosecurity Awards
  • BerryQuest International early registrations now open
  • Cherry Growers Survey
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
  • AgCAREERSTART opportunities

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Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide 2023/24 front cover image.

Fruit eNews edition 207

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Saturday, 10 August 2024, 9.00am

In this edition
  • Seasonal Produce Guide 2024-25 open to advertisers
  • Future Orchards Trial Incubator 2024/25 applications are open
  • Reid Fruits once again attending Aisa Fruit Logistica
  • PIPS 4 Profit and Narrow Orchard Systems Roadshow
  • How Australians are shopping for fresh produce in 2024 webinar
  • Fair Work Ombudsman upcoming free webinars
  • National Varroa Transition to Management webinar replay
  • Consultation Period Extended for Tasmania's Action Plan for Varroa Mite 2024-2034
  • Nominate for the 2024 Tasmanian Biosecurity Awards
  • BerryQuest International early registrations now open
  • Cherry Picked podcast
  • Provide feedback on the National Biosecurity Strategy Action Plan
  • Have your say on new Australian Government drought plan
  • Women’s Leadership Program Scholarships open
  • Climate-smart practices survey
  • Friends of RAW
  • New data for agriculture, fisheries and forestry

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Cherry Growers Australia restructure proposal

Fruit eNews edition 206

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 2 August 2024, 9.00am

In this edition
  • Cherry Growers Australia Restructure Announcement
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania export workshop
  • Grower nominations open for Fruit Growers Tasmania Board
  • Consultation Period Extended for Tasmania's Action Plan for Varroa Mite 2024-2034
  • Nominate for the 2024 Tasmanian Biosecurity Awards
  • Cherry Growers Survey
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
  • Protected Cover and Canopy Management Workshops
  • Resilient Farming Tas - People & Culture Workshops
  • ListMAP training
  • IFPA Australian Sustainability Summit 2024
  • BerryQuest International early registrations now open
  • Future Orchards Winter Series 2024 recap
  • Beekeeper Registration
  • Women’s Leadership Program Scholarships open
  • Enabling Business Grant Program opening in October
  • Rural relief fund
  • Sustainable Agriculture Facilitators
  • Renewed foreign push for Australian food and fibre

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Export workshop

Fruit eNews edition 205

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Sunday, 28 July 2024, 9.00am

In this edition
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania export workshop
  • Advancing phytosanitary irradiation in Australian horticulture
  • Grower nominations open for Fruit Growers Tasmania Board
  • Information on hiring overseas workers
  • Cherry Growers Survey
  • Nominate for the 2024 Tasmanian Biosecurity Awards
  • Sterile codling moths for Australian apples webinar
  • BerryQuest International early registrations now open
  • Ag Trade Apprenticeship Feasibility Report Now Available
  • Applications open for the 2025 Tasmanian Leaders Program
  • Resilient Farming Tas - People & Culture Workshops
  • ListMAP training
  • Chainsaw & ACDC Chemical User Accreditation courses
  • Removing workforce housing barriers for farmers
  • New drought support package announced
  • Small Business Advice and Financial Guidance Program
  • Women in horticulture eligible for leadership development scholarships
  • Exciting leadership opportunity at Hort Innovation
  • Food Safety Grower Guides
  • Are you a berry farmer and interested in reducing food waste?

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BerryQuest 2025

Fruit eNews edition 204

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Sunday, 21 July 2024, 9.00am

In this edition
  • BerryQuest International early registrations now open
  • Export workshop
  • Grower nominations open for Fruit Growers Tasmania Board
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
  • Nominate for the 2024 Tasmanian Biosecurity Awards
  • Tasmania's Action Plan for Varroa Mite 2024-2034
  • National Varroa Management Program - pollination industry information survey
  • Time is ripe for new approach to fresh produce exports
  • Serve-Ag enters new phase aimed at strengthening offer for Tassie farmers
  • Women in horticulture eligible for leadership development scholarships
  • International Fresh Produce Safety Symposium
  • 2024 Summerfruit Conference
  • National Cherry Industry Conference
  • 2024 APAL Export Workshop
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards Winter Series 2024
  • 2024 Industry survey - Apples & Pears
  • Let’s Talk Disability workshop
  • Prospr Robotics Plus Autonomous Sprayer for orchards & vineyards
  • Share your irrigation experience
  • Career Pathways Program nurtures next crop of leaders
  • Changes to the PALM scheme guidelines

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Nic Hansen winner of 2023 Tasmanian Biosecurity Award
Photo: Biosecurity Tasmania

Fruit eNews edition 203

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 15 July 2024, 9.00am

In this edition
  • Nominations for the 2024 Tasmanian Biosecurity Awards now open
  • Export workshop
  • Grower nominations open for Fruit Growers Tasmania Board
  • Meet the 2024 APAL Awards for Excellence recipients
  • Flower flies as pollinators
  • Cherry Picked podcast
  • Emergency General Biosecurity Direction for European Honey Bees and Associated Products
  • Tasmania's Action Plan for Varroa Mite 2024-2034
  • Crop monitor training for export cherries, apples & pears
  • Applications open for the export of Summerfruit to protocol markets
  • Negotiation for success
  • Trade and Investment Mission in Hong Kong and China
  • AgCAREERSTART opportunities
  • Australian Women’s Leadership Symposiums
  • 2024 Summerfruit Conference
  • National Cherry Industry Conference
  • Webinar: Transforming how we manage trade related plant biosecurity risks
  • Elevate Your Brand Story on Your Website
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards Winter Series 2024
  • Prospr Robotics Plus Autonomous Sprayer for orchards & vineyards
  • Fatigue management guide set to make Aussie farms safer
  • Skills Insight 2024 Workforce Plan
  • Common Greenhouse Gas Accounting Framework

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Voting AGM nomination 2024

Fruit eNews edition 202

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Sunday, 7 July 2024, 9.00am

In this edition
  • Grower nominations now open for Fruit Growers Tasmania Board
  • Tasmanian Grower Stories
  • Navigating new labour laws workshops
  • Horticulture Exports – Cost Recovery
  • Authenticity of Australian cherries in Asian markets
  • Interested in optimising pollination in protected cropping environments?
  • Applications open for the export of Tasmanian cherries to protocol markets in 2024-25
  • Applications open for the export of Tasmanian apples and pears to protocol markets in 2024-25.
  • Applications open for the export of Summerfruit to protocol markets
  • Australian workplace law changes
  • Migrant worker exploitation laws in effect
  • Changes to the PALM scheme guidelines – minimum hours settings
  • Registrations open – Future Orchards Winter Series 2024
  • Prospr Robotics Plus Autonomous Sprayer for orchards & vineyards
  • Exit Strategies for Small Business Workshop
  • 2024 Summerfruit Conference
  • National Cherry Industry Conference
  • Fruit Growers Victoria conference
  • ChemCert Training
  • Preventing scams
  • Friends of RAW
  • R U OK?Day virtual launch

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