News & events
Australian Workshops on Little Cherry Virus 2
Cherry Growers Australia, Horticulture Australia Limited and the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture are working together using a levy funded project to run workshops on Little Cherry Virus 2 in Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. A world expert on LChV2:
Dr Kenneth C. Eastwell
Plant Pathologist / Director, Clean Plant Center Northwest
College of Agricultural Human and Natural Resource Sciences
Washington State University IAREC, Prosser.
Will be travelling from the USA from 20 May to 2 June 2014 to present at the Fruit Growers Tasmania conference from 22 to 25 May and take part in workshops in other States.
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The National Development Program Grower Update April 2014
The national development program (NDP) for the Australian cherry industry has a new member. Peter Morrison is now working with the NDP as a consultant, and will be visiting states over the coming months. Peter has been an agronomist in perennial horticulture for 19 years.
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Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual May Conference 22-25 May 2014
The 2014 FGT Annual May Conference will be held at the Launceston Country Club Casino from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th 2014.
2014 applications open now for Horticulture - Next Generation
Applications are now open for the HAL funded leadership program, Horticulture – The Next Generation. Only 25 places are available to business leaders from across the industry.
The program is suited to business owners and managers of levy paying businesses who:
• have responsibility for managing staff
• are looking to grow their business
• have a passion for the industry and its future
Applications must be submitted by COB on April 30.
Australian Cherries Newsletter - Autumn 2014, No. 15
Welcome to the fifteenth edition of Australian Cherries Newsletter.
Join the Australia Fresh Pavilion at Asia Fruit Logistica 3 - 5 September 2014 Hong Kong
Be part of the Australia Fresh Pavilion and raise the profile for your organisation at Asia’s largest fresh produce event. The event is a great opportunity to showcase your products where foreign buyers converge in search of Australian suppliers.
Australian Farmer of the Year Awards
NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN!
In its fifth year, the Australian Farmer of the Year Awards has quickly occupied its place as one of the showpiece attractions on the national events calendar.
With 12 award categories, the winner of each category automatically qualifies for the prestigious Australian Farmer of the Year award.
Hosted by Kondinin Group and ABC Rural this year’s dinner and award ceremony will be held in Melbourne on Wednesday September 10, 2014.
Join the Trade Mission to Malaysia and be part of FHA 2014
Register and be part of the Australia Fresh trade mission to Kuala Lumpur and participate at Food & Hotel Asia 2014 in Singapore. You have the option to participate in either activity or both. Slots are limited so please register as soon as you can!
Independent Review of Horticulture - Online Survey
As you are aware, ACIL Allen Consulting has been commissioned to undertake an Independent Review of Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL). Information on this review can be found at www.acilallen.com.au/halreview.
To ensure we consult as widely as possible, we are asking stakeholders (such as. levy payers, growers, producers of horticultural commodities, research providers and industry representatives) to participate in a short online survey. Stakeholder insights into the performance of HAL are vital to the success of the Independent Review.
The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and remain open until 10 March 2014. The survey can be accessed using the following link:
http://www.cvent.com/d/w4q1qz
This survey is administered by ACIL Allen Consulting. The content of all individual survey responses will remain Commercial-in-Confidence with ACIL Allen Consulting.
If you know of anyone else who would like to participate in the survey, please forward this email on to them.
Thank you for assisting with the Independent Review, your feedback will be valuable.
Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper
Please see attached a document outlining the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper and a call for submissions to this.
There is also information on the Taskforce consultation meetings which anyone can attend, including dates and locations.
We hope you can get involved.