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.
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3 days 2 hours ago
We knew that ... www.goodfruitandvegetables.com.au/story/6854882/mushies-health-benefits-brought-to-light/?cs=4917
Mushies' health benefits brought to light
A Nutrition Research Australia study has found mushrooms are ultra-healthy.
3 days 6 hours ago
The federal agriculture minister has promised a swift resolution to the complexities around interstate travel in the wake of the COVID-19 complexities that threaten to…
Solution promised for ag border chaos
The Federal Government is working to ensure that cross border restrictions do not negatively impact the ag sector.
3 days 6 hours ago
The federal agriculture minister has promised a swift resolution to the complexities around interstate travel in the wake of the COVID-19 complexities that threaten to…
Solution promised for ag border chaos
The Federal Government is working to ensure that cross border restrictions do not negatively impact the ag sector.
1 week 3 hours ago
Australia's biosecurity regime is about to get a timely technological boost from an unlikely alliance. Some young tech-savvy aerospace engineers have joined forces with one…
Tech-savvy aerospace engineers have joined forces with a dairy company to save Australia's bees from a deadly mite.
1 week 1 day ago
The protected cropping industry is the fastest-growing food-producing sector in Australia with annual growth rates averaging more than 60% over the past five years. agfundernews.com/australias-cea-sector-has-been-slow-off-the-mark-heres-how-to-give-it-the-kickstart-it-needs-blakthumb.html
Here's how Australia can kickstart a much-needed urban ag industry
Australia is high tech, highly urbanized, and has farmers aplenty - but its urban ag industry is practically non-existent. Blakthumb…
1 week 4 days ago
This former semiconductor factory is now the worlds largest indoor farm, producing 10k heads of lettuce per day ... www.impactlab.net/2020/07/24/this-former-semiconductor-factory-is-now-the-worlds-largest-indoor-farm-producing-10k-heads-of-lettuce-per-day/
2 weeks 19 hours ago
This will be another blow to protected cropping growers already doing it tough. How on earth can the government state that this will have no…
Seasonal workers deemed 'high-risk spreaders' of COVID-19, banned from NSW
Overseas seasonal workers on a visa have been locked out of New South Wales under tighter border restrictions introduced last…
2 weeks 21 hours ago
Every cloud has a silver lining - PCA member Pocket Herbs has had a rough trot over recent months, so it is great to see…
Coles deal throws Tweed Heads herb grower a lifeline during Covid-19 crisis - Inside FMCG
Coles has closed a deal with Tweed Heads herb grower Pocket Herbs, providing a lifeline after Covid-19 forced its restaurant…
2 weeks 1 day ago
Sustainable packaging options have never been in greater demand as growers, retailers and consumers all increasingly look for fresh thinking on environmentally friendly solutions. www.visy.com.au/newsroom/2020/7/16/talking-fibre-punnets-an-interview-with-jamie-odell
TALKING FIBRE PUNNETS: AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMIE O’DELL
Sustainable packaging options have never been in greater demand. We chatted with Jamie O’Dell, Visy National Account Manager about Visy’s…
2 weeks 2 days ago
Interesting commentary on access to labour for horticultural producers ... issuu.com/vegetableswa/docs/wagrower_winter_20_lr__1_/s/10716272
Will you miss out on labour? - Issuu
OPINION PIECE BY MELISSA DENNING AND AMBER ATKINSON VEGETABLESWA
2 weeks 2 days ago
This week is National Farm Safety Week which aims to raise awareness of farm safety issues in rural communities across Australia. This year’s theme is…
Farm Safety Week - Farmsafe
2 weeks 5 days ago
Have a look at how strawberries are packed at Pinata Farms ... www.facebook.com/pinatafarms/videos/291487265382750/
2 weeks 6 days ago
Another week finishes - what a glorious sunset above a medium tech facility on the Central Coast! Did you stop this week to admire what…
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