AUSVEG Weekly Update – 4 September 2018

Hort Innovation’s Annual General Meeting will be held in Brisbane on Friday 23 November 2018.

The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture recently completed a four-year research project to improve the understanding of and develop novel control strategies for Spongospora root diseases of potato such as powdery scab.

A cross-sectoral project is investigating leadership profiles and skills in Australian agriculture and research corporations. Help them benchmark these categories with their online survey.

The Harvest to Home Dashboard gives an insight into consumer purchase habits and how the affluence of a household may have an impact on purchasing decisions.

Registrations to attend the 2018 Nuffield Conference close on 10 September 2018, so don’t miss out!

AUSVEG welcomes the finalisation of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), saying that the deal will help Australian vegetable growers looking to export into this potentially lucrative market.

A new factsheet released by the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection project looks at how to identify and manage clubroot in brassica crops.

HortConnect WA is a resource to encourage young Western Australian horticulture industry members to come together in both social and professional settings.

The levy-funded VegPRO training program is bringing free training to Carnarvon across 13-14 September to help you better negotiate with buyers and suppliers.

Boost your overall crop nutrition and increase your knowledge of soil health by taking part in this four-part master class from 17 October 2018.

This event in Lindenow will deliver practical, hands on training for Pest & Disease ID in the vegetable industry.

Seasonal import measures are implemented to manage the risk of Brown marmorated stink bug during the high-risk season.

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is funding enhancements to the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program through the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper.

The Symposium will cover a huge range of topics connected with precision agriculture, and AUSVEG’s Andrew Shaw will discuss sustainable production techniques in horticulture.

A recently completed project looks at ways to manage bacterial leaf spot in Solanaceous crops

This outlook provides the seasonal forecast for September to November 2018, suggesting a drier spring for southern Australia and warmer days nation-wide.

Notes on the joint SIAP meeting held by Hort Innovation at Hort Connections in June are now available online. Click here for more!

The Australian Women in Agriculture conference saw delegates learn from the past to tackle current and emerging issues in the agriculture industry.

The ACCC has released the latest edition of its Small Business in Focus report, highlighting developments and outcomes for small businesses for the first half of 2018.