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Fruit eNews edition 229

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 3 January 2025, 10.00am

In this edition
  • Launch of the Tasmanian cherry season in Taiwan
  • 2025 APAL Awards for Excellence – Nominations now open!
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Pest fact sheets available for apple and pear crop monitors
  • On Farm Reference Guide for Honeybee Management
  • Berry Industry Awards at BerryQuest International 2025
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • New Primary Production & Processing Standards in final planning stage
  • Farm Debt Mediation Tasmania
  • 1kg ‘Tasmanian Grown’ Cherry Bags now available
  • Export Tape now available
  • Funding boost for Rural Alive & Well
  • Farmsafe Australia Toolbox Talks
  • Ag Logic soil moisture webinars
  • Hort Connections 2025 - Early Bird passes on sale now
  • AgriFutures Australia: 2025 Horizon Scholarships

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Bushfire preparedness
Photo: Tasmanian Fire Service

Fruit eNews edition 228

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 30 December 2024, 10.00am

In this edition
  • Get your business prepared for summer weather
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania New Year arrangements
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Tasmanian cherry export to ramp up in January, in time for Chinese New Year
  • Research project to combat apple scab and fungicide resistance
  • First-Ever Berry Industry Awards at BerryQuest International 2025
  • Berries Australia resource library
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • Watch out for European paper wasps
  • Beekeeper Registration
  • 1kg ‘Tasmanian Grown’ Cherry Bags now available
  • Export Tape now available
  • Summerfruit Australia Announces Search for New CEO
  • Tasmanian Irrigation appoints new CEO
  • Save the dates - Ag Innovation Expo 2025
  • Ag Logic soil moisture webinars
  • Hort Connections 2025 - Early Bird passes on sale now
  • AgriFutures Australia: 2025 Horizon Scholarships
  • Reminder - August/ September 2024 severe weather event support

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Cherry season launch Salamanca Fresh 2024

Fruit eNews edition 227

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 20 December 2024, 10.00am

In this edition
  • Tasmania: where the world’s best cherries are grown!
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania end of year arrangements
  • Fruit and water testing services - PRE HOLIDAY DEADLINE
  • First Ever Berry Industry Awards at BerryQuest International 2025
  • APAL spring orchard walk presentations now available
  • Tasmanian cherry season briefing for international buyers
  • Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide
  • Understanding environmental factors that influence calcium uptake in cherries
  • Changes to apples and pears levy and charge
  • Keep Tasmania fruit fly free!
  • Ag Logic soil moisture webinars
  • 1kg ‘Tasmanian Grown’ Cherry Bags now available
  • Export Tape now available
  • Hort Connections 2025 - Early Bird passes on sale now
  • New Tools Provide More Accurate WHS Reporting
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours scholarship closing soon

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Seasonal Produce Guide 2024-25 launch with Jane Howlett

Fruit eNews edition 226

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 16 December 2024, 2.00pm

In this edition
  • Seasonal Produce Guide 2024-25 Launch
  • Fruit and water testing services - PRE HOLIDAY DEADLINE APPROACHING
  • First Ever Berry Industry Awards at BerryQuest International 2025
  • Farm Debt Mediation Tasmania
  • Registration required for Future Orchards international tour to South Africa
  • Australian Government Drought Plan
  • Trial to unlock on-farm power generation
  • New water flows for irrigation in the Meander Valley
  • Freshcare Shout A Grower to Berry Quest 2025
  • Hort Connections 2025 - Early Bird passes on sale now
  • 1kg ‘Tasmanian Grown’ Cherry Bags available soon
  • Export Tape now available
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours scholarship closing soon
  • Reid Fruits crop is setting up nicely

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Raspberries in a bucket

Fruit eNews edition 225

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 9 December 2024, 11.00am

In this edition
  • Tasmanian raspberries and blackberries hit local shelves!
  • New Primary Production & Processing Standards in Final Planning Stage
  • Horticulture Standards webinar
  • Business Events Tas here to help grow Tasmania’s fruit industry
  • IFPA ANZ appoints Belinda Wilson as new managing director
  • New Freshcare Directors and Chairperson
  • Australian Berry Journal
  • Registration required for Future Orchards international tour to South Africa
  • Funding secured for next stage of work on Tamar Irrigation Scheme
  • 2024 Australian Agritech Sector Survey
  • 2024 Orchard Business Analysis webinar
  • Costa begins berry harvest
  • Best practice pollination guide
  • Trial to unlock on-farm power generation
  • Hort Connections 2025 - Early Bird passes on sale now
  • Resilient Farming Tas Webinar Series
  • 1kg ‘Tasmanian Grown’ Cherry Bags available soon
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Export Tape now available
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours scholarship open
  • Review of the Accredited Properties Regulatory Framework

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Fruit eNews edition 224

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Monday, 2 December 2024, 9.00am

In this edition
  • Review of C14 and C13 rates in modern awards update
  • 2024/25 Tasmanian Seasonal Produce Guide Launch
  • Cherry orchard walk
  • A transformative step for Australian horticulture
  • Trial to unlock on-farm power generation
  • Reminder - August/September 2024 severe weather event support
  • Farmers finding solutions to ease labour shortages
  • Berries Australia announces two international speakers for BQI25
  • Hort Connections 2025 - Early Bird passes on sale now
  • Investment a boost to productivity
  • New treatment for codling moth
  • Varroa mite webinar
  • Horticulture Standards webinar
  • Fair Work Ombudsman upcoming free webinars
  • Webinar: Fresh fruit and vegetable retail wrap up
  • Resilient Farming Tas Webinar Series
  • 1kg ‘Tasmanian Grown’ Cherry Bags available soon
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Export Tape now available
  • New Berries Australia board invites you to get involved
  • AgriFutures Australia: 2025 Horizon Scholarships
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours scholarship open
  • Future Orchards wrap up
  • Lake Leake Dam Safety Upgrade: Securing Water Supply for Future Generations

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FarmShare electricity trial
Photo: TasNetworks

Fruit eNews edition 223

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 9.00am

In this edition
  • Trial to unlock on-farm power generation
  • New Berries Australia board invites you to get involved
  • Webinar: Fresh fruit and vegetable retail wrap up
  • Varroa mite webinar
  • Resilient Farming Tas Webinar Series
  • APAL Board of Directors update
  • Orchard Business Analysis report for 2023–24
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • RAW Impact report 2023-24
  • Review of the Accredited Properties Regulatory Framework
  • CGA Annual General Meeting
  • Cosco upgrades trans-Tasman service to weekly
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours scholarship open
  • 2024 Tasmanian Biosecurity Awards

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Crop monitor factsheets_APAL

Fruit eNews edition 222

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 8.00am

In this edition
  • New pest factsheets available for apple and pear crop monitors
  • Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme
  • Fruit and water testing services
  • Suppliers encouraged to submit feedback on supermarket dealings
  • CGA Annual General Meeting
  • Future Orchards® Spring Series orchard walk coming soon
  • National Vigour Management Workshops - save the date
  • Funding certainty gives green light for vital water to flow
  • Tasmanian Varroa Development Officer - Carson McGinty
  • Hort Innovation Annual Report 2023/24
  • Irrigation systems – start up and operational checks
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania in partnership with ANZ
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours scholarship open
  • Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership Program scholarships now open

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strawberry 2022

Fruit eNews edition 221

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 8 November 2024, 11.00am

In this edition
  • The wait is over – Tasmanian strawberries are here!
  • Orange cherry workshop
  • Cherry Growers Australia Annual General Meeting
  • BQI25 earlybird offer extended
  • On Farm Connectivity Program Rd2
  • Call for submissions: the cherry industry export strategy
  • India Market Update Roadshow 2024
  • Optimising irrigation with the SWAN System: Brett Squibb
  • Aspiring ag leaders wanted
  • APAL Annual General Meeting 2024
  • National Agriculture Day
  • Future Orchards® Spring Series orchard walk
  • Visa Options for Horticulture webinar
  • Last in Resilient Farming Tas Webinar Series
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours scholarship open
  • Primary Employers Tasmania Agri-Development Scholarship

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Fruit eNews edition 220

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Sunday, 3 November 2024, 11.00am

In this edition
  • New Fruit Growers Tasmania Board office bearers
  • Tasmanian cherry grower prepares for bumper season
  • Fair Talk by Fair Farms: Compliance fatigue is real
  • Orchard plant protection guide for deciduous fruits in NSW 2024–25
  • My Climate View and CSA program survey
  • Are you a Freshcare-certified Berry Grower interested in attending BQI25?
  • Call for submissions: the cherry industry export strategy
  • PHA launches mobile-friendly pest reporting course for growers on-the-go
  • Aspiring ag leaders wanted
  • ‘Closing Loopholes’ webinar
  • APAL Annual General Meeting 2024
  • National Agriculture Day
  • Future Orchards® Spring Series orchard walk
  • Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours scholarship open
  • Primary Employers Tasmania Agri-Development Scholarship
  • Honeybee and pollination fact sheets
  • Freshcare Standards Review Update
  • Applications for Future Drought Fund grants closing soon
  • Resilient Farming Tas Webinar Series

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