SEDA news and events
ROBINVALE ward Swan Hill councillor John Katis says growers need to take their share of responsibility in the fight against fruit fly.
Cr Katis, a former grape grower, said Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA) president John Argiro’s call for all backyard fruit trees to be chopped down was the wrong approach.
He said too many growers were not doing their part when it came to disposing of unwanted fruit. Read more of this Sunraysia Daily article.
WORKER SHORTAGE: There's mounting concern orchadists will struggle to find enough workers to pick this year's stone fruit - heavily affecting farmers' bottom lines. Click here to find out more.
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Foreign holidaymakers have launched legal action against the Turnbull government's controversial backpacker tax, arguing it breaches Australia's international tax treaties.
US-based tax accounting firm Taxback - acting on behalf of individual clients from the US, Britain and Germany - lodged the challenge with the Queensland Federal Court on Monday.The company argues that the tax - announced by the Abbott government but implemented at the start of this year - contravenes non-discrimination clauses built into tax treaties Australia has signed with eight countries: Britain, the US, Germany, Finland, Chile, Japan, Norway and Turkey.The legal action seeks "declaratory relief" from the tax for all citizens of those eight nations - in effect rendering them exempt from the tax. Read more of this Good Fruit & Vegetables article....
US-based tax accounting firm Taxback - acting on behalf of individual clients from the US, Britain and Germany - lodged the challenge with the Queensland Federal Court on Monday.The company argues that the tax - announced by the Abbott government but implemented at the start of this year - contravenes non-discrimination clauses built into tax treaties Australia has signed with eight countries: Britain, the US, Germany, Finland, Chile, Japan, Norway and Turkey.The legal action seeks "declaratory relief" from the tax for all citizens of those eight nations - in effect rendering them exempt from the tax. Read more of this Good Fruit & Vegetables article....
One of Australia's leading stone fruit producers is set to increase its market diversification following the planting of new varieties from Israel.
Throughout December over 20,000 of the new plum trees from Ben Dor were planted, which are exclusive to Cutri Fruit. They will run counter seasonal to other forms of stone fruit, and could be on the market by 2020.
"We will be harvesting fruit when there is no other stone fruit on the Australian market," Marketing Manager Nicole Cutri said. "They are also a new category of super-sweet plums that we can offer to our customers. The new varieties will taste better than what we have on the market, the varieties are innovative in colour and flavour, not to mention the health benefits." Read more of this Fresh Plaza article.......
Throughout December over 20,000 of the new plum trees from Ben Dor were planted, which are exclusive to Cutri Fruit. They will run counter seasonal to other forms of stone fruit, and could be on the market by 2020.
"We will be harvesting fruit when there is no other stone fruit on the Australian market," Marketing Manager Nicole Cutri said. "They are also a new category of super-sweet plums that we can offer to our customers. The new varieties will taste better than what we have on the market, the varieties are innovative in colour and flavour, not to mention the health benefits." Read more of this Fresh Plaza article.......
Recent weather events in the major stone fruit growing regions, have not affected the optimism of the industry nationally, with volumes still on track to be higher than in the previous year.
Andrew Finlay is a grower at Pikes Creek Orchard near Stanthorpe in Queensland and also Chairman of Summerfruit Australia and he says the outlook for this year is looking really good, especially in his part of the country.
"Growing conditions have been good – significantly better than last year, it’s almost like a different country," he said. "There will be plenty of options and varieties for consumers to enjoy, with strong brix levels – in Queensland, we’re seeing 16.5 – 19.5 brix, so the sweetness should be up there. There are plenty of varieties still to come, so we’re looking forward to a strong season." Read more of this Fresh Plaza article.........
Andrew Finlay is a grower at Pikes Creek Orchard near Stanthorpe in Queensland and also Chairman of Summerfruit Australia and he says the outlook for this year is looking really good, especially in his part of the country.
"Growing conditions have been good – significantly better than last year, it’s almost like a different country," he said. "There will be plenty of options and varieties for consumers to enjoy, with strong brix levels – in Queensland, we’re seeing 16.5 – 19.5 brix, so the sweetness should be up there. There are plenty of varieties still to come, so we’re looking forward to a strong season." Read more of this Fresh Plaza article.........
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