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Cars queue at a pick your own strawberry farm in Queensland. ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols Topics:law-crime-and-justice,crime,government-and-politics,public-sector,rural,agricultural-crops,fruit,fruits,activism-and-lobbying,consumer-protection,food-safety,health,food-and-beverage,industry,business-economics-and-finance,food-processing,brisbane-4000,qld,australia,maroochydore-4558,southport-4215,toowoomba-4350,wamuran-4512,gladstone-4680,everton-park-4053,strathpine-4500,york-6302,mildura-3500,seymour-3660,preston-3072,adelaide-5000,tweed-heads-2485,sydney-2000 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-21/cars-queue-at-a-pick-your-own-strawberry-farm-in-queensland/10290438
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A case of strawberry tampering reported in Orange this week. Supplied: Topics:law-crime-and-justice,crime,government-and-politics,public-sector,rural,agricultural-crops,fruit,fruits,activism-and-lobbying,consumer-protection,food-safety,health,food-and-beverage,industry,business-economics-and-finance,food-processing,brisbane-4000,qld,australia,maroochydore-4558,southport-4215,toowoomba-4350,wamuran-4512,gladstone-4680,everton-park-4053,strathpine-4500,york-6302,mildura-3500,seymour-3660,preston-3072,adelaide-5000,tweed-heads-2485,sydney-2000 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-21/a-case-of-strawberry-tampering-reported-in-orange-this-week/10290610 Posted September 21, 2018 14:48:51
Cars queue at a pick your own strawberry farm in Queensland. ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols Topics:law-crime-and-justice,crime,government-and-politics,public-sector,rural,agricultural-crops,fruit,fruits,activism-and-lobbying,consumer-protection,food-safety,health,food-and-beverage,industry,business-economics-and-finance,food-processing,brisbane-4000,qld,australia,maroochydore-4558,southport-4215,toowoomba-4350,wamuran-4512,gladstone-4680,everton-park-4053,strathpine-4500,york-6302,mildura-3500,seymour-3660,preston-3072,adelaide-5000,tweed-heads-2485,sydney-2000 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-21/cars-queue-at-a-pick-your-own-strawberry-farm-in-queensland/10290438 Posted September 21, 2018 14:48:51
A case of strawberry tampering reported in Orange this week. Supplied: Topics:law-crime-and-justice,crime,government-and-politics,public-sector,rural,agricultural-crops,fruit,fruits,activism-and-lobbying,consumer-protection,food-safety,health,food-and-beverage,industry,business-economics-and-finance,food-processing,brisbane-4000,qld,australia,maroochydore-4558,southport-4215,toowoomba-4350,wamuran-4512,gladstone-4680,everton-park-4053,strathpine-4500,york-6302,mildura-3500,seymour-3660,preston-3072,adelaide-5000,tweed-heads-2485,sydney-2000 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-21/a-case-of-strawberry-tampering-reported-in-orange-this-week/10290610 Posted September 21, 2018 14:48:51
A case of strawberry tampering reported in Orange this week. Supplied: Topics:law-crime-and-justice,crime,government-and-politics,public-sector,rural,agricultural-crops,fruit,fruits,activism-and-lobbying,consumer-protection,food-safety,health,food-and-beverage,industry,business-economics-and-finance,food-processing,brisbane-4000,qld,australia,maroochydore-4558,southport-4215,toowoomba-4350,wamuran-4512,gladstone-4680,everton-park-4053,strathpine-4500,york-6302,mildura-3500,seymour-3660,preston-3072,adelaide-5000,tweed-heads-2485,sydney-2000 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-21/a-case-of-strawberry-tampering-reported-in-orange-this-week/10290610 Updated September 21, 2018 07:57:01
![]() Bushfires could travel underground across parched parts of Queensland in coming days, the Rural Fire Service has warned. The dire warning comes as most of Queensland faces a very high fire danger over the next two days and a total fire ban across the state's south-east. RFS Superintendent Allan Gillespie said soils throughout much of the state are extremely dry and that can help the spread of what is called "subterranean fires". "What we don't want are fires starting today that will potentially impact tomorrow," he said. "A subterranean fire burns through a tree stump or a tree and it burns what you can see, but what you're not seeing is that it is burning underground through the root system. "The soil moisture levels are at record lows in south-east Queensland and so a fire will travel underground." Superintendent Gillespie warned that these sort of fires can then "pop out" of the ground days or even weeks later. "The root systems of these trees can go for many, many metres into unburnt country and pop out three days later, five days later, three weeks later and start another fire," he said. While underground fires are rare, it would not be the first time such a fire has happened in Queensland. Just last week a grass fire threatened homes near Grantham in the Lockyer Valley, cutting the Warrego Highway. "We still have crews on that fire today looking at subterranean fire issues," Superintendent Gillespie said. Underground fires are common in southern states but Superintendent Gillespie said conditions were so bad in Queensland that it could become commonplace here. ![]() "We haven't had these sort of conditions for a long time and they're right at the moment for this type of phenomenon to occur," he said. He said they had also gathered together a special taskforce to focus on the fire threat in the south-east. "We're moving a strike team from the Gold Coast up into the Ipswich area so we can respond to any incidents in the Lockyer and Somerset areas," he said. "We've also deployed additional aircraft and command staff into those areas as well." He urged people in bushfire-prone areas to have their survival plans ready but said the fire service was well prepared for any emergency. "This is what we do, this is what we train to do and this is what we do extremely well and our preparations and our commitment to protecting local communities is very strong and I'm confident anything that the weather throws at us today, we'll be able to handle." Topics:bushfire,fires,emergency-planning,disasters-and-accidents,brisbane-4000,qld,cairns-4870,longreach-4730,mackay-4740,ipswich-4305,grantham-4347,lockyer-4344,mount-isa-4825,rockhampton-4700,townsville-4810,bundaberg-4670,maroochydore-4558,southport-4215,toowoomba-4350,australia First posted September 20, 2018 11:36:24 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-20/underground-bushfires-warning-throughout-qld/10285138 Strawberry sales have bounced back after a week that featured dumped strawberries, social media-driven strawberry recipe campaigns and strong support from state and federal leaders for the industry.
The result has been a surge in sales for strawberry growers after the previous disastrous week, which featured new reports of sabotaged strawberries and mixed messages from government agencies. At the beginning of the week, wholesalers were selling strawberries for $3 a box when they would normally get $16 a box. ![]() Cars queue at a pick-your-own strawberry farm in Queensland. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols) ![]() Cars queue at a pick-your-own strawberry farm in Queensland. ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols They were cancelling orders from growers around the country, who were in turn forced to dump their produce. The lower prices and support for farmers sent consumers on a buying spree later in the week, with many reports of outlets selling out. Coles reported a big spike in demand late on Thursday. A company spokesperson said, "We've been delighted to see customers buying strawberries and at some stores the demand has been so great we've sold out." The spokesperson said the company was working hard to get more strawberries in all stores "so customers can continue to support Aussie farmers". Customers have also been queuing at pick-your-own operations around the country as demand surges in that sector as well. ![]() Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Detective Superintendent Terry Lawrence and Gavin Scurr from Pinata Farms inspect metal detector technology. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols) ![]() Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Detective Superintendent Terry Lawrence and Gavin Scurr from Pinata Farms inspect metal detector technology. ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols Growers suffer big losses Meanwhile, the Queensland Premier inspected new safety equipment on a farm in that state. Annastacia Palaszczuk visited Pinata Farms at Wamuran where grower Gavin Scurr has just installed metal detectors. He has lost $25,000 a week since the crisis began and his total losses are close to $250,000. A West Australian grower has reportedly lost about $200,000 this week, equating to about $10 a box. But now, John Antico, from wholesaler Sinclair and Antico at Sydney Markets, sold out of strawberries on Friday morning and was ordering more pallets from growers across the country. Wholesaler Tom Cave also sold out as demand tripled from the low volumes he was selling early in the week. He is grateful for the big turnaround. "I just want to say thank you to Australia for really caring about our food industry." 'Devastating and disturbing' situation Mr Cave and his family have worked in the Sydney wholesale market for generations. He said he had never seen it so bad. "It's definitely been the hardest we've seen strawberry sales and we've been selling them for 50 years." ![]() A case of strawberry tampering was reported in Orange this week. (Supplied: Sinclair and Antico) ![]() A case of strawberry tampering was reported in Orange this week. Supplied: Sinclair and Antico Mr Antico said the crisis had been devastating for growers, and the copycat nature of crisis had been disturbing. "It was an act of bastardry," he said. Mr Antico spent the middle of the week dealing with a claim by a customer in Orange, in central-west NSW, that a punnet of strawberries he supplied had a needle in it. He is frustrated by what appear to be a large number of copycat offences, but he said Prime Minister Scott Morrison's decision to push for tougher penalties for food tampering offences had bolstered his spirits. "We're definitely seeing less needles in punnets and today is the first day in two weeks that we've sold out," he said. More strawberry needles More on this: http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-09-21/strawberry-sales-bounce-back-consumers-support-farmers/10289856 Posted September 21, 2018 14:48:51
Cars queue at a pick your own strawberry farm in Queensland. ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols Topics:law-crime-and-justice,crime,government-and-politics,public-sector,rural,agricultural-crops,fruit,fruits,activism-and-lobbying,consumer-protection,food-safety,health,food-and-beverage,industry,business-economics-and-finance,food-processing,brisbane-4000,qld,australia,maroochydore-4558,southport-4215,toowoomba-4350,wamuran-4512,gladstone-4680,everton-park-4053,strathpine-4500,york-6302,mildura-3500,seymour-3660,preston-3072,adelaide-5000,tweed-heads-2485,sydney-2000 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-21/cars-queue-at-a-pick-your-own-strawberry-farm-in-queensland/10290438 Strawberry sales have bounced back after a week that featured dumped strawberries, social media-driven strawberry recipe campaigns and strong support from state and federal leaders for the industry.
The result has been a surge in sales for strawberry growers after the previous disastrous week, which featured new reports of sabotaged strawberries and mixed messages from government agencies. At the beginning of the week, wholesalers were selling strawberries for $3 a box when they would normally get $16 a box. ![]() Cars queue at a pick-your-own strawberry farm in Queensland. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols) ![]() Cars queue at a pick-your-own strawberry farm in Queensland. ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols They were cancelling orders from growers around the country, who were in turn forced to dump their produce. The lower prices and support for farmers sent consumers on a buying spree later in the week, with many reports of outlets selling out. Coles reported a big spike in demand late on Thursday. A company spokesperson said, "We've been delighted to see customers buying strawberries and at some stores the demand has been so great we've sold out." The spokesperson said the company was working hard to get more strawberries in all stores "so customers can continue to support Aussie farmers". Customers have also been queuing at pick-your-own operations around the country as demand surges in that sector as well. ![]() Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Detective Superintendent Terry Lawrence and Gavin Scurr from Pinata Farms inspect metal detector technology. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols) ![]() Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Detective Superintendent Terry Lawrence and Gavin Scurr from Pinata Farms inspect metal detector technology. ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols Growers suffer big losses Meanwhile, the Queensland Premier inspected new safety equipment on a farm in that state. Annastacia Palaszczuk visited Pinata Farms at Wamuran where grower Gavin Scurr has just installed metal detectors. He has lost $25,000 a week since the crisis began and his total losses are close to $250,000. A West Australian grower has reportedly lost about $200,000 this week, equating to about $10 a box. But now, John Antico, from wholesaler Sinclair and Antico at Sydney Markets, sold out of strawberries on Friday morning and was ordering more pallets from growers across the country. Wholesaler Tom Cave also sold out as demand tripled from the low volumes he was selling early in the week. He is grateful for the big turnaround. "I just want to say thank you to Australia for really caring about our food industry." 'Devastating and disturbing' situation Mr Cave and his family have worked in the Sydney wholesale market for generations. He said he had never seen it so bad. "It's definitely been the hardest we've seen strawberry sales and we've been selling them for 50 years." ![]() A case of strawberry tampering was reported in Orange this week. (Supplied: Sinclair and Antico) ![]() A case of strawberry tampering was reported in Orange this week. Supplied: Sinclair and Antico Mr Antico said the crisis had been devastating for growers, and the copycat nature of crisis had been disturbing. "It was an act of bastardry," he said. Mr Antico spent the middle of the week dealing with a claim by a customer in Orange, in central-west NSW, that a punnet of strawberries he supplied had a needle in it. He is frustrated by what appear to be a large number of copycat offences, but he said Prime Minister Scott Morrison's decision to push for tougher penalties for food tampering offences had bolstered his spirits. "We're definitely seeing less needles in punnets and today is the first day in two weeks that we've sold out," he said. More strawberry needles More on this: http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-09-21/strawberry-sales-bounce-back-consumers-support-farmers/10289856 Strawberry sales have bounced back after a week that featured dumped strawberries, social media-driven strawberry recipe campaigns and strong support from state and federal leaders for the industry.
The result has been a surge in sales for strawberry growers after the previous disastrous week, which featured new reports of sabotaged strawberries and mixed messages from government agencies. At the beginning of the week, wholesalers were selling strawberries for $3 a box when they would normally get $16 a box. ![]() Cars queue at a pick-your-own strawberry farm in Queensland. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols) ![]() Cars queue at a pick-your-own strawberry farm in Queensland. ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols They were cancelling orders from growers around the country, who were in turn forced to dump their produce. The lower prices and support for farmers sent consumers on a buying spree later in the week, with many reports of outlets selling out. Coles reported a big spike in demand late on Thursday. A company spokesperson said, "We've been delighted to see customers buying strawberries and at some stores the demand has been so great we've sold out." The spokesperson said the company was working hard to get more strawberries in all stores "so customers can continue to support Aussie farmers". Customers have also been queuing at pick-your-own operations around the country as demand surges in that sector as well. ![]() Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Detective Superintendent Terry Lawrence and Gavin Scurr from Pinata Farms inspect metal detector technology. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols) ![]() Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Detective Superintendent Terry Lawrence and Gavin Scurr from Pinata Farms inspect metal detector technology. ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols Growers suffer big losses Meanwhile, the Queensland Premier inspected new safety equipment on a farm in that state. Annastacia Palaszczuk visited Pinata Farms at Wamuran where grower Gavin Scurr has just installed metal detectors. He has lost $25,000 a week since the crisis began and his total losses are close to $250,000. A West Australian grower has reportedly lost about $200,000 this week, equating to about $10 a box. But now, John Antico, from wholesaler Sinclair and Antico at Sydney Markets, sold out of strawberries on Friday morning and was ordering more pallets from growers across the country. Wholesaler Tom Cave also sold out as demand tripled from the low volumes he was selling early in the week. He is grateful for the big turnaround. "I just want to say thank you to Australia for really caring about our food industry." 'Devastating and disturbing' situation Mr Cave and his family have worked in the Sydney wholesale market for generations. He said he had never seen it so bad. "It's definitely been the hardest we've seen strawberry sales and we've been selling them for 50 years." ![]() A case of strawberry tampering was reported in Orange this week. (Supplied: Sinclair and Antico) ![]() A case of strawberry tampering was reported in Orange this week. Supplied: Sinclair and Antico Mr Antico said the crisis had been devastating for growers, and the copycat nature of crisis had been disturbing. "It was an act of bastardry," he said. Mr Antico spent the middle of the week dealing with a claim by a customer in Orange, in central-west NSW, that a punnet of strawberries he supplied had a needle in it. He is frustrated by what appear to be a large number of copycat offences, but he said Prime Minister Scott Morrison's decision to push for tougher penalties for food tampering offences had bolstered his spirits. "We're definitely seeing less needles in punnets and today is the first day in two weeks that we've sold out," he said. More strawberry needles More on this: http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-09-21/strawberry-sales-bounce-back-consumers-support-farmers/10289856 |
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