Tassie defence base urged to use local produce

TASMANIA'S peak farming body has strongly encouraged the state's processors to consider local produce if they decide to bid for a contract to supply meat and vegetables to a defence facility on the state's east coast.

09 February 2015
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Federal MP for Bass Andrew Nikolic announced last week that the Defence Science and Technology Organisation would require 18 tonnes of meat and several tonnes of vegetables at its Scottsdale

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