Monday, 30 March 2015
Methyl Bromide – Pesticide still in use on strawberries
Pesticide banned worldwide still used to grow 70% of Australian strawberries. About 70 per cent of Australian strawberries are being grown on runners that have been fu…
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Friday, 27 February 2015
Wheat Harvest Report – 2014/15
The 2014 wheat harvest has come and gone for another year. The crop size appears to be smaller than previous years due to unfavourable conditions on the east coast of…
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
GCMSMS Capability & Capacity Improvement
The Food Safety Laboratory at Agrifood Technology uses state of the art instrumentation to analyse for a wide range of pesticide residues in Grains, Grain Products, Fr…
Friday, 28 November 2014
Fodder Season – Update November 2014
Early severe frosts in Northern Victoria and Southern New South Wales, coupled with very dry parts of North West Victoria has resulted in some grain crops cut for…
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Agrifood Team – attend Brunei Workshop on Potential Contaminant in Stockfeed
The Department of Agriculture and Agrifood held a workshop on ‘Potential Contaminant in Stockfeed’, which took place yesterday at the Rimba Horticulture Bu…
Thursday, 21 August 2014
The Nation’s premier Food Safety Event is here – HACCP Conference 2014
Now in its 21st year, the Australian HACCP Conference is a must-attend event for every food safety professional. In 2013, the Australian HACCP Conference received…