AUSVEG Weekly Update – 10 September 2019

In this edition: VegNET NSW videos, Crop surveys for vegetable growers, Leadership scholarships for women in agriculture and more!

Feature stories

Complete your Annual Levy Return & secure Hort Innovation voting entitlements

For Hort Innovation members that pay a statutory or voluntary industry levy, completing an Annual Levy Return form is the way to secure voting rights for the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which this year is being held on Friday 22 November 2019.

Leadership Development Scholarships Now Available: Women In Horticulture

Funding grants of up to $10,941 per person are currently available to women who work in the horticulture sector to support their participation in a … Read more

Industry news

Market Disruptions Survey – Agriculture Victoria wants to hear from you

Agriculture Victoria is reviewing how it can best prepare for, and address, market disruption events and has engaged Deloitte Access Economics to complete part of … Read more

National survey on Horticulture Award – now open!

Have your say on changes to the Horticulture Award in a National Survey now open! This survey is essential to capture impacts of changes to … Read more

APVMA survey – critical uses

The APVMA is reviewing critical agricultural, biosecurity, and permitted uses of active ingredients currently review before we make a proposed decision on the use patterns for these products.

Mobile pest surveillance unit to be launched at Hart Field Day on Tuesday 17 September

The first mobile pest surveillance unit, known as a ‘sentinel’, will be unveiled at the Hart Field Day in South Australia on Tuesday 17 September 2019

VegNET NSW Video resources available

The VegNET NSW team has made a number of video resources available on the Greater Sydney Local Land Services website

Last chance to apply now for the 2019 USA Study Tour to PMA Fresh State

Apply now for the 2019 USA Vegetable Industry Leadership and Development Mission

evokeAG 2020 Startup Program applications now open

AgriFutures Australia has unearthed four fresh and exciting opportunities for agrifood tech startups to make their mark at their Melbourne-based event, evokeAG on 18-19 February … Read more

Changes to carbaryl MRLs – Japan

Please note that there have been MRL changes to carbaryl for market access to Japan that will impact Australian growers exporting vegetables and other products … Read more

Workshop – Towards consistent export quality

A one day workshop is being held in Brisbane to provide insights into how cutting-edge technology can improve fruit and vegetable supply chains to deliver consistent predictable quality through chain intermediaries to customers.

Weekly round-up

The week’s top stories (week ending 10/09/19)

Summary of the week’s top media stories covering Australian horticulture and agriculture, as well as related topics.

Minor Use permit changes (week ending 10/09/2019)

New and revised Minor Use permits applicable to the vegetable industry for the week ending 10 September 2019.

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