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Sensors for Summerfruit project off to a strong start after first production season A project aimed at understanding and measuring fruit quality in the Australian stone fruit industry has undertaken its first main production season of research. It is being led by Agriculture Victoria and Research Scientist Dr Mark O'Connell told the Food Agility Summit 2021 that the Sensors for Summerfruit program has a particular focus on managing fruit maturity, which in turn will increase customer satisfaction and drive more sales, with volumes set to increase in coming seasons. "The summerfruit industry h...

MADISON - The state Senate is moving forward with the confirmation of Gov. Tony Evers' pick to lead the state transportation agency more than two years after the governor made the appointment.  Republicans in the Senate have held off on confirming a handful of Evers' appointments, in some cases creating political leverage because once cabinet secretaries are confirmed they cannot be removed by the Legislature. At one point, Republican senators fired Evers' pick for agriculture secretary on the governor's birthday.  That ousted ag secretary, now Sen. Brad Pfaff, was on hand for Thompson's...

Mark told Express.co.uk: “Roger Moore was considered for Sean Connery’s Dr No, Timothy Dalton was looked at when he was just 21 in the era of George Lazenby’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and later Diamonds Are Forever. “They looked at everyone for Diamonds Are Forever, as they were slightly panicking [after George Lazenby turned down more Bond films after just one outing].” In the end, Connery was persuaded to return for one more movie before Roger Moore’s debut in Live and Let Die. Fans may also remember Pierce Brosnan bagged the role for 1987’s The Living Daylights but w...

The tax changes in yesterday’s budget will make corporate tax rates higher than those in France, and among the highest in the G7.

Payments Canada announced today the selection of Interac Corp. as the exchange solution provider for Canada's real-time payments...