AUSVEG Weekly Update – 18 September 2018

A Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection farm walk will be held in Gingin on 25 October, just prior to the vegetablesWA Industry Summit 2018 to be held in Perth.

AUSVEG’s new Glen Iris location was officially opened by Hort Innovation Chair Selwyn Snell, AUSVEG Chair Bill Bulmer and AUSVEG CEO James Whiteside at an opening event on 17 September 2018.

Those interested in presenting at the Hort Connections 2019 conference in Melbourne from 24-26 June are invited to apply via the online application form.

Submissions and feedback are now open for a new National Biosecurity Statement that will provide a common and unified approach to biosecurity.

The Queensland Government is offering emerging projects up to $250,000 in co-contributions to build industry and grow employment opportunities across Queensland’s agriculture sector.

Nielsen has released an in-depth review into sweetpotato as part of its Harvest To Home dashboard.

Take these crop-specific surveys to help us capture your main pest, disease and weed issues and the gaps in our agchem access.

This event will run from 9-12 November 2018 and includes international expert speakers and farmers discussing their own experiences of implementing biological farming practices.

Only one week until this year’s conference, featuring a line-up of expert speakers and their perspectives on the theme “Food safety – it’s your responsibility”.

This outlook provides the seasonal forecast for October to December 2018, suggesting a drier spring for southern Australia and warmer days nation-wide.

If you grow sweet corn or brassicas in the Bathurst region, head along to these workshops to help identify the gaps in our industry’s chemical access.