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Agronomist, farmer, idealist and now Nuffield Scholar 2018 - working on, in and around avocados everywhere

Western Australia
Joined March 2013
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Apple growers in subtropical regions often struggle with Alternaria blotch. This is a pain point for one of our clients in Zimbabwe, so we looked at how we could address this holistically. Check out our findings on our website. kurimagroup.com/news/integra…
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Not a new theme - we are receiving the same real return per kg that we were 15 years ago but our costs have doubled. Price inflation on the supply side is non-existent. Farmers considering quitting as Coles and Woolworths seem to make all the profits - go.shr.lc/3Ohbz4I
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I'm sorry for consumers but in order for everyone to win, the price of fresh food needs to go up. The alternative is replacement of home grown food with imported food What's a watermelon worth? How supermarket inquiries could increase your grocery bill sbs.com.au/news/article/what…
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Farmers call for price transparency beyond supermarket inquiry - go.shr.lc/3TdLVkY Huge issue for avocados now as the chains continue to cheapen our product in a race to the bottom putting massive pressure on farmers’ profitability. Great way to destroy an industry…
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This National Ag Day we’re celebrating our Aussie farmers, & the industry we all rely on. Supporting this year’s theme of #GrowYouGoodThing, we’re thrilled to showcase the world-class food and fibre our farmers produce, that’s part of our lives every day. #AgDayAU @OzFarmers
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HOW GOOD IS THIS!!! 🇳🇿🇿🇦 #RWCFinal #NZLvRSA #Springboks #AllBlacks
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This is a sad indictment of the ‘first’ world
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Why are UK Supermarket shelves running low on ‘fresh’ produce? @ProagriLtd explains clearly..!
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Attention hipsters: you can now get smashed on avocado beer delicious.com.au/drinks/beer…
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APVMA response to 60 Minutes story on glyphosate | “On 24 July 2019, the APVMA offered 60 Minutes a full background briefing on glyphosate. 60 Minutes did not take up the offer.” Selective reporting - nothing like a bit of truth to spoil a story apvma.gov.au/node/54181
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