As the year slows down, diaries become littered with parties, and credit cards do some seasonal heavy lifting, we thought it might be good to close the year…
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What’s out there in 2017?
12/07/2016
Year: 2016
Watering down the Basin plan?
11/30/2016
The Murray-Darling Basin Plan was an historic agreehttps://www.freshagenda.com.au/watering-basin-plan/ment when it was signed into law back in 2012 by the Labor government. Stretching over 2,500kms, encompassing 23 rivers and…
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Pragmatist vs purist
11/30/2016
In the US, the vegan movement in the 1970s, 80s and 90s was passionate, committed and largely ineffective – screaming into an echo chamber its rigid gospel prohibiting…
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Trump 4 President: should we panic
11/30/2016
Since the election of Donald Trump in the US, there has been blanket coverage of “what the hell happened” and “what it all might mean”. Given Trump’s appeal…
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Quicker removal of risk
11/30/2016
Walmart – the world’s largest retailer serving 260 million customer each week – is testing blockchain database technology that will allow it to monitor and rapidly respond to…
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Who’s afraid of the USA!?
11/02/2016
For most of the past year, dairy market watchers – including us, have been focussed on the EU and to a lesser extent New Zealand. Their long-awaited supply…
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Why private label makes sense
11/02/2016
Private label has gained a significant foothold on supermarket shelves, and Pascal Bourgeat director of behavioural science at global market researcher Ipsos can tell you why.
In a recent…
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Cooking – who’s interested?
11/02/2016
It seems convenience is undermining competence when it comes to cooking. Between ready meals and eating out, many people don’t have the time or the interest to make…
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Ag groups fight back on GMO
11/02/2016
In April this year, Dannon in the US pledged it would be phasing out GMO ingredients in its flagship brands over the next three years as part of…
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Tassal tackles expose
10/31/2016
Integrated salmon and seafood producer Tassal is the latest to receive the 4-Corners treatment with an expose on its production practices, treatment of competitors and apparent disregard for…
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