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Expanding work programs will help ease the burden on Australian growers
May 21, 2014
Expanding work programs will help ease the burden on Australian growers
Australia’s vegetable and potato industries have backed calls from northern Australian growers for the expansion of the Seasonal Worker Program, to address major labour shortages in horticulture.
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McCain Australia is using scented panels to entice consumers to buy oven baked chips
May 15, 2014
McCain Australia is using scented panels to entice consumers to buy oven baked chips
In Australia McCain is attempting to entice shoppers to buy their cooked potato chips in their local supermarket through the use of scented advertising panels dispensing the scent of cooked chips at the push of a button.
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AUSVEG calls for refined Country of Origin Labeling
May 11, 2014
AUSVEG calls for refined Country of Origin Labeling
The Australian vegetable and potato industries are calling for consumers to be given certainty about the food they are eating once-and-for-all, through refined Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) laws, according to AUSVEG.
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand releases Acrylamide and Aluminium Total Diet Study
May 05, 2014
Food Standards Australia New Zealand releases Acrylamide and Aluminium Total Diet Study
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released the first phase of the 24th Australian Total Diet Study (ATDS) which looked at Australian consumers’ dietary exposure to acrylamide and aluminium.
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tna to highlight high performance packaging solutions at interpack 2014
May 03, 2014
tna to highlight high performance packaging solutions at interpack 2014
Packaging solutions provider tna will demonstrate its flagship high performance, flexible spraying, distribution, seasoning and bagging solutions at Interpack 2014
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AUSVEG: Downplaying Zebra chip risk is a dangerous game
April 03, 2014
AUSVEG: Downplaying Zebra chip risk is a dangerous game
Claims New Zealand potatoes do not pose a “substantive risk” to the Australian industry have been slammed as irresponsible and reckless by AUSVEG.
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Australia: Extreme weather brings potato shortage and sends prices soaring
March 30, 2014
Australia: Extreme weather brings potato shortage and sends prices soaring
Australian Potato shoppers are spitting chips over the rising cost of washed potatoes amid reduced ­supplies.
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March 03, 2014
South Australian potato producers to benefit from R&D workshop series
AUSVEG, will host a series of potato research and development (R&D) workshops in South Australia this month, as part of activities arranged for the Potato Industry Extension Program.
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McCain Foods Australia, potato growers fixing 'strained relationship'
February 09, 2014
McCain Foods Australia, potato growers fixing 'strained relationship'
McCain Foods agriculture director John Jackson in Australia has admitted the company’s relationship with the region’s potato growers has been damaged in recent years.
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AUSVEG: Breathe easier with Vegetables
January 15, 2014
AUSVEG: Breathe easier with Vegetables
Recent research has linked the rise of fussy fruit and vegetable eaters in Western society to the population’s increased development of allergic asthma over the past 50 years.
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South Australian Potato Industry receives over AU$400,000 in Federal Funding
January 13, 2014
South Australian Potato Industry receives over AU$400,000 in Federal Funding
Potatoes South Australia Incorporated, the peak industry body for the potato industry value chain, has been awarded funding of AU$409,800 (excl GST) through the Federal Department of Agriculture’s National Landcare Innovation Grants for a two year project which will help develop a more reliable soil Phosphorus test.
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December 17, 2013
Simplot Australia potato farmers in Tasmania accept price cut
Simplot processing potato farmers in Tasmania have accepted a $10 per tonne price cut for crops deliverable in 2014.
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