Fruit Growers Tasmania
| Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 9.05am
In this edition
- Minister launches Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide on National Ag Day
- Fruit Growers Tasmania Fruit Industry Census
- Emergency Ready: Preparing your business for bird flu and unexpected events
- Fruit and water testing services
- Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours scholarship
- From Gen Z to Boomers – what’s on Australia’s plate?
- Area Freedom Certificates
- Optimising Protected Cherry Production
- Australian Cherry Industry Annual Needs Survey 2025
- Fundamental Guidelines for Fresh Produce Food Safety
- The Berry Basket Marketing Campaign is Back
- Australian-Grown Innovation Engage Session
- Unpack what's propelling productivity in Australian horticulture
- Final National Varroa Mite Management Program Webinar
- New era for horticulture data: Regional breakdown coming in 2026
- Hort Innovation’s 2024/25 Annual Report & Annual Investment Plans now available
- Farm Debt Mediation Grant Program – applications still open
- Accelerating Trade Grant Program
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Fruit Growers Tasmania
| Monday, 17 November 2025, 9.05am
In this edition
- Fruit Growers Tasmania Fruit Industry Census is Open!
- Independent Review of the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme
- New Industry Development Officer
- Berry Industry Development Officer visit to Queensland
- Optimising Protected Cherry Production
- Australian Cherry Industry Annual Needs Survey 2025
- Tasmanian food safety regulations for berries
- Spreyton Fresh’s export legacy locked in with Government support
- Area Freedom Certificates
- Tasmanian cherries on 2025’s trending produce items list
- Expressions of interest – India study tour
- Hort Innovation announces 2025 board candidates
- Beanstalk Drought Venture Studio Virtual Field Day
- Australian-Grown Innovation Engage Session
- Unpack what's propelling productivity in Australian horticulture
- Final National Varroa Mite Management Program Webinar
- Register now for spring series of APAL orchard walks
- Stand with the Land this Ag Day
- Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
- Codling moth monitoring
- Tasmanian Biosecurity Award winners announced
- Farm Debt Mediation Grant Program – applications still open
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Photo: Hansen Orchards
Fruit Growers Tasmania
| Monday, 10 November 2025, 2.05pm
In this edition
- Remembering Carl Hansen: An icon of the Tasmanian fruit industry
- Tasmanian food safety regulations for berries
- Joint cherry and summerfruit biosecurity project launched
- Area Freedom Certificates
- Residential Tenancy Amendment Regulations 2025
- Grow the Future: Horticulture Internship Program
- Hansen Orchards expect volume to be up by 30% to 40% on last season
- Rupert Hansen continuing family's proud apple tradition with scholarship
- Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
- Tasmania’s new long-term agriculture strategy
- Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
- Webinar reveals the power of pollinators
- Unpack what's propelling productivity in Australian horticulture
- Final National Varroa Mite Management Program Webinar
- Register now for spring series of APAL orchard walks
- Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
- Register for the APAL Annual General Meeting 2025
- Farm Debt Mediation Grant Program – applications still open
- Accelerating Trade Grant Program
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Photo: R&R Smith
Fruit Growers Tasmania
| Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 10.05am
In this edition
- Minimum hours to continue employment security for PALM scheme workers
- Australia trials UV light to control powdery mildew in crops
- Tasmania’s new long-term agriculture strategy
- SHIFt: New investment planning system progresses
- Get ‘RIC Ready’ to apply for a low-cost farm business loan
- Webinar reveals the power of pollinators
- Final National Varroa Mite Management Program Webinar
- Congratulations to Andrew Smith
- Beekeepers - Join the 2025 COLOSS Survey
- Expressions of interest: Trade and Investment Mission
- Reid Fruits predict a strong crop
- Unpack what's propelling productivity in Australian horticulture
- Register now for spring series of APAL orchard walks
- Farm Debt Mediation Grant Program – applications still open
- Biosecurity Officer opportunity
- Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
- Agriculture Sector - Visa Information Sessions
- Register for the APAL Annual General Meeting 2025
- Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
- Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
- Accelerating Trade Grant Program
- 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
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Fruit Growers Tasmania
| Monday, 20 October 2025, 8.05am
In this edition
- Tasmania’s new long term agriculture strategy
- New market access for blueberries to Vietnam
- Expressions of interest: Trade and Investment Mission
- Unpack what's propelling productivity in Australian horticulture
- Register now for spring series of APAL orchard walks
- Navigating food safety? The fresh produce food safety help desk can guide you
- Tasmanian trials test precision thinning for apples
- Labour sending unit shutdown and recruitment application submissions over Christmas
- Farm Debt Mediation Grant Program – applications still open
- Biosecurity Officer opportunity
- Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
- Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
- Agriculture Sector - Visa Information Sessions
- Cherry Picked Podcast
- Register for the APAL Annual General Meeting 2025
- Berries AGMs
- Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
- 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month
- Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
- Accelerating Trade Grant Program
- Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
- 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
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Fruit Growers Tasmania
| Friday, 10 October 2025, 8.30am
In this edition
- Review to ensure a strong transport future for Tasmania
- Inward buyer opportunity
- Start of Fruit Fly High Risk Season for Tasmania
- Cherry Growers Pollination Day
- Third intake open for Future Orchards Young Grower Immersion Program
- End of Year Agricultural Science Honours Seminar
- Updated healthy soils fact sheet
- Agriculture Sector - Visa Information Sessions
- Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
- Launch webinar: Pre-Farm Gate Waste Data Dashboard
- Berries AGMs
- Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
- 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month
- Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
- Accelerating Trade Grant Program
- Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
- 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
Read more…

Fruit Growers Tasmania
| Friday, 3 October 2025, 8.00am
In this edition
- Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual General Meeting 2025 and Board update
- Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme and Bass Strait Shipping seminars
- Inward buyer opportunity
- Agriculture Sector - Visa Information Sessions
- Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
- Launch webinar: Pre-Farm Gate Waste Data Dashboard
- Berries AGMs
- Strawberry variety overview webinar
- Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
- Future Orchards Trial Incubator 2025–26 applications are open
- Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
- Accelerating Trade Grant Program
- Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
- 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
- 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month
- September 2025 agricultural chemicals update
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Fruit Growers Tasmania
| Monday, 29 September 2025, 8.00am
In this edition
- Last chance to register to attend the Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual General Meeting 2025
- New Berry IDO
- Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
- Shaping the Future of Horticulture Leadership
- Berries AGMs
- Strawberry variety overview webinar
- Blueberry Growers – Do you have 10 Minutes to Help?
- Agricultural Chemical Skill Set training
- APVMA Strategic and Corporate Plans
- Stink bug season is here
- Seasonal update with TAS Farm Innovation Hub and Ag Logic
- Celebrate National Agriculture Day at the Hort Business Summit
- Future Orchards Trial Incubator 2025–26 applications are open
- Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
- Accelerating Trade Grant Program
- Tasmanian Trade Consultation
- Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
- 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
- 2026 Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership
- 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month - Registrations now open
- Apply for Primary Employers Tasmania’s $5,000 Scholarship
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Fruit Growers Tasmania
| Friday, 19 September 2025, 2.30pm
In this edition
- Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual General Meeting 2025
- Accreditation for blueberry growers for trade into South Australia
- Hort IQ Webinar: What’s driving growth in fruit, vegetables and nuts?
- Skills Insight launches Workforce Plan 2025-2026
- Future Orchards Trial Incubator 2025–26 applications are open
- Apply now for the Fruit Growers Tasmania scholarship
- Feeding Australia: A National Food Security Strategy
- Accelerating Trade Grant Program
- Tasmanian Trade Consultation
- Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
- 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
- 2026 Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership
- September is National Suicide Prevention Month
- 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month - Registrations now open
- Apply for Primary Employers Tasmania’s $5,000 Scholarship
- Core Skills Occupations List consultation
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Fruit Growers Tasmania
| Monday, 15 September 2025, 8.30am
In this edition
- Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual General Meeting 2025
- Fruit Growers Tasmania Board update
- Apply now for a scholarship through the University of Tasmania
- Feeding Australia: A National Food Security Strategy
- Productivity powwow with Simon Dornauf
- Financial support services webinar
- National Fruit Fly Strategy Workshop
- Accelerating Trade Grant Program
- Tasmanian Trade Consultation
- Women & Leadership Australia scholarships
- 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award
- 2026 Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership
- Shaping the future of horticulture investment
- September is National Suicide Prevention Month
- Spraying Crops Best Practice webinar
- 2025 WorkSafe Tasmania Month - Registrations now open
- Apply for Primary Employers Tasmania’s $5,000 Scholarship
- Core Skills Occupations List consultation
- TAS Farm Innovation Hub surveys
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