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Consumer focus in the new age of genetically modified crops
SAMANTHA MEHAN Consumer focused GM crops are taking over from traditional GM crops designed to benefit producers, a leading crop …
High paying jobs have few takers in Horticulture
KENDALL DAVIES High paying jobs go begging as job seekers remain unaware of green pastures in horticulture. Charles Sturt University …
Australian import regulations worsen Pacific Island livelihoods
CHELSEA MAPPAS Australia’s ‘unscientific’ quarantine regulations have denied much needed export markets for Pacific Island taro, a leading industry expert …
New greenhouse control technologies create cleaner, high-quality vegetables
JACK LAWRIE Plant factories in Japan are capable of producing up to one hundred times the amount of vegetables produced …
Everything old is new again
JACKSON IRVINE Old favourites and heirloom crops are making a comeback in readiness for tomorrow’s fruit and vegetable markets, an …
Technology is reducing water pollution in the Great Barrier Reef
JASMINE DUX Surveillance technology that can monitor farm runoff is the latest high-tech innovation being used to protect water quality …
How Indigenous vegetables can end malnutrition and poverty in underdeveloped countries
TESSA DIGRANDI The key to combating malnutrition and poverty is in promoting indigenous vegetables, World Vegetable Centre Director General Dr …
Australian organic plant manufacturing industry in good Shape
JACK DAVISON Australia’s Medicinal Aromatic Plant (MAP) industry is on solid ground, but more investment is needed to ensure fresh …
Cranberry juice shown to have long term health benefits
CARINA DRUCE Drinking cranberry juice may help prevent some of our biggest killers including heart disease, diabetes and cancer, new …