Anyone who supplies produce to Coles, Woolworths or Aldi is encouraged to read through the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct to ensure they're up to date with new protections.
The ACCC regulates the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct (link is external) which is a voluntary code prescribed under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.The Code governs certain conduct by grocery retailers and wholesalers in their dealings with suppliers. It has rules relating to grocery supply agreements, payments, termination of agreements, dispute resolution and a range of other matters.
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- Account Manager – North Germany
- Operational Grower - Strawberries
- Retail Key Account Manager
- Sales Representative Southeastern US
- Bedding and Perennials Sales Manager Europe
- Horticultural Technician
- Agronomist
- Head Grower Strawberries, Norway
- Tissue Culture Laboratory Scientist
- Manager Operations & Logistics
"Tweeting Growers"
Top 5 - yesterday
- UAE: Tapping into fruiting crops and adding new facilities throughout the MEASA region
- US (WV): 92-year-old tomato grower has been growing the same seed lineage for 58 years
- Raising the roof at Allegro Acres
- "Biggest benefits for dehumidification at night and during fringe hours"
- Adding iodine to crops: "You don't see a lack right away, but adding it is beneficial”
Top 5 - last week
- 10% increase of tomato production in the new Looije greenhouses
- How growers boost crop yields with greenhouse film EVO AC®
- Stronger plants & higher production with autonomous growing in Mexico
- AU: Provenance Propagation construction close to completion
- Thanks to air-conditioned greenhouses, Emirati producers can grow tomatoes during 45 °C summer
Top 5 - last month
- 10% increase of tomato production in the new Looije greenhouses
- A greenhouse full of cherry blossoms in Hungary
- Combining aquaponics and hydroponics in a 2 hectare Bahrain facility
- UAE: New desert greenhouse near Abu Dhabi opens
- "Same productivity, but without the energy costs from artificial lighting"
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Other news in this sector:
- 2023-03-29 "Biggest benefits for dehumidification at night and during fringe hours"
- 2023-03-29 US robotic company focuses on strawberries and tree crops
- 2023-03-29 'Aerated floor' offers opportunities for a better-growing climate and energy savings
- 2023-03-28 Is aquaponics a possible answer to climate change?
- 2023-03-28 Increased productivity and control through artificial pollination
- 2023-03-27 Revealing the invisible in crops
- 2023-03-27 “The product quality is maintained, ensuring a longer shelf-life”
- 2023-03-24 An Italian innovative system for managing hydroponic crops
- 2023-03-23 Nanotube sensors are capable of detecting and distinguishing gibberellin plant hormones
- 2023-03-23 Where Vietnamese horticulture challenges meet Dutch solutions
- 2023-03-22 LUX: How a greenhouse on the roof of a building in Bettembourg works
- 2023-03-22 Research as a Service at a fraction of the cost revealed at Indoor Ag-Con 2023
- 2023-03-22 Technological innovation indispensable to horticulture
- 2023-03-21 Stronger plants & higher production with autonomous growing in Mexico
- 2023-03-21 Ridder receives 2023 CEA Center Mission Award
- 2023-03-20 How growers boost crop yields with greenhouse film EVO AC®
- 2023-03-20 Rebranded Stolze Mexico expands into North American market as GROWA
- 2023-03-17 “Any new greenhouse project should be properly designed in terms of financial profitability”
- 2023-03-17 Wicketed bagger is the solution for smaller produce
- 2023-03-17 "The system accurately and consistently places interlocking trays on a pallet"
