AUSVEG Weekly Update – 1 May 2018

The Congress will be held in Istanbul from 12-16 August 2018, and vegetable, apple and pear levy payers are invited to apply to attend.

This committee nominates candidates for three Director positions on the Hort Innovation Board every year, which are then voted on at the annual AGM.

Read a full recap of this year’s young grower tour, including visits to leading and innovative growing sites in New Zealand and the USA.

MRLs for agvet chemicals can be varied to align with international trading partners if there is no public health and safety risk. Learn more here!

The agreement with the University of California, Davis, will last for two years and see the organisations combining resources to benefit Australian horticulture.

Hort Innovation worked with Nufarm to extend the Dacthal® 900 WG (Chlorthal-dimethyl) label to include pre-emergent weed control in leeks. Click for more.

The EnviroVeg program is being redeveloped to give you better resources, better useability and better benefits. Click through to learn more about the new program!

Peracto is one of Australia’s largest private agricultural research organisations, with over 200 years of total experience within the team.

The guide collates government and industry advice about the export journey for fruit and vegetable growers to support them in expanding their businesses.

Attendees at the Future Farming Field Day saw RIPPA in action, participated in a mock leafminer surveillance exercise and learnt more about NDVI spatial mapping.

Agfest will be held from 3-5 May 2018 and offers something for everyone involved in Tasmanian agriculture.

From the future of technology to the potential impact of AmazonFresh, this year’s speakers will break down the biggest issues facing our sector.

Nuffield Scholars can access a $30,000 bursary to travel and study global agriculture, then bring knowledge home and help produce change in our industry.

This inquiry is looking to hear from small or medium-sized enterprises that have experience in leveraging Australia’s FTAs for their exporting business.

The Code is being reviewed to ensure it is working effectively in improving the way supermarkets (and some wholesalers) deal with their suppliers.

If you grow sweetpotato or zucchini in the Bundaberg region, come along and contribute to the levy-funded project helping growers access priority agrichemicals.