TASMANIA TO HOST WORLD'S BIGGEST ORGANIC ORCHARD
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| Posted: Friday, 17 October
2003 |
11 October, ABC Australia
A tourism development and the world's biggest organic orchard have been announced for Webster's Parramatta Creek site, near Elizabeth Town in northern Tasmania.
The agricultural company has sold the orchard and its fruit processing factory for $3.....
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AUSTRALIA: ORGANICS INDUSTRY 'GET THE PICTURE' WITH FIRST NATIONAL SURVEY
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| Posted: Friday, 19 September
2003 |
21 August, Senator Judith Troeth via OFA Organic Industry Update
The Australian Government is providing more than $60,000 for a study designed to boost the growth of Australia's organic agriculture industry, the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Judith Troeth announced today.
Senator Troeth said organic produce is a small industry set for expansion in Australia, with 2,000 certified producers-including growers, processors and manufacturers, exporters and retailers.....
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BFA ORGANIC FOOD AND FARMING REPORT 2003
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| Posted: Friday, 12 September
2003 |
Our thanks to the BFA, Australia’s largest organic industry representative group, for an early edition of their report for 2003, of which excerpts are shown below.
Dr Andrew Monk, CEO of the Biological Farmers of Australia
The BFA this year publicized research suggesting the farm gate value of organic was less than had been guesstimated from past years.....
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AUSTRALIA: ORGANIC FARMING ON THE RISE
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| Posted: Friday, 05 September
2003 |
A new report from Australian organic certifying body Biological Farmers Australia says one in 10 primary producers will be farming organically by 2020.
The report says the number of organic producers has grown by 20 to 30 per cent over the last two years but that still represents only 2 per cent of all primary producers.....
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IT'S TIME GOVERNMENT ACTED TO PROTECT NON-GM GROWERS
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| Posted: Friday, 04 July
2003 |
23 June, NPN
The Network of Concerned Farmers have expressed disappointment that Bayer Cropscience has indicated they have no intention to accept costs and liabilities for the control of their product.
Bayer Cropscience refused a request to withdraw their license application for genetically modified Invigor canola until this issue was resolved.....
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