Richard Shannon

Tweets on the state of Australian #horticulture. Executive Officer, @NationalFarmers Horticulture Council. Views expressed are mine. Retweet not an endorsement.

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

@meatlivestock See what you’ve done here. Given markings, would like to think it’s a Hereford or Hereford cross @HerefordsAust

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

An excellent day exploring the Lockyer Valley, one of Australia’s most important food bowls, on a farm tour with the 2024 @AgCAREERSTART cohort. Thanks to Pohlmans Nursery, Mulgowie Yowie Salads and Moira Farming for hosting us.

@NationalFarmers @MurrayWatt @MarkFurnerMP

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Corporations say they were forced to raise prices.

But profits have increased at a faster rate than costs.

CEOs exploited the panic of inflation to juice their margins.

Now average margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs. Hello?

[National Farmers' Federation @NationalFarmers]

Productivity Commission report confirms the industry position that biosecurity levy is a bad policy. This is something the NFF has been saying consistently.
Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/RZJsE8uvgf

[🌻 Kate Banville @katebanville]

Queensland Fruit and Vegetables Group should be celebrating 100 years of advocating for farmers, instead the peak body is calling on Australian’s to show they ‘Give a Fork’ and get behind an industry under immense pressure.
#WeGiveAFork
@AUSVEG
https://t.co/j9TSB7uncN

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

This is such an important yarn. Thanks to @franks_chung & @newscomauHQ for giving it the space it needs. How the market for fresh produce works is a choice we make as a society. Growers are sounding a warning at great risk. We need a proper public debate.

@ALeighMP @MurrayWatt

[Frank Chung @franks_chung]

Aussie farmer warns of looming food shortages as supermarket 'profit-gouging' drives growers out of business https://t.co/Yq7BTqYRNM @newscomauHQ

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

@JEChalmers Welcome the focus on improving productivity here @JEChalmers. Though to date too many reforms, in the workplace and elsewhere, of the @AlboMP government are working in the opposite direction.

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

No better way to start #AgDayAu than with the now annual @QldFarmers breakfast. This year @philmorle at Main Sequence set out the enormous opportunity the need to feed 10 billion mouths by 2050 presents and the role of #agtech. Great food for thought!

@JoSheppard04

[National Farmers' Federation @NationalFarmers]

Huge first week for @farmer_dj as our new President kicking off #KeepFarmersFarming. We're fighting to:
🚜 Protect Aussie farmland
💧 Secure access to water
🧑‍🔧 Fill jobs on farms
🚢 Safeguard export markets
⚖️ Give farmers a fair go
Get involved at https://t.co/A660T95BGI

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

Great to be on a #smartfarm today with @DAFQld taking a look into the future of horticulture. Plenty of gear ready to be taken up by industry with compelling productivity and efficiency gains.

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

The @NationalFarmers Hort Council thanked our inaugural chair and outgoing NFF President Fiona Simson this morning at #NFF23 for her service to the Council and horticulture.

A better example of industry leadership would be hard to find.

#thanks 🙏
🪴🌱🍎🫐🍍🥑🌽🍉🍇🍓🥭🍊

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

Food insecurity in #Aus now equivalent to all households in Sydney and Melbourne, reports @briannacasey1 at @FoodbankAus. Part of a great panel on feeding 10b ppl by 2050 at @NationalFarmers Conference 2023.

#auspol #ausag

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

Off and away at the @NationalFarmers Federation Conference 2023 with a Welcome to Country. Huge program ahead across trade, sustainability and innovation.

#auspol #ausag #agribusiness

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

Enormous privilege to join for the valedictory speech from outgoing @NationalFarmers President @afsnsw. Great insights on farm advocacy, including key role for pragmatic, grounded farmers voice in the national politic discourse.

#auspol #ausag #npc

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

Too often reporting of produce prices is exaggerated, to drive clicks and reads and is not in the best interests of consumers or growers.

Melons Australia are calling for a stop to scaremongering on the price of watermelon.

https://t.co/tEj2cL7qEZ

@acmadotgov @AusPressCouncil

[National Farmers' Federation @NationalFarmers]

🗓️ NFF Conference is just over 1 month away. Book now at https://t.co/EP1OaEbSmJ to secure your ticket to two days of fun, networking and industry insights.

[RGA @ricegrowers]

What will the rewrite of the Basin Plan mean for you? @NationalFarmers is holding an online info session at 7pm tomorrow night. The RGA’s Water Policy Manager will be presenting on how you can make a submission. Register here 👉 https://t.co/gHMVTnIYtb

[National Farmers' Federation @NationalFarmers]

📣 Calling all farmers, we want to hear from you! The 1st National Farmer Priorities Survey is now live. We're working with @SeftonAssoc to capture your views and amplify our advocacy. Pls SHARE and respond here for you chance to win 💰: https://t.co/62FoQSkwZ0

[Richard Shannon @HortTake]

Appreciate the work here of @acccgovau! Compliance and enforcement are essential to the effective operation of codes of conduct. News of penalties paid is a reminder for growers and wholesalers alike to check they’re code compliant.

@FreshMarketsAus @GoodFruitandVeg

[ACCC @acccgovau]

Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Green Endeavour, trading under the business names Suncoast Fresh and Fruitlink, has paid a penalty of $13,750 after we issued it with an infringement notice for an alleged contravention of the Horticulture Code of Conduct. https://t.co/GxRBOUidpl

[ABC News @abcnews]

In the depths of South America's Amazon Basin, the achachairú, a highly prized tropical fruit, has been cultivated for generations. But it's on the side of the world, in North Queensland, that the fruit is grown on the greatest scale. https://t.co/hSjLnlRVEB