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The voice of Queensland horticulture

Growcom is the peak representative body for Queensland horticulture and strives for the long term growth and profitability of horticultural farms and the industry.

Our core membership consists of Queensland’s fruit and vegetable producers and individuals, groups and industries who have a stake or interest in the future of Queensland horticulture.

Growcom exists to:

  • Provide strong leadership to horticultural growers in developing policy on issues affecting production horticulture
  • Provide powerful representation of horticultural interests to local, state and national governments, government agencies and key stakeholders in the supply chain
  • Deliver professional services to horticultural growers and other horticultural stakeholders to enhance their business efficiency and profitability
  • Provide an information hub on issues relating to horticulture at a state and national level.
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Peak horticulture organisation Growcom said that the Queensland land audit released this week showed horticulture’s enormous potential in the State.

Chief Advocate Rachel Mackenzie said that horticulture, which is currently the state’s second largest agricultural industry, worth about $1.9 billion, used less than 0.1 per cent of the land area.
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Growcom is dismayed at the passage of new agricultural chemicals legislation through the lower house of the Federal Parliament this week.

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Growcom has given its support to the State Government proposal to review the Vegetation Management Act to reduce costs and improve environmental outcomes.


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A lack of transparency and accountability are major flaws in the draft national Biosecurity Bill 2012, currently being scrutinised by the Australian Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee.

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Growcom’s Women in Horticulture group has been presenting a series of informal information meetings to show women on farms how simple and straight forward it can be to obtain formal agricultural qualifications based on their years of experience working in a horticultural business. This month the meetings will be held in Bundaberg and Gayndah.

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Growcom’s Women in Horticulture group is presenting a series of informal information meetings in North Queensland (Mareeba, Innisfail, Atherton) to show women on farms how simple and straight forward it can be to obtain formal agricultural qualifications based on their years of experience in working in a horticultural business.
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Peak horticulture body, Growcom, has welcomed the announcement by the federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig of a series of new carbon mitigation projects for the agriculture industry.

Growcom has been successful in securing an extension and outreach project to deliver targeted and relevant information to the horticulture industry.
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Growcom has congratulated federal Minister for Agriculture, Senator Joe Ludwig, on the release of the latest Australian Food Statistics report. The report shows the value of Australian food exports increased to $30.5 billion in 2011/12. However, CEO Alex Livingstone said that while the report shows some sectors such as grains and meat are doing particularly well, the government needed to acknowledge the vulnerability of other sectors such as horticulture.

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Growcom has welcomed the announcement by the Acting Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Andrew Cripps that the Queensland Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry and the Queensland Farmers’ Federation will provide 15 industry recovery officers (IROs) to support agriculture as it rebuilds after the floods. The funding for this project is being provided jointly by the state and federal governments....more

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Queensland's peak horticulture organisation, Growcom, has queried State Energy Minister Mark McArdle’s attempt to distance the government from its involvement in the Queensland Competition Authority’s determination to increase electricity prices.

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