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 | Position Vacant - Accountant | |
| We are currently seeking to appoint an experienced finance professional to join CropLife Australia.
Reporting to the Acting Chief Executive Officer you will be responsible for providing professional accounting and financial m..... |
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| George River Report confirms no risk to health | |
| The George River Water Quality Panel has today released its final report after investigating information reported on Australian Story in February 2010.
In that program claims were made by Dr Marcus Scammell and Dr Alison Bleaney that to..... |
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| Submission: Food Labelling Law And Policy Review | |
| CropLife Australia (CropLife) is the peak body representing the plant science industry in Australia. CropLife appreciates the opportunity to provide further input to the Food Labelling Review Panel regarding its consideration of food labell..... |
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| Reforms to the APVMA need to be based on fact | |
| CropLife Australia is confident that Federal and State Ministers will ignore WWF’s attempts to influence their discussions in Darwin this week.
CropLife CEO Paula Matthewson said “a process to reform Australia’s agricultural and veter..... |
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| Do Pesticides Cause Skin Cancer? | |
| A recent study conducted by the United States Health Department, the United States’ National Cancer Institute and the University of Iowa suggested that there may be a link between skin cancer and exposure to pesticides. The study looked at ..... |
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| Minor Use in Grain Crops 2010 Update | |
| As of 24 March 2010 there are 84 active permits for minor uses in 27 grain and pulse crops. This represents approximately 8% of the total number of permits that are valid in Australia. Current minor use grain and pulse crops are listed belo..... |
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| CropLife Australia response to 60 Minutes program | |
| The program aired tonight by 60 Minutes was regrettably full of half-truths, deception and exploitation.
Australia has one of the strongest regulatory systems in the world for agricultural chemicals. No pesticide is approved for use in..... |
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| CropLife welcomes comments on APVMA reform | |
| CropLife Australia welcomes the comments made today by Minister Tony Burke that the APVMA requires fundamental reform.
This announcement demonstrates that Minister Burke has heard the concerns expressed by CropLife Australia's members ..... |
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| When given the choice, farmers choose GM | |
| Figures released overnight by the International Service for Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) show that the adoption of genetically modified (GM) crops increased by 9 million hectares, or 7% last year. In 2009, 14 million far..... |
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| Supplying sustainably through stewardship | |
| "Supplying sustainably through stewardship" examines the crucial role played by the Australian and global plant science industry in ensuring the security of the world’s food supply and ongoing economic viability.
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| A new approach to boost value of minority crops | |
| WA Country Hour 4.2.2010
Australia's peak body representing agricultural chemical manufacturers wants the Federal Government to fund research to help fruit and vegetable farmers solve pest and disease problems.
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| Western Australia Gives Growers GM Canola Choice | |
| CropLife Australia welcomes today’s announcement by the Western Australian Agriculture Minister Mr. Terry Redman that WA growers will be able to choose whether they wish to grow genetically modified (GM) canola in 2010. About half of the ar..... |
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| Fact Sheet: Follow the label! | |
| Pesticide users should follow the instructions on the product label for several important reasons; although regulations for pesticide use vary between states and territories, it is important for farmers and other pesticide users to follow t..... |
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| Fact Sheet: Resistance Management - Herbicides | |
| Weeds are a major and growing threat to Australian agriculture and our unique natural environment. The use of herbicides to control weeds has enormous economic, social and environmental benefits.
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| Workplace labelling laws should not apply to farm chemicals. | |
| The stubbornness and arrogance of a federal government entity will lead to confusion on how to use farm chemicals safely.
Officials at Safe Work Australia (SWA) are rushing to impose a new global labelling system onto agricultural chem..... |
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| "We need another green revolution" | |
| In 1968 Paul R. Ehrlich famously wrote “the battle to feed all of humanity is over… In the 1970s and 1980s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now.”
At the same time plant s..... |
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| Annual Review 2008 - 09 | |
| CropLife remains a strong national voice for the Australian plant science industry and a credible and legitimate force in shaping the regulatory and policy environment within which our members operate. Our Annual Review 2009 highlights our ..... |
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| CropLife Australia urges farmers to spray responsibly | |
| All farmers should heed the confronting information which emerged from Cotton Australia today highlighting that spray drift cost the industry some $10 million last season and resulted in an 11% crop loss.
We commend the Chief Executiv..... |
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| Submission to Safe Work Australia | |
| CropLife Australia (CropLife), the peak body representing the plant science industry and the Animal Health Alliance (Australia) Ltd (the Alliance), the voice of the animal health industry in Australia, welcome the opportunity to respond to ..... |
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| Pesticides regulator must be allowed to regulate pesticides | |
| An Australian Anti-pesticides lobby group has called into question the effectiveness of Australia’s regulatory system to protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of pesticides.
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| Consumers not concerned about GM food: survey | |
| Results from the latest (Aug 2009) UK consumer attitude survey on food issues, which interviewed 2,100 adults, have found that UK consumers are not concerned about genetically modified (GM) food.
The results were published in the newe..... |
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| Fact Sheet: Consumer confidence in GM food | |
| GM foods have been approved for sale and eaten safely in Australia, and around the world, for over ten years. It is estimated that over 1 trillion meals have been consumed over the past decade without any adverse effects.
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| Fact Sheet: Some facts about stewardship | |
| CropLife Australia members are committed to stewardship of their products throughout their lifecycles.
This means that CropLife and its member companies, either collectively or individually, undertake a range of activities to ensure t..... |
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| Fact Sheet: The Precautionary Approach | |
| Human health, worker safety and the protection of the environment are the highest priorities for our industry.
This fact sheet outlines the facts and implications of the precautionary approach and the way that chemicals are regula..... |
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| MEDIA RELEASE : Don't let Greenpeace blindfold you | |
| Today’s protest at the Food Ministers’ meeting in Sydney is just another example of attempted political bullying by a loud but tiny minority.
Australia already has some of the strictest labelling requirements in the world f..... |
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| Photos from the 2008 Perspectives Conference | |
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Photos from the 2008 CropLife Perspectives Conference held in October on the Queensland Sunshine Coast have now been uploaded and are available for viewing in the photo gallery.... |
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| MEDIA RELEASE: Consumers shun GM food superstition | |
| Over the past months a series of studies have revealed that across the globe consumers continue to move beyond activist claims against GM food and freely purchase labelled GM food. GM foods have been approved for sale and eaten safely in Au..... |
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| FACT SHEET: Consumer Confidence in GM Food | |
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A series of international and local consumer surveys have found that Australian growers can feel confident consumers around the world are happy to continue to eat GM food. This new fact sheet from CropLife Australia examines the trend.
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| CropLife Position Paper on MRLs | |
| CropLife Australia broadly supports the current Australian position on MRLs, but proposes some modifications and streamlining of the MRL-setting process between the APVMA and FSANZ.
Read the position paper here
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