Growcom

Description

Growcom is a commercially focussed organisation that provides a portfolio of relevant services to help members, clients and partners achieve greater success. We are widely considered the voice of horticulture and we engender widespread support for the horticulture industry in all community sectors. We embrace and promote innovative, responsible farming and business practices. We are a progressive organisation with a strong track record and 80-year history Our work and our industry,worth about $5.65 billion,make an essential contribution to the economy and employment.

News Archive

Qld: Fruit, vege growers want out of CPRS AAP General News (Australia); 8/7/2009 ...Queensland's peak fruit and vegetable farming lobby group, Growcom, has joined a growing list of farm bodies urging the federal...CPRS). In a letter to Climate Change Minister Penny Wong, Growcom on Friday argued that horticultural businesses were very small... ...more

Qld: Fruit, veg at risk from climate change AAP General News (Australia); 7/14/2009 ...holding public hearing in Brisbane .. as part of its inquiry into farmers and climate change. The horticulture lobby group Growcom .. says Lockyer Valley farmers .. west of Brisbane .. have already adapted beetroot plantings in response to climbing temperatures... ...more

Qld: Agriculture exclusion welcome, but not the whole story AAP General News (Australia); 11/16/2009 ...sheep and wheat lobby group Agforce, horticulture lobby Growcom and the CANEGROWERS organisation have all welcomed the announcement...playing field and extra industry assistance could be needed. Growcom chief advocate Rachel Mackenzie said the move to exclude agriculture... ...more