In this edition: Levy-funded research into potato soft rot and carrot crown rot, strip-till video, more grower profiles, mandestrobin trade notice and more!

Feature stories

A royal pain: New research investigates factors contributing to carrot crown rot

Levy-funded project looks to help stop the rot with research into bacterial blackleg diseases

Industry news

The Bureau of Meteorology's annual climate statement says 2018 was

BOM 2018 climate statement analyses Australia’s third-hottest year on record

Agriculture Victoria is responding to a detection of brown marmorated stink bug in a Dandenong South warehouse.

Second post-border detection of brown marmorated stink bug in Victoria

Food presents some of our greatest collective challenges, but it is also key in overcoming them. festival21 will discuss these issues in Melbourne in February.

festival21 to use the language of food to discuss global challenges

Northern Tasmania has been reinstated as a Pest Free Area, with no fruit flies detected in the past six months. Movement restrictions have been lifted.

Tasmania once again officially fruit fly free

Rabobank's Farm2Fork Summit in March 2019 will focus on farmers feeding the growing world sustainably. Learn how to participate in its Innovation Garden here.

Share your ideas at the Rabobank Farm2Fork Innovation Garden

The APVMA is inviting comment on the proposed use of mandestrobin as a fungicide on green beans and the trade implications of this proposal.

Submissions open regarding proposed use of mandestrobin as fungicide on green beans

Strip-till is a cultivation system that can improve your water use, improve your crop health and reduce inputs. Learn more in this video.

See strip-till farming in action in new VegNET Tasmania video

South Australian potato grower Virgara Bros has participated in an IPM project to control pest populations in potato crops. Learn more with Grower Success Stories.

Virgara Bros see beneficial outcomes with IPM project

Stephanie Tabone from Queensland participated in the 2018 Growing Leaders program, which helped her further develop her leadership skills. Learn more with Grower Success Stories!

Stephanie Tabone – An emerging industry leader

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

Apply to attend Foodex in Japan in 2019 – Applications closing soon!

Registering your job requirements will give the government valuable information and help it understand the depth of the labour shortages facing Australian growers.

Help push for an ag visa by registering your labour needs with the National Harvest Labour Information Service

On top of bi-weekly wholesale market price reports, Hort Innovation also publishes monthly reports with longer-term price trends, including three-month price forecasts.

New wholesale market veg price summaries available

Weekly round-up

New and revised Minor Use permits applicable to the vegetable industry for the week ending 15 January 2019.

Minor Use permit changes (week ending 15/01/2019)

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

The week’s top stories (week ending 15/01/19)

Hort Innovation project opportunities for the week ending 15 January 2019

Hort Innovation project opportunities (week ending 15/01/19)

Summary of AUSVEG's appearances in the media for the week ending 15 January 2019.

AUSVEG in the media (week ending 15/01/19)

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