AUSVEG Weekly Update – 14 April 2020

Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an exotic pest that has been recently detected in Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia. Based on overseas experience, fall … Read more

Research scientists at Applied Horticultural Research invite you to register to an upcoming webinar on brown etch in butternut pumpkins, on Friday 17 April at 1pm (AEST). … Read more

Since the inception of Hort Connections in 2017, business and major event supplier Moreton Hire has been providing custom booth design solutions for over 300 Trade Show exhibitors … Read more

There are 10 demonstration sites across Australia as part of the Hort Innovation-funded Soil Wealth ICP delivered by RM Consulting Group and Applied Horticultural Research. While … Read more

From April to June is ‘redback season’, where consumer complaints about redback spiders in vegetables, are most likely to surface on social media. Where do … Read more

AUSVEG would like to thank its strategic partners and industry partners for their continued support during such a turbulent time for the industry and the … Read more

In November, a group of vegetable growers travelled to Germany and the Netherlands, including a visit to Agritechnica, as part of the 2019 European Industry … Read more

The green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) is a crop pest with an extremely wide host range that includes grain and horticultural crops. Within the vegetable … Read more

MC Farm’s Darren Long is a long-time cover crop advocate who has been involved in a Hort Innovation-funded project established to support Australian vegetable growers, to effectively use … Read more

The Federal Government has rolled out a suite of financial stimulus packages to float the Australian economy where possible to support employers and employees amid … Read more

Leading agricultural sciences company, FMC Australasia, is continuing its support for the Australian vegetable industry by renewing its Strategic Partnership with AUSVEG. The global chemical company … Read more

Two weeks ago the Federal Government announced the AUD$110 million International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM), which will allow Australia’s vegetable grower exporters to meet the … Read more

Harvest to Home is an interactive online dashboard that provides users with up-to-date retail information and consumer trend data on a range of vegetable commodities … Read more

There are a number of resources available for growers, business owners and the wider industry in relation to COVID-19: Hort Innovation has provided a list of … Read more

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE)’s airfreight assistance team is seeking exporters to register and provide information on their airfreight requirements, following … Read more

Growers are encouraged to consider their workforce needs now and advertise jobs early, and wherever they can, post their vacancies on the Harvest Trail jobs board on this … Read more

The Federal Government has published Coronavirus information and support on its dedicated business website, outlining financial assistance, eligibility and timing for new government support systems for Australian … Read more

The impact from the changes to the Horticulture Award – Overtime for Casuals last April continues to be a significant issue for growers and its … Read more