A global sustainable markets conference in Cairns will this week face the question of how to feed a growing global community with less.
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Garlo’s Pies expands into QLD market
Previously only stocked in NSW, Garlo's Pies, the pie manufacturing business established by ex-football player Sean Garlick, is expanding into the sunshine state.
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Brisbane catering firm linked to salmonella death
Piccalilli Catering has been identified as the Brisbane catering company at the centre of a salmonella outbreak, which has contributed to the death of one elderly lady and 220 others falling ill.
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Tip Top opens QLD bakery after $9m upgrade
Tip Top Bakeries, owned by George Weston Foods, has completed a $9 million upgrade of its Springwood factory in Queensland.
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HSI calls on consumers to boycott QLD eggs
Humane Society International is outraged by the Queensland government's recent changes to its free range egg standards, calling on consumers to boycott the industry.
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QLD government increases free range densities by 667 percent
Consumer group Choice is accusing the Queensland government of threatening the consumer's ability to make informed purchasing decisions by "stealthily" altering its free range standard.
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New Aussie research looks into avocado bruising [video]
A Queensland research project is looking into why avocados bruise so easily and how they can be prevented, with one in three avocados considered a disappointment by consumers.
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Cattle industry praises Rudd’s efforts in Indonesia
A $60m Indonesia-Australia Red Meat and Cattle Forum is the "first step in starting afresh" relations with Indonesia, the Cattle Council of Australia has said.
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Australia’s biggest banana producer expands north
The Mackay family, Australia's biggest producer of bananas, has expanded its geographic footprint into Cape York Peninsula to avoid cyclones.
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Wiley wins again for $136m Primo facility
Wiley, a food industry specialist in integrated facility engineering, has again been praised for its role in Primo's $136m smallgoods facility in Brisbane.
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Wiley praised for $136m Primo facility
Food industry specialists, Wiley, has been praised for its role in the construction of Primo Smallgoods' $136m facility at Wacol, Brisbane.
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Industry leaders prepare for GM debate
The Gold Coast will this weekend be hosting the 2013 Ausveg National Convention, the centrepiece of which will be a debate on the use of genetic modification in food production.
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Job cuts at Mackay Sugar
A poor crop estimate for this year and low sugar prices has contributed to Mackay Sugar axing 35 staff positions.
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How can we solve Australia’s cattle crisis?
Donating cattle to Indonesia and creating a north Queensland cannery to produce tinned beef products were just two of the ideas thrown into the ring at yesterday's cattle crisis talks.
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Dry rice the way to go
A researcher at CQ University is teaming up with a farmer for a trial to grow rice under dryland cropping conditions.
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Emergency summit for graziers in strife
Politicians have asked the Queensland state government to get involved in an emergency summit tackling the uncertain future of the state’s graziers.
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Coca-Cola invests in energy-saving PET technology
Soft drink company Coca-Cola Amatil is using almost $1.3 million in carbon price revenue for an energy-saving project at its Richlands facility in Queensland.
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Mining and beef production can co-exist: QLD mayor
Governments need to recognise the importance of the beef industry if the mining and agriculture industries are to co-exist in Queensland, the Cloncurry mayor has said.
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Government grant to help Teys meatworks go green
A Rockhampton meatworks will lower it carbon emissions and power bills with the help of a $4.17m grant from the Australian government, as part of its Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program.
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Floods could cost NSW farmers $10 million
New South Wales' bill following the recent disastrous floods could hit $10 million or more, says the NSW Farmers Association.
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