Published: Mar 28, 2016

Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) invites you to be part of the official Australia Fresh Pavilion at Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong, September 2016.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Australian potato growers have welcomed the news that Potatoes New Zealand has withdrawn its application to the Australian Government seeking market access for fresh potatoes for processing into the country.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

JASA Packaging Systems is a packaging and weighing specialist for the fruit and vegetables industry in New Zealand and Australia. The machines of the Dutch manufacturer of packaging machines are well known in both New Zealand and Australia for the packing

Published: Mar 25, 2016

ConAgra Foods has joined other food giants in plans to use labels that disclose the presence of genetically modified organisms or GMOs in its food throughout the US.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Readers may have noticed our previous article which spelt out the scientific basis for the lethal connection between chocolate and dogs.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Bulla Dairy have launched a new ice cream range inspired by fairy bread and biscuits.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

The cocoa’s price passed US$3, 000 a tonne this week.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Two studies published in Chemical Senses and the Journal of Nutrition show that high salt intake may lead to overconsumption of fatty foods. For the first study, the team set out to investigate the effects of salt on the taste of fat and food preference.

Published: Mar 23, 2016

Incredible health benefits and a short season has made the Australian-owned Queen Garnet plum one of the most premium and in demand varieties in the world.

Published: Mar 22, 2016

Strong, ongoing growth has given family-run fresh produce business Kapiris Bros an opportunity for expansion, with a new facility close to the Melbourne Market showcasing the company’s vertical integration.

Published: Mar 21, 2016

The Australian table grape industry is reaping the rewards of a strong export market, with international demand now outstripping demand on the domestic market.

Published: Mar 18, 2016

Due to concerns from farmers about a labour drought during harvest time, the so called 'backpacker tax', a proposed tax on foreign travellers who work in Australia has been scrapped.

Published: Mar 18, 2016

The 2016 Australian macadamia crop has been forecast at 46,750 tonnes in-shell @ 3.5% moisture (50,000 tonnes in-shell @ 10% moisture) by the peak industry body, the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS) in its first forecast for the year.

Published: Mar 18, 2016

The latest glimmer of hope for dairy farmers was extinguished as prices fell at GlobalDairyTrade to a seven-month low – defying a signal from futures markets for an increase in values.

Published: Mar 18, 2016

Dairy cooperative Murray Goulburn (MG) has announced plans to construct a milk powder facility at Koroit in south-west Victoria, Australia, with an investment of approximately A$300m ($223.8m).

Published: Mar 17, 2016

The first ever review of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) will test whether consumer protections will suit the modern market place says Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Recent hot weather in New South Wales has brought the hazelnut crop on early. Hazelnut grower Craig Anderson is enjoying a good harvest at Batlow in southern New South Wales.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Fruit and vegetables growers using irrigation in Riverland, south Australia are troubled by high electricity prices, which are making the future of their industry uncertain.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

New research analysing the alcohol consumption habits of more than 100,000 Australians over a decade has found that regular binge drinkers are up to 30 per cent more likely to commit drink-driving offences, vandalism or violence.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

On March 8, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce announced that $800,000 in funding would be provided to train four hundred more industry-based officers, joining 1063 already in the field. The program allows horticulture exporters to have their staff traine