Australian Organic, the non-profit industry body responsible for ensuring organic standards in Australia are upheld, has announced three new appointments. Niki Ford, founder of consultancy Naturalis Advisory, has been appointed new General Manager, and both former corporate lawyer Bernadette Favis and organic wholefoods expert Leo Watling have joined the Board of Directors. Mr Watling, founder …. more
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Fifth Annual Australian Organic Awards for Excellence
Natalie and Chris McLoghlin AUSTRALIA’S most innovative organic producers shone at the fifth annual Australian Organic Awards for Excellence in November last year. Victorian organic mushroom farmer Chris McLoghlin, of Lockwood South-based Mycelia Organics, took out the coveted Farmer of the Year award. Several other rural agricultural businesses also took home honours including Daniel Spotswood …. more
New biosecurity blueprint to protect the future of farming
National response to the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) report – Priorities for Australia’s biosecurity system released today, November 29, confirms all governments to work to build a national system to meet future challenges. The Coalition Government has already addressed a number of recommendations THE Coalition Government today released its national response to the independent review of …. more
New technology to track grape development
Early flowering grapes New Android mobile phone app to help track the development of the size and colour of grapes. The app will rapidly collect data to help growers make harvest and vineyard management decisions. The research was carried out by the NWGIC and funded by Wine Australia. MEASURING and tracking the development of grapes …. more
Farmers’ markets create new opportunities for small farmers
Adam Jones, above, on his small horticulture farm at Theebine, north of Gympie, South East Queensland. BY Tim Marshall A SIGNIFICANT reversal is occurring in the Australian countryside. For many years the number of productive farms was reducing. Land units were either amalgamated into larger entities or converted to ‘rural living’ or ‘lifestyle’ properties. For …. more
Visiting Coburg Farmers’ Market
A COLOURFUL and busy market with a wide range of produce, and full of happy shoppers despite the threat of rain was my impression of Coburg Farmers’ Market on a recent visit to Victoria. Amongst the selection of fruit and vegetables available, was citrus from Sunraysia and organic vegetables from Gippsland. There were free range …. more
