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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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