This week saw the kick-off of our long-awaited Local Youth Sports Initiative! This program gives a helping hand to local kids who have had their sporting seasons disrupted. Our youngest Fruit lovers, these kids have had a tough time, but we want to help them bounce back to be stronger than ever! With over $25,000 […]
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Get set. Try for 5 is coming October 10-17. Held during National Nutrition Week, Try for 5 is a unique collaboration between Nutrition Australia, vegetable growers and other health-focused organisations to help Australians get more vegetables in their day. Only 7.5% of Australian adults eat enough veggies. For children, it is even less. In
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The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award is Australia’s leading award empowering and celebrating the inclusive and courageous leadership of women involved in Australia’s rural and emerging industries, businesses, and communities, now and into the future. Over the past 21 years, the Award has gained a significant profile, and is recognised as a program of influence
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We live in a chaotic and stressful world that can often feel overwhelming when things build up. While you wouldn’t hesitate to ask for a sick day if you had the flu, asking for a ‘mental health’ or ‘wellbeing’ day can come with a certain hesitation. Here are some practical tips for requesting and receiving
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The Morrison Government announced the first stage of reforms to Australia’s labour mobility programs – the Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS) and the Seasonal Worker Program (SWP). Both schemes will now be branded under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, making these programs better able to respond to the needs of employers and workers, supporting the
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The South Australian citrus harvest started in late May and the crop is looking very good. The cooler summer has resulted in vibrant colours and sweet-tasting crops for the year, with plenty of produce to retailers. Growers regularly put together packs to showcase the new season produce in South Australia to encourage influencers to share with their audience
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With regret, the Freshmark Board would like to inform you that James Kellaway, Freshmark’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has tendered his resignation. We wish him well in his new endeavours as he progresses forward with his career and contribution to the agricultural sector. In so doing, he has accepted a fantastic CEO opportunity to further his
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In September 2019, Montague broke ground on its packaging and export distribution centre. The 18,000 sqm facility with a capacity of more than 40 million kg is one of the largest in the world. It features a 6-lane MLS sorting system, five pack lines with scope for expansion, a 50-lane pre-sorter, and an automated storage
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The Australian Nut Industry Council has received a $550,000 federal government grant to help launch a market expansion program in order to give the products more market share overseas. The program will help bolster market diversification and sustainability, as well as grow Australia’s clean and green reputation. In 2019-2020, the industry exported more than $1
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More than $8 million of grants out of the $14.6m state government horticultural netting program has been allocated to help primary producers across greater Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills, and the Riverland buy and install new netting or replace any damaged netting to protect horticulture crops. The grant program, announced in June last year, allows growers to apply
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