AUSVEG Weekly Update – 15 September 2020

Although a born and bred city girl, Hort Innovation Research and Development Manager Ashley Zamek fell into agriculture through her studies and ended up completing a Bachelor … Read more

If you missed out on attending the industry-funded 2020 East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID) in May, a library of professional videos produced from the … Read more

Four organic fruit and vegetable growing operations are the beneficiaries of a million-dollars in grants and interest-free loans, thanks to the Woolworths Organic Growth Fund, that will … Read more

The significant work underpinning the Seasonal Worker Programme pilot in the Northern Territory has provided a blueprint for other states to ‘opt-in’ to the scheme. … Read more

Growcom has announced a new collaboration with internet sensation Nat’s What I Reckon, as a part of its national healthy eating campaign Eat Yourself to Health. The Eat Yourself … Read more

In Australia, it is estimated that pollination-dependent crops are worth over $4.3 billion per annum, with a direct contribution from honey bees estimated to be … Read more

Internal rot of capsicums and chillies is a major issue for Australian growers. The Hort Innovation-funded project, Internal fruit rot of capsicum (VG17012) is focused on identifying the … Read more

In case you missed it, click here or watch below to view the final episode of Network Ten‘s My Market Kitchen TV series sponsored by Hort … Read more

Click here to read AUSVEG’s latest update on its advocacy activities. Labour continues to be front and centre of AUSVEG’s advocacy discussions with crunch time … Read more

The Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority, with the support of the VegNET Victoria (South- East, West and Northern) team, is working with growers … Read more

Click here to view a case study from the Soil Wealth ICP team, reflecting the results of a large-scale, soil amendment demonstration trial conducted in carrot crops … Read more

The New South Wales Government has launched a range of support measures to help businesses in the state grow their exports. The ‘Going Global’ program … Read more

Are you searching for practical resources on nutrition management, or emerging technology and precision agriculture? Take a look at this fact sheet from the Soil … Read more

PMA A-NZ’s tech notes covering ‘Food Safety 101’ have been created to provide a curated series of food safety documents relevant to the activities of members in the … Read more

Growers, agronomists and service providers in the vegetable and potato industries are encouraged to share their feedback on the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection … Read more

As part of the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) flight program, Austrade has confirmed new and extended flight capacity on numerous routes with Qantas and Emirates. … Read more

Hort Innovation trade and data experts will deliver a second session of a two-part webinar series from 1pm (AEST) on Thursday 17 September, that will; Unpack the performance of fresh horticulture exports across the … Read more

Come and join a free industry webinar from 3.30pm to 4.30pm AEST on Wednesday 23 September, where international and national experts will discuss the arrival of a … Read more