AUSVEG Weekly Update – 17 March 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

Western Australian agrifood and beverage businesses are encouraged to apply for grants of up to $300,000 per businesses, offered by the Department of Primary Industry … Read more

World Potato Congress Don’t forget to register for tomorrow’s webinar on managing a fungal blemish disease of potato disease, powdery scab, 9am Eastern Standard Time (USA and Canada). Click … Read more

Click here to view an Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) weekly update containing a summary of total and forecast rainfall, … Read more

Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is hosting a webinar on Tuesday 24 March from 1-2pm (AEDT), which will discuss the latest in precision agriculture … 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

Working in horticulture is characterised by hard work with long days to match. It’s not uncommon for workers to put in 12-plus hour days, seven … Read more

A resource has been made available outlining advantages and drawbacks of ground cover use, tillage and residual herbicides. As part of a case study on a Bathurst … Read more

The Portelli family has been growing vegetables in the Sydney suburb of Maroota for two generations, on a farm situated on a sandy loam. Their operation is … Read more

Given his family has been growing potatoes for over 50 years, it was only natural for 29 year-old Matt Cunzolo to follow in their footsteps and return to … Read more

Hort Innovation has been successful in securing additional emergency minor use permits regarding fall armyworm, issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority: Permit ID: … Read more

The Horticulture Industry Labour Agreement (HILA) template is now available. Growers can now access the agreement template to help with their applications for semi-skilled and … Read more

Apply for the 2020 Growing Leaders  program before Friday 27 March! Funded by Hort Innovation and delivered by The Right Mind, Growing Leaders 2020 is … Read more

Hort Innovation is offering four, fully paid scholarships available exclusively for vegetable levy payers, to the 2020 PMA A-NZ Produce Executive Program. The program is a fully residential … 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

AUSVEG’s 2020 Grower Survey, gives you the chance to have your say on significant issues such as your research and development levy and help set the priorities for … Read more