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Australia: Senate reaches compromise to finally pass backpacker tax
The deal "effectively ends the 18 month saga that has significantly dented confidence in Australia as a backpacker destination".
December 01 , 2016
Photo Gallery: Interpoma Bio Tour
We take you on a visual tour of cooperative Bio Südtirol's packhouse in Merano, as well as a small organic farm in Algund.
December 01 , 2016
Peruvian mango exporter invests US$4M in own production
Dominus has recently carried out its first air shipments to China and hopes to soon reach the Japanese market.
December 01 , 2016
Canada: New CEO for BC Tree Fruits Cooperative
With more than three decades of industry experience, Stan Swales says he is 'thrilled' to be rejoining the British Columbia organization as CEO.
December 01 , 2016
Bio Südtirol: Taking organic apples beyond EU standards
Yields may be around 30% lower for organic apples compared to their conventional counterparts in northern Italy, but growers are increasingly turning to the category in a bid for better returns and a cleaner environmental footprint.
December 01 , 2016
Australian Senate rejects 15% backpacker tax
"The Australian horticulture industry is being held to ransom for the sake of political games and brinkmanship, and this cannot go on," says VoH and Citrus Australia chair Tania Chapman.
December 01 , 2016
Field visit: Small Italian farms punch above their weight in apple industry
A jovial atmosphere pervades the harvest of Cripps Pink apples as the South Tyrol season draws to an end, but the region is not short on challenges.
November 30 , 2016
Dutch company revolutionizes pineapple purchases with self-service slicer
A company that is taking a new approach to buying pineapples in supermarkets recently shipped its first machine to the U.S.
November 30 , 2016
Colombia develops export-focused golden berry varieties
A Colombian agricultural research institute hopes the first ever launch of physalis varieties will drive production and boost exports.
November 30 , 2016
Photo Gallery: Interpoma farm visit, Bronzolo
While the region's orchards may be small, what they lack in size they gain in productivity.
November 30 , 2016
