Live Well Farm Well Guide aims to encourage all agricultural producers to...
Friday, 23 October 2015 Cassowary Coast Mayor Bill Shannon today launched a new interactive guide which aims to help agricultural producers...
View ArticleGrowcom calls for government assistance to settle Syrian refugees in regional...
Wednesday, 28 October 2015 Peak horticulture body, Growcom, has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk that Queensland would take 3500...
View ArticleGrowcom welcomes national Food Safety Week (8-15 November)
Peak horticulture body Growcom today welcomed national Food Safety Week which got under way yesterday. Chief Advocate Rachel Mackenzie said that...
View ArticleGrowcom concerned at negative impact of a mooted Goods and Services Tax on...
Peak horticulture organisation, Growcom, said today that the impact on the health of Queenslanders, particularly in regional areas, should be carefully...
View ArticleGrowcom thanks outgoing Board Directors, and welcomes Joe Moro, Sharron...
Peak horticulture body, Growcom, today announced that Matt Hood, Rugby Farms, has resigned this week as a director on the Board...
View ArticleGrowcom and BIEDO are stoking up the BBQ for South Burnett ag producers
Growcom and the Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO) are joining forces next week to provide some social cheer, support and...
View ArticleLeanne Donaldson welcomed as Queensland’s new Agriculture Minister
Peak horticulture body, Growcom today welcomed the appointment of the Hon. Leanne Donaldson MP as new Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries....
View ArticleGrowcom confident about the safety of Queensland lettuce
Peak horticulture organisation Growcom said today that Queensland consumers could be confident about buying lettuce this weekend despite the recall of...
View ArticleWomen in farm businesses: how can we support your professional development?
Growcom’s first Women in Agribusiness seminar for 2016 on the Sunshine Coast on 17 February will include a discussion about what...
View ArticleRecommendations for proposed amended Horticulture Code get initial thumbs up
Peak horticulture body Growcom welcomes the recommendation of the Independent Review of the Horticulture Code of Conduct to renew the current...
View ArticleNew rural jobs network to benefit producers and workers
Rural employers and jobseekers will benefit from a landmark partnership launched today by Agriculture Minister Leanne Donaldson. “The Queensland Agriculture Workforce...
View ArticleNew and old water essential to ‘salad bowl’s’ future
By Growcom CEO, Pat Hannan Few regions are as synonymous with horticultural production as the Lockyer Valley in Queensland’s south east....
View ArticlePower price hike holds back Queensland hort
Growcom CEO, Pat Hannan Last week rural and regional Queenslanders received news their electricity bills would increase yet again in 2017-18....
View ArticleFire ant battles being won but the war’s not over
By Pat Hannan, Growcom CEO It has been more than 15 years since the first discovery of fire ants in Queensland and...
View ArticleHave your say on the future direction of biosecurity
You can now have your say on the draft Queensland Biosecurity Strategy: 2017-2022 to help set the future direction for biosecurity...
View ArticleFresh Queensland produce showcased in Taiwan
Horticultural produce from Australia’s Murray Darling Basin in Queensland was showcased in Taiwan this month under the Australian brand Now In Season....
View ArticleExport success compromised by budget shortcomings
By Pat Hannan, Growcom CEO It seems every week we see a new article highlighting the potential of the Queensland agricultural sector...
View ArticleHorticulture Now News – 20 June 2017
Biosecurity gets $21 million to safeguard agriculture Horticulture Innovation Australia has secured a federal government grant and co-investor funding to deliver...
View ArticleSunshine Coast macadamias in good hands
Free hands-on workshops with macadamia specialist Alan Coates are giving growers from across south-east Queensland valuable insights into how to achieve...
View ArticleGrowers call for clarity on labour hire licensing
By Pat Hannan, Growcom CEO As the peak industry body for Queensland horticulture, Growcom has a strong interest in ensuring that...
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