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The Peel Growers Hub has been set up to support farmers in maintaining and building profitable farm businesses in the region.The formation of this group aims to: Increase farmer participation in strategic planning for agriculture growth in the region Improve capability amongst farmers and producers Expand research and development that is relevant to farmers in Peel to enable growth into new markets, supply chain improvements and value add products Progress food value industries in Peel that have adopted sustainable and innovative practices The challenges that are faced by the Peel producer economy is that it is characterised by many small to medium farmers operating horticulture, viticulture, livestock, fruit, egg, milk and hay businesses. These businesses operate mainly in isolation. Initial consultation undertaken also identified that farmers in the region require capability building to aid in accelerated business growth in a number of areas and were unaware of the opportunities that Read more…