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Editorial
Messages from the Chairman and CEO
Around the states
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Counting down to Hort Connections 2017
New fungicide aims to tackle disease resistance
An online marketplace for growers
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Dawn of a new era: AUSVEG welcomes its new leader
Young grower profile: Andres Cruz
Women in Horticulture: What does a farmer look like?
Grower profile: James Dickson
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Veggie Bites
The National Vegetable Levy at work
Victoria’s regional veg industry to take centre stage
at two-day event
Attention pumpkin growers: Have you seen this etch?
Women on a mission: North America inspires Australia’s
vegetable growers
VegNET: Program updates from around the nation
Veggie Stats: Carrot
Ask the industry
Biosecurity brief
The Front Line: Tomato-potato psyllid detection
Maintaining a productive and profitable pea industry
in Tasmania
Practical action on cover crops, pest management
and vegetable crop nutrition
New training opportunities in the pipeline for veg
industry members
New resistance found in vegetable pest
Building stronger relationships with veg growers to
achieve long-term, sustainable growth
A multi-faceted approach to soil borne disease management
Economic update: Comparison of field and covered
capsicum and lettuce production
Veg Growing Leaders announced for 2017
Minor use permits
Industry in the media
Legends in the Field
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