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News Archives
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Reef Rescue water quality grants now open (Townsville, Burdekin and Bowen regions) (28.07.10)Growcom invites horticultural growers farming in the area south of Mutarnee to Townsville, the Burdekin and Bowen to apply for funding of farm projects under Round 3 of the Federal Government’s Reef Rescue program.
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Growcom puts horticulture’s case to NQ candidates in the lead-up to the federal election (28.07.10)With little more than three weeks to go before the federal election, peak horticulture organisation Growcom is visiting federal politicians in the seats of Hinkler and Capricornia this week to ensure that issues concerning horticulture are on the agenda.
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Pineapple growers talk industry developments (27.07.10)The Queensland pineapple industry, Growcom and other stakeholders will hold a grower field day in Yeppoon this Friday [30 July] to discuss imports, field trials, grower levy investment and a range of other topics.
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Free dam seepage and evaporation workshop (16.07.10)Dam seepage and evaporation will be on the agenda in an upcoming Growcom workshop being run in Gatton next week. |
Compost tea on the menu for free farm bus tour next week (07.07.10)Horticulture growers seeking an opportunity to evaluate compost tea as an alternative or as an adjunct to using conventional fertilisers may be interested in a free farm bus tour next week. |
Growcom puts horticulture’s case to NQ candidates in the lead-up to the federal election (06.07.10)With a federal election mooted for as early as next month, Growcom is visiting federal politicians in the seats of Leichhardt and Dawson this week to ensure that issues concerning horticulture are on the agenda. |
Statement regarding the banning of endosulfan by the United States (10.06.10)Growcom and the Queensland horticulture industry have full confidence in the regulatory decisions made by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) which are based on scientific evidence.
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Growcom says Budget lacks detail of foreshadowed “food policy” (09.06.10)Peak horticulture organisation Growcom said that with yesterday’s announcement by the Australian Bureau of Statistics that Queensland would face the fastest and largest growth of households in Australia in the next 25 years*, the horticulture industry expected a detailed food policy funded in the State Budget to promote the development of agriculture to feed the burgeoning population. |
Shaping Tomorrow’s Queensland: thriving food production or “green wedges”*? (01.06.10)Peak horticulture organisation Growcom today said the best way for Premier Anna Bligh to preserve “green wedges” between urban areas in the future was to provide the policy settings which would encourage the ongoing development of horticulture and other agriculture in order to feed growing populations in the future. |
Voice for horticulture welcomed on Queensland’s biosecurity advisory group (26.05.10)Peak horticulture body Growcom today welcomed the announcement by Queensland’s Minister for Primary Industries’ Tim Mulherin, of the appointment of Growcom Chairman John Bishop to the new state advisory group on biosecurity issues.
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Federal budget confirms national drought policy reform (12.05.10)Peak horticulture body Growcom welcomed confirmation by the Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke this morning at the Rural Press Club’s Post-Budget breakfast of some progress on national biosecurity reform and of a fresh approach to national drought policy.
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Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce report ‘unsurprising’ (11.02.10)Peak horticulture organisation Growcom said today the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce report scotching the idea that northern Australia could be transformed into a major food bowl for Asia without further research was unsurprising. |
Federal Opposition must supply more detail on alternative climate change policy (04.02.10)Peak horticulture organisation Growcom welcomed the federal Opposition’s announcement of their alternative climate change policy for Australia, saying that an incentive-based scheme had long been argued as more suitable for horticultural industries than the Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. |
Increased population - national food policy should be part of the mix (03.02.10)Peak horticulture organisation Growcom today called for a national food security policy in light of the release of the 2010 Intergenerational Report which predicts an increase in Australia’s population by 2050 to more than 36 million of which 22 per cent will be over 65 years old. |
Growcom seeks to accommodate growers needing Freshcare training (01.02.10)Peak horticulture body Growcom has organised a series of training seminars this month to assist growers who need to update their Freshcare Food Safety and Quality (Fresh Produce) accreditation. |
Queenslanders need to veg out to get healthy (06.01.10)Queenslanders need to veg out to get healthy: Peak body for horticulture, Growcom, is disappointed by the results of a Queensland Health survey which showed that fewer than 10 per cent of Queenslanders eat the recommended daily intake of five servings of vegetables.
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Horticulture employers face uncertainty under new award (06.01.10)Horticulture employers face uncertainty under new award: Queensland’s peak horticulture industry group, Growcom, has said that the last-minute release of the new Horticulture Industry Award 2010 (HIA 2010) has left employers in the industry facing a period of uncertainty with the prospect of increased costs.
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New climate change projects for apples, pears and avocados (24.12.09)New climate change projects for apples, pears and avocados: What will be the effects of predicted temperature increases on fruit crops in the future? How will climate policies like the federal government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme affect farm businesses?
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National food security forum needed to tackle need for increased food production (09.12.09)National food security forum needed to tackle need for increased food production: Peak horticulture organisation Growcom today welcomed the addition of food security to Shadow Agriculture Minister John Cobb’s portfolio and reiterated its calls for a national food security forum to be attended by representatives of both sides of government in order to put together a plan for increased food security.
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Peak horticulture organisation confirms importance of advocacy role in lead-up to federal election (18.11.09)Peak horticulture organisation confirms importance of advocacy role in lead-up to federal election: With a federal election looming next year, Growcom’s Board has confirmed the importance of the organisation’s role in 2009/2010 in taking issues important to horticulture forward to all tiers of government, including politicians standing for election federally next year.
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Growcom calls for a calm and considered response to discussion paper (18.11.09)Growcom calls for a calm and considered response to discussion paper: Peak horticulture organisation Growcom has reacted angrily to the brouhaha of the past 24 hours when a preliminary industry discussion paper on climate change policy options was leaked to the media and touted as Growcom policy.
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Growcom welcomes federal government’s decision to exclude agriculture from CPRS (16.11.09)Growcom welcomes federal government’s decision to exclude agriculture from CPRS: Peak horticulture organisation Growcom today welcomed the federal government’s decision to exclude agriculture from the carbon pollution reduction scheme.
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