If you won’t be finished with pruning by the end of July, consider rewarding yourself with a short well-earned break.
Dried Fruits Australia's 2019 Industry Tour, funded by Hort Innovation, will take place from 29 to 31 July. We will visit:
- The Australian prune industry around Griffith, particularly looking at their dehydration technology;
- The National Wine and Grape Industry Centre at Wagga to discuss the researchers' work in vine pest and disease management, vine physiology, and fruit growth and composition;
- Murray River irrigation supply issues around Echuca with Goulburn Murray Water staff;
- Major irrigation businesses between Echuca and Swan Hill with Agriculture Victoria staff.
To book your spot, please contact Stuart Putland before 10 July at projects@driedfruitsaustralia.org.au or on 0428 338 276.
Participants will need to cover their own food and accommodation expenses. DFA will cover all travel and organisation expenses.
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Business reporting is changing from 1 July 2019.
Every time small business employers (19 employees or less) pay employees, they’ll need to report wages, tax and super information through Single Touch Payroll (STP). Start reporting from 1 July to 30 September 2019 to be on time.
Watch a video about how STP works here. More information to help with the transition is available on the ATO website.
Award wages to increase 3%
The Fair Work Commission has also announced a 3% increase to minimum wages, which applies from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2019.
The new national minimum wage will be $740.80 per week or $19.49 per hour.
DFA will bring you more information when the commission updates its pay tools with the new rates.
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News bites
Do you know a farmer or farming family who goes above and beyond everyday and deserves some recognition? Nominate them for the 2019 Farmer of the Year Awards before they close on 30 June. Find out more.
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Researchers are investigating how to implement sex selection in fruit flies in a bid to trump up control and eradication measures for the horticulture industry’s most costly pest. Read more about Hort Innovation's $4.7 million project here.
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This publication has been funded by Hort Innovation using the dried grape R&D levy and funds from the Australian Government.
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