While Cyclone Debbie may no longer be dominating news headlines, the legacy of the storm is being felt by many in the food sector after hundreds of millions of dollars of crops were destroyed. With QFF reports confirming that vegetable producers in the Bowen region alone sustained $100 million worth of damage to almost 20% of the season’s crop, there is undoubtably a hard road ahead for many […]

The imminent release of a new Horticulture Code of Conduct is a compelling reason to review where you stand on good governance practices. The new code will redefine the transaction experience between producers and market agents or buyers. The important question now is how to establish new practices that meet requirements to be compliant and […]

As a Food Agility CRC partner, the HiveXchange welcomes this week’s announcement that the Food Agility bid has secured $50m in funding over ten years through the Federal Government’s Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) program. The Food Agility CRC brings together 54 partners from across the agriculture and food value chain, who are committed to establishing […]

North Queensland Avocados are set to hit the markets next week (mid-Feb) and for many it’s not a moment too soon. To gain insight into what the market can expect in quality and supply this season, the HiveXchange went direct to source and spoke with Blue Sky Produce’s Matt Fealy. Matt is an Avocado, Mango […]

Digital technology has unlocked many innovations and in doing so increased efficiency and profitability across many industries. However, we often pay little attention to the subtle pressures technological advances can place on the incumbent system within which they operate. For more established sectors, system weaknesses exposed by technology can be extremely damaging, costly and are […]