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Weather event - September 2024
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Fruit eNews edition 218

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 21 October 2024, 11.00am

In this edition
  • Emergency response grants bring next phase of Tasmanian disaster recovery
  • ‘Super tax’ to jeopardise family farms
  • Aspiring ag leaders wanted
  • Consumer insights on sustainability webinar
  • Australasian Plant Genetics (APG) End of Season Meeting
  • Primary Employers Tasmania Agri-Development Scholarship
  • Enabling Business Grant Program opens next week
  • Applications now open for Future Drought Fund grants
  • IFPA ANZ searches for new managing director
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours scholarship open
  • UTAS Masters and Honours seminar
  • Developing Orchardists of the Future Pilot Program
  • Future Orchards® Spring Series orchard walk
  • Resilient Farming Tas Webinar Series
  • Fruit Waste Ecosystem Forums
  • Are you a berry farmer and interested in reducing food waste?
  • APAL Annual General Meeting 2024
  • Australian Pollinator Week
  • Membership Renewal 2024 / 25
  • Cherry Growers Australia Restructure Update
  • Friends of RAW
  • Australia's 3G networks are closing soon

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Blueberry harvest worker

Fruit eNews edition 217

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 11 October 2024, 2.00pm

In this edition
  • Last chance to be heard on Regional Migration Settings
  • Young Grower BBQ
  • Changes to Indonesia’s importing country requirements
  • Annual Investment Plans now available
  • Supermarkets inquiry interim report
  • Mandatory Food and Grocery Code: exposure draft regulations
  • MRL Harmonisation Proposal
  • First time recognition for agritourism
  • New water use efficiency web portal
  • The buzz of the nation
  • Impacts of Varroa on honeybee and pollination dependent industries webinar
  • Forum: Industrial Manslaughter - What You Need to Know
  • WorkSafe Tasmania Month
  • Future Orchards international tour to South Africa 2025
  • Resilient Farming Tas Webinar Series
  • BerryQuest International farm tours
  • Berries Annual General Meetings
  • Applying for EMDG? New videos and webinars to help you
  • Membership Renewal 2024 / 25
  • Cherry Growers Australia Restructure Update
  • APVMA cancels all products containing chlorthal dimethyl
  • Avian Influenza
  • Australia's 3G networks are closing soon

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Bumblebee with transmitter
Photo: James Mackinson

Fruit eNews edition 216

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 4 October 2024, 2.00pm

In this edition
  • High tech spy gear to uncover the secrets of bumble bees in Tasmania
  • Tasmanian Ag leadership program celebrates new graduates
  • Growers at the helm: How industry shapes Hort Innovation investments
  • Blueberry Trade into South Australia 2024-25
  • Continued Support for the National Biosecurity Training Hub
  • Public Consultation Now Open: APVMA Paraquat Review
  • Tasmania is Fruit Fly Free, Help Us Keep it That Way!
  • Seasonal measures for Brown marmorated stink bug
  • Membership Renewal 2024 / 25
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
  • UTAS Masters and Honours seminar
  • Regional Migration Settings review
  • Register now to attend WorkSafe Month
  • Resilient Farming Tas Webinar Series
  • Managing for future climate variability workshops
  • BerryQuest International early bird registrations ends soon
  • Berries Annual General Meetings
  • Hort Business Summit
  • On Farm Connectivity Program Info Webinar
  • Enabling Business Grant Program opening in October
  • Australia's 3G networks are closing soon
  • Produce Industry Brand Perception
  • Hort Innovation Grower and Partner Survey results
  • Fresh Takes on Tech Podcast
  • No Snackgrets: Promoting healthier snacking choices in Australia

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Julie Collins MP speaking at 2024 AGM

Fruit eNews edition 215

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 27 September 2024, 2.00pm

In this edition
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania AGM and Board update
  • Have your say on phasing out single-use plastics
  • Review of the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme
  • Agricultural sectors perform well despite dry conditions
  • Cherry Growers Australia Restructure Update
  • South Australia's acceptance of TAS BBR02 for 2024/2025 confirmed
  • UTAS Masters and Honours seminar
  • Regional Migration Settings review
  • Webinar on Current Visa Programs in the Horticulture Sector
  • Register now to attend WorkSafe Month
  • Workplace wellbeing workshop
  • Young grower catch up
  • Managing for future climate variability workshops
  • Australia's 3G networks are closing soon
  • Searching for the next Tasmanian Rural Women's Award winner
  • Membership Renewal 2024 / 25
  • Government food relief grant - seasonal workers
  • Enabling Business Grant Program opening in October
  • Applications now open for Future Drought Fund grants
  • New funding bid for critical irrigation scheme
  • Berry growers embrace the latest tech
  • PALM Labour sending unit blackout period over Christmas

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AGM

Fruit eNews edition 214

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 20 September 2024, 2.00pm

In this edition
  • Hon. Julie Collins MP to address Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual General Meeting
  • Have your say on phasing out single-use plastics
  • Invitation to submit - Select Committee on the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme
  • Regional Migration Settings review
  • Register now to attend WorkSafe Month
  • National Cherry Industry Season Launch Webinar
  • Fair Talk by Fair Farms
  • Workplace wellbeing workshop
  • Young grower catch up
  • Managing for future climate variability workshops
  • Membership Renewal 2024 / 25
  • New Aussie Apple Marketing Campaign: No Snackgrets
  • New market access for plums to Vietnam
  • Government food relief grant - seasonal workers
  • Q&A Sessions: AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
  • Future Orchards® Spring Series orchard walk
  • PIPS 4 Profit roadshow
  • Future Orchards Young Grower Immersion Program
  • Have your say on APVMA’s proposed fees and charges
  • Public consultation open on Draft Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plans
  • Tasmanian Biosecurity Awards Nominations Extended
  • Five Nuffield Drought Resilience Scholars announced
  • Navigating a future of cross-sectoral forces: Horizon Scan webinar
  • AgCAREERSTART opportunities

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Asia Fruit Logistica 2024

Fruit eNews edition 213

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 16 September 2024, 5.00pm

In this edition
  • Successful Asia Fruit Logistica Event and Taiwan visit
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual General Meeting
  • Invitation to submit - Select Committee on the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme
  • Regional Migration Settings review
  • Membership Renewal 2024 / 25
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours scholarship open
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours Scholarship
  • Vietnam market access: Plum position for Aussie crop
  • Fresh, Healthy and Affordable - Growing the future of the fresh produce industry
  • Pilot sterile codling moth releases for the apple industry
  • Workplace wellbeing workshops
  • Young grower catch up
  • Managing for future climate variability workshops
  • Delving deeper into the $130M Fresh and Secure Trade Alliance
  • Applications open for drought resilience innovators
  • Strengthening our workforce
  • Future Orchards Young Grower Immersion Program
  • Future Orchards Trial Incubator
  • Friends of RAW
  • Rural relief fund
  • Tasmanian Biosecurity Awards Nominations Extended
  • Small Business Advice and Financial Guidance Program Round 4

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Weather event - September 2024
Photo: Business Tasmania

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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