Supporting commercial hydroponic
and greenhouse growers Australia wide
and greenhouse growers Australia wide
Supporting commercial hydroponic
and greenhouse growers Australia wide
Protected Cropping Australia (PCA)
Protected Cropping Australia (PCA) is the peak industry body representing commercial hydroponic and greenhouse growers Australia wide. PCA members also include equipment and installation suppliers, specialist consultants and advisors, researchers and educators.
If you are looking for a partner or service provider in the protected cropping industry, we have the industry knowledge and expertise to help.
Member Services
The PCA is recognised as the industry’s peak national body
Representing its grower members to Government, technical agencies and other industry groups.
PCA on Facebook
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Here's something you cna try at home ... learn how to extract DNA from strawberries! @UQ_News imb.uq.edu.au/files/9533/strawberryDNAextraction.pdfimb.uq.edu.au/files/9533/strawberryDNAextraction.pdf
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Contrary to widespread belief, using a Labour Hire Provider does not entirely release the grower from their legal and ethical duties to ensure compliance and…
Guidelines for using Labour Hire Providers | AUSVEG
Growers all around Australia rely on Labour Hire Providers for the engagement of seasonal workers. Contrary to widespread belief, using…
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What does sustainability in horticulture mean to you? Check out the research done through HIA at www.horticulture.com.au/hort-innovation/news-events/sustainability-framework-update/ The work is guiding the development of new…
Key sustainability issues identified for Australian horticulture
NEW RESEARCH for Hort Innovation has identified the sustainability topics that are most important to people interested in Australian horticulture,…
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Join HIA's first webinar on May 28th for their exciting new 'Brain Dates' webinar series. This webinar will explore how consumers are responding and adapting…
What are the implications and opportunities of changing consumer behaviours and attitudes for Australian horticulture growers as we evolve through…
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In 2018, Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud announced the Government would raise $325 million over three years through a biosecurity levy. But now pressure from…
After more than a year of lobbying by cement, minerals and freight industry groups, the Federal Government abandons a promise…
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The financial havoc wreaked by COVID-19 will be felt in Australia for decades, but some people think that there is a way out that could…
Could cannabis be the economic high Australia needs?
As governments around the globe discuss easing COVID-19 restrictions, Australian leaders should seize the opportunity to positively shape a brave…
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Heads up for NSW people. Currently, some training and refresher courses are unavailable due to COVID-19 social distancing rules, so the NSW EPA has issued…
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Pesticides can be dangerous if incorrectly applied or managed. Training in their correct use minimises mistakes being made and enables…
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Interested in agricultural marketing and value-adding? Why not check out this YouTube playlist of Nuffield Scholar presentations focusing on this theme? youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWdEyVDhYCcIsIKVe5Xn5hkAReGSnsCEL
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This is good news for businesses who deal with supermarkets or other big companies ... insidesmallbusiness.com.au/featured/payment-times-reporting-bill-introduced-in-parliament
Payment times reporting bill introduced in Parliament | Inside Small Business
New legislation has been praised by the ASBFEO as an important step in the battle to bring down payment times…
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The NSW Government has released the protocol on seasonal workers movements to help minimise the spread of COVID-19, whilst still allowing for essential seasonal work…
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It’s still too soon to tell what imprint COVID-19 will leave on the horticulture industry - and what we will see heading into 2021 is…
Horticulture in a Post-COVID-19 World
The industry's health status heading into 2021 is anyone’s guess right now. But here are a few things that could…
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Eat your heart out Protected Cropping lovers! David Soo has created a wonderful PC environment & growing columns for Vanilla Beans. Really admire the innovative…
Sydney inventor David Soo can grow $600,000 worth of vanilla from his smartphone - ABC News
Vanilla is the second-most lucrative spice crop in the world, selling for around $600 a kilogram, and Sydney inventor David…
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