AUSVEG Weekly Update – 24 November 2020

Austin Lenord works alongside two other farm managers at Koala Farms in Gatton, Queensland. Having transitioned from being a mechanic four years ago, Austin has learnt … Read more

RMIT is calling for senior business managers, packaging technologists, marketers, designers, food safety people, and/or production personnel from the fruit and vegetable/packaging sector to take … Read more

Soil health is closely linked to soil microbiology. This Soil Wealth ICP fact sheet outlines information on a broad group of soil microbes and how … Read more

On 9 November, Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water Guy Barnett announced that the Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) will restart in Tasmania, with SWP workers … Read more

AUSVEG has backed the calls of Australia’s fruit industries for common sense to prevail with the Health Star Ratings to ensure consumers have simple, clear … Read more

Western Australian food and beverage manufacturers can now apply for vouchers valued up to $10,000 to engage consultants or technical experts to help grow their … Read more

Now in the third year of trials, the benefit of variable rate lime and fertiliser application is starting to pay big dividends at the Soil … Read more

Agriculture Victoria is hosting a series of community information sessions for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) communities. The intent of the Zoom sessions is to … Read more

The best of the best in Gippsland’s food and fibre sector were recognised during an online presentation of the 2020 Food & Fibre Gippsland Excellence in … Read more

In case you missed it, the Export Finance Webinar: Prepare for 2021 recording is now live on the AUSVEG website. In this webinar, AUSVEG, together … Read more

AUSVEG VIC’s Schools on Farms program has partnered with project owners, Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority to deliver a new cross industry Farms2Schools program – designed to … Read more

Harvest to Home, funded by Hort Innovation, is an interactive online dashboard that provides users with up-to-date retail information and consumer trend data on a range … Read more

The Victorian Government is investing in the next generation of Victorian farmers, with a major budget boost to improve facilities and teaching at agricultural colleges … Read more

There has been a suspected detection of serpentine leafminer (also known as Pea leafminer) Liriomyza huidobrensis on field grown vegetables in Western Sydney. The seven … Read more

Integrated weed management (IWM) is vital for getting on top of weed problems in vegetable production. It involves combining all appropriate weed control options in … Read more

Current situation: There has been confirmed detections of serpentine leafminer (also known as Pea leafminer) Liriomyza huidobrensis on field grown vegetables in Western Sydney in … Read more

From 1 December, all job seekers participating in employment service programs will be immediately eligible for the Relocation Assistance to Take Up a Job program. From … Read more