AUSVEG Weekly Update – 18 December 2018

In this edition of the Triple A update, AUSVEG National Manager – Public Affairs Tyson Cattle discusses the year’s advocacy work and plans for 2019.

TIA has delivered a levy-funded project investigating soil health in potato production. We spoke to TIA’s John McPhee for InfoVeg TV.

The 2019 European Industry Leadership and Development Mission will visit Berlin Fruit Logistica and protected cropping growing regions in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.

This is a reprint of an article that originally appeared in the November/December edition of Vegetables Australia about Mitsui’s iCAST system.

In this podcast we cover the levy-funded Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection projects, which give growers practical advice for on-farm practice change.

Financial assistance and support services are now available for primary producers and residents affected by bushfires in central Queensland.

Trialling different practices, technologies or varieties on-farm can help you ‘road-test’ changes before implementing them at scale. Learn more with this fact sheet.

Using water efficiently means applying enough water to meet your crop’s needs – not more, not less. Learn about soil health and water use here.

The Soil Wealth project has published a great article listing the benefits of strip-till in vegetable farming. Learn more about adopting it here.

AUSVEG and Bayer have renewed their long-running Strategic Partnership, which continues to deliver benefits to Australian vegetable growers.

Darren Long is Managing Director of MG Farm Produce. We spoke to him about his time in the industry and his passion for soil health.

Learn about the positive impacts of Integrated Pest Management in this video from AUSVEG SA’s levy-funded project helping local growers.

Would you know if a phoenix operator was trying to rip off your business? Protect yourself by knowing the signs covered in this ATO video.

The latest Insights snapshot from ABARES shows vegetable-growing has the highest proportion of employees under 35 compared to other Australian ag sectors.

In 2019, AUSVEG will be supporting exporting vegetable growers to attend and exhibit at Foodex in Japan. Apply now to participate!

Grower Success Stories showcases real results from the fresh potato R&D levy. In this edition we talk to Kerri-Ann Lamb from Wickham Farms.

This four-day study tour will take participants to industry sites to investigate world-leading production methods and TPP management practices. Applications close 21 December!