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Northern Australia Grower |
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Written by Cathy Saunders
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 |
In this edition:
- Harvest Employment Advice
- NRETAS Weed Management Handbook
- SPINTA Nutrients Handbook
- The Face of Katherine Horticulture
- New Director for Plant Industries
- Default Super Fund for Horticulture
- Freshcare Upgrades
- NT Government Agribusiness Project
- Nursery & Garden Industry Conference 2010
- KRS Open Day
- ChemCert Course
- Vietnamese translated fact sheets
- CDU horticulture Course Information
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Nursery & Garden Industry NT News |
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Written by Jane Dellow
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Sunday, 07 March 2010 |
'Life is a Garden'
June 5th - 6th 2010
George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
The Nursery & Garden Industry is proud to bring you the 2010 Northern Territory Tropical Garden Spectacular - 'Life is a Garden'!
The event is all about creating inspirational gardening ideas to take home to your garden, whether it's a sprawling backyard, leafy courtyard or cosy balcony. We want everyone to embrace the outdoor lifestyle we enjoy here in the Territory and explore the wonderful variety of opportunities there are with 'Life in a garden'.
The Tropical Garden Spectacular is the perfect place to relax, be inspired and enjoy the festive garden ambience of the Northern Territory. We enthusiastically welcome the participation of the art community and are looking forward to again showcasing both seasoned and emerging talents from the local region.
The Tropical Garden Spectacular showcases the very best of the Territory's nursery and garden industry. Come and see the range of products and services we bring to the market place; we encourage everyone to take advantage of the wealth of information and expertise on offer.
And last but not least....enjoy 'Life in the garden' Northern Territory style! Click here for more information.
Nursery and Garden Industry NT fortnightly newsletter
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Grow Me Instead - A Guide for Gardeners in the Northern Territory
Identify common garden plants that have now become environmental weeds in your local area, with suggestions of better, alternative plants that benefit garden diversity while lessening their potential to become weeds of the future.
Click here to see the guide. The free booklet is available at our office.
The Nursery & Garden Industry NT "Singapore, City in a Garden" Industry Study Tour was undertaken as an initiative of the NGINT and Charles Darwin University to demonstrate what is and can be achieved in urban development, landscaping and streetscaping in the future and how the Nursery & Garden Industry and its emerging can make a significant contribution. By showing them examples of these developments and technologies, participants have been inspired and will itilise the knowledge gained from their experience in their future pursuits benefiting the industry as a whole. Click here to read the final report.
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Written by Tim West
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
NT Sustainable Land Use Guidelines now online!
Click here to view or download
An Environmental Management Plan (EMP) will provide a framework for the management of your property. It can help you work towards best practice and sustainable land management practices. The Plan (EMP) will assist you to document management practices employed on your land. It can be used to identify and develop practices to maximise conservation of the native flora and fauna, and their environmental benefits. It can also help to minimise to impact of the activities on the property, on the environment, the local community and local developments.
Click here to view or download your EMP, or call into the NTHA office for a copy.
SPINTA Workshops - An initiative of the Sustainable Practices Implementation in NT Agriculture Project. A joint initiative of the NT Horticultural and NT Agricultural Associations in association with the NT Departments of RDPIFR ans NRETAS and funded by the Caring for Country Initiative.
Come along and meet other progressive Territory Farmers. This is your opportunity to engage in the Future of Farming.
Click here to view the dates and topics which will be covered in these FREE workshops.
Environmental News
Click here for links to the latest news articles and publications on
environmental issues.
The Howard East groundwater modelling project has commenced. This represents the research efforts of CSIRO, Griffith University and Queensland University of Technology. Presented locally by SHarna Nolan and Dr Sue Jackson of CSIRO Darwin, the project team seeks to develop a 3D model of the south-eastern corner of the Howard East Aquifer to demonstrate the effect of bore extraction on local groundwater levels over time and season.
Click here for further information.
The Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries (CCRPSI) program and Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) have recently published a brochure "Horticulture and Climate Change" to provide information to growers about predicted climate change impacts and practical ways to adapt. Click here to view the brochure
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Natural Resource Management Strategic Plan 2009-2013 |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 08 May 2009 |
Northern Territory Horticultural Association - Driving sustainable horticulture and responsible environmental management in the Northern Territory.
The Northern Territory Horticultural Association (NTHA) is committed to improving the sustainability and natural resource management practices of horticulture businesses in the NT. An essential foundation of that commitment has been the production of this Natural Resource Management Strategic Plan.
The plan covers all horticulture in the NT (not just NTHA industries or members) and has been produced in close cooperation with the NT Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources (RDPIFR) and other key stakeholder groups. Development of the plan was funded by the Federal Government’s National Landcare Program (NLP) through Horticulture Australia Ltd (HAL).
Click here to view the NTHA Natural Resource Management Strategic Plan
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