Tweets on the state of Australian #horticulture. Executive Officer, @NationalFarmers Horticulture Council. Views expressed are mine. Retweet not an endorsement.
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An excellent day exploring the Lockyer Valley, one of Australia’s most important food bowls, on a farm tour with the 2024 @AgCAREERSTART cohort. Thanks to Pohlmans Nursery, Mulgowie Yowie Salads and Moira Farming for hosting us.
@NationalFarmers @MurrayWatt @MarkFurnerMP – at Brisbane, Queensland
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Corporations say they were forced to raise prices.
But profits have increased at a faster rate than costs.
CEOs exploited the panic of inflation to juice their margins.
Now average margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs. Hello?
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Productivity Commission report confirms the industry position that biosecurity levy is a bad policy. This is something the NFF has been saying consistently.
Read more ⬇️ nff.org.au/media-release/pc-…
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Queensland Fruit and Vegetables Group should be celebrating 100 years of advocating for farmers, instead the peak body is calling on Australian’s to show they ‘Give a Fork’ and get behind an industry under immense pressure.
#WeGiveAFork
@AUSVEG
countrycaller.com.au/2023/11…
This is such an important yarn. Thanks to @franks_chung & @newscomauHQ for giving it the space it needs. How the market for fresh produce works is a choice we make as a society. Growers are sounding a warning at great risk. We need a proper public debate.
@ALeighMP @MurrayWatt
Aussie farmer warns of looming food shortages as supermarket 'profit-gouging' drives growers out of business bit.ly/47SF2JM @newscomauHQ
No better way to start #AgDayAu than with the now annual @QldFarmers breakfast. This year @philmorle at Main Sequence set out the enormous opportunity the need to feed 10 billion mouths by 2050 presents and the role of #agtech. Great food for thought!
@JoSheppard04
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Huge first week for @farmer_dj as our new President kicking off #KeepFarmersFarming. We're fighting to:
🚜 Protect Aussie farmland
💧 Secure access to water
🧑🔧 Fill jobs on farms
🚢 Safeguard export markets
⚖️ Give farmers a fair go
Get involved at keepfarmersfarming.org.au
Great to be on a #smartfarm today with @DAFQld taking a look into the future of horticulture. Plenty of gear ready to be taken up by industry with compelling productivity and efficiency gains. – at Queensland, Australia
The @NationalFarmers Hort Council thanked our inaugural chair and outgoing NFF President Fiona Simson this morning at #NFF23 for her service to the Council and horticulture.
A better example of industry leadership would be hard to find.
#thanks 🙏
🪴🌱🍎🫐🍍🥑🌽🍉🍇🍓🥭🍊 – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Food insecurity in #Aus now equivalent to all households in Sydney and Melbourne, reports @briannacasey1 at @FoodbankAus. Part of a great panel on feeding 10b ppl by 2050 at @NationalFarmers Conference 2023.
#auspol #ausag
Off and away at the @NationalFarmers Federation Conference 2023 with a Welcome to Country. Huge program ahead across trade, sustainability and innovation.
#auspol #ausag #agribusiness – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Enormous privilege to join for the valedictory speech from outgoing @NationalFarmers President @afsnsw. Great insights on farm advocacy, including key role for pragmatic, grounded farmers voice in the national politic discourse.
#auspol #ausag #npc – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Too often reporting of produce prices is exaggerated, to drive clicks and reads and is not in the best interests of consumers or growers.
Melons Australia are calling for a stop to scaremongering on the price of watermelon.
melonsaustralia.org.au/news/…
@acmadotgov @AusPressCouncil
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🗓️ NFF Conference is just over 1 month away. Book now at nffconference.com.au to secure your ticket to two days of fun, networking and industry insights.
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What will the rewrite of the Basin Plan mean for you? @NationalFarmers is holding an online info session at 7pm tomorrow night. The RGA’s Water Policy Manager will be presenting on how you can make a submission. Register here 👉 loom.ly/zi_8KWw
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📣 Calling all farmers, we want to hear from you! The 1st National Farmer Priorities Survey is now live. We're working with @SeftonAssoc to capture your views and amplify our advocacy. Pls SHARE and respond here for you chance to win 💰: ncv.microsoft.com/bMVrh3MLAD
Appreciate the work here of @acccgovau! Compliance and enforcement are essential to the effective operation of codes of conduct. News of penalties paid is a reminder for growers and wholesalers alike to check they’re code compliant.
@FreshMarketsAus @GoodFruitandVeg – at Brisbane, Queensland
Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Green Endeavour, trading under the business names Suncoast Fresh and Fruitlink, has paid a penalty of $13,750 after we issued it with an infringement notice for an alleged contravention of the Horticulture Code of Conduct. bit.ly/442v46X
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In the depths of South America's Amazon Basin, the achachairú, a highly prized tropical fruit, has been cultivated for generations. But it's on the side of the world, in North Queensland, that the fruit is grown on the greatest scale. ab.co/43Ag0gv
Really pleased today to share the @NationalFarmers Federation Horticulture Council has appointed Jolyon Burnett as its next chairperson, to commence at the start of July.
More here: nff.org.au/media-release/nex…
#ausag #auspol #aushort #horticulture
At National #Biosecurity Forum today focused on navigating new opportunities and challenges after celebrating past achievements at the Aust Biosecurity Awards last night, where horticulture’s own Trevor Ranford picked up an award 🏆 for his several decades of service.
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