Almond crisis: Growers desperate for a Plan Bee

Pathi Raj

THE Sunraysia almond industry faces losses of up to half-a-billion dollars if a permit system to allow the movement of bees is not operational by July 24, the chair of the Almond Board of Australia has warned. Tim Jackson said Sunraysia almond growers required 150,000 bees to arrive by the start of August and he […]

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