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Students sink their teeth into fruit and veg science competition
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities The Honourable Mark Furner
Registrations are open for school students to enter a national competition that focuses on the role science and agriculture plays in the sustainable production of nutritious and healthy food for the world’s people.
Now in its 25
th year, the Schools Plant Science Competition is being run by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Hermitage Research Facility at Warwick.
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner said this year’s topic ‘Grow it, Taste it, Don’t Waste it!’ celebrated 2021 as the International Year of Fruit and Vegetables.