
AUSVEG’s strategic partnership with Bayer CropScience allows for collaboration on a range of industry specific issues.
Bayer CropScience is an integral part of the Australian vegetable and potato industry supply-chain, offering solutions for farmers in crop protection, pest control, seeds and plant biotechnology. Bayer is committed to ensuring sustainable agriculture is practiced throughout Australia.
Bayer CropScience has specialised technical staff who service Australian farmers around the country and they offer full support to the Australian vegetable industry.
Bayer CropScience also has involvement in the international seed industry and is a global specialist in vegetable seeds and sharing products via its subsidiary Nunhems. As a globally integrated group of teams Nunhems builds unique customer relationships and shares products, concepts and expertise with the professional horticultural production industry and supply chain. With more than 1,400 people Nunhems is present in all major vegetable production areas in the world.
A major element of AUSVEG’s partnership will be Bayer’s involvement with a range of research and development initiatives. Bayer will also be involved with a number of significant industry events over the next 12 months.
Bayer CropScience has been a leading sponsor of the AUSVEG National Convention, Trade Show and National Awards for Excellence, for both 2010 and 2011.