AUSVEG Weekly Update – 25 January 2022

In this edition: AUSVEG Federal Election Priorities, BMSB update, Vegenotes 83 out now, Natasha Shields investigating alternatives to plastic packaging and more!

Feature stories

Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB): Current situation

The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is an exotic pest that could cause major damage to agricultural crops, nursery stock and ornamental plants. It’s also … Read more

AUSVEG Federal Election Priorities: Boosting consumption, improving efficiency & increasing resilience

Driving increased consumption of vegetables and potatoes, developing more effective businesses and becoming a more resilient industry are the core priorities of AUSVEG’s 2022 Federal … Read more

Industry news

New release: Vegenotes 83 available online

Vegenotes 83 has a focus on sowing success through transformational technologies. Led by Dr Jitka Kochanek from The University of Queensland, project VG15021 was undertaken to … Read more

Victorian Rural Women’s Network mentoring program

Applications for the Victorian Rural Women’s Mentoring Program are now open. The program provides rural women an opportunity to take part in a reciprocal peer-to-peer … Read more

Churchill Trust special information sessions for horticulture sector

A non-academic program that offers everyday Australians inspiring opportunities to travel overseas and investigate a topic they are passionate about is running two dedicated virtual … Read more

The benefits of cover crops and reduced tillage: Koo Wee Rup

When you think about precision agriculture technology, it’s important not to underestimate how practical farming approaches can be used alongside cutting-edge equipment in the field. … Read more

Podcast: Saving time and money with strip-till in WA

The Soil Wealth ICP team recently spoke to vegetable grower Jake Ryan, from Three Ryans in Western Australia, about the growing operation’s journey to transition its … Read more

ABARES Outlook 2022 conference

Tuesday 1 March to Friday 4 March Over four days, discover the latest in economic and agricultural analysis and research at the ABARES Outlook 2022 … Read more

Permits to be surrendered – uses now registered

Updated 11 January 2022 Growers are be advised that the below permits will be surrendered as the uses are now covered by registered labels: Permit … Read more

Postponed Pest & diseases: Minimising the risk to your farm – Sydney

Due to the COVID-19 situation, AUSVEG, NSW Department of Primary Industries and NSW Local Land Services will be postponing the pest and disease risk minimisation event scheduled … Read more

Life beyond COVID-19: Key trends as we move to post-COVID ‘normal’

Hort Innovation has worked with global information and measurement company, NielsenIQ, to bring growers the largest series of insights into market performance and shopping behaviour … Read more

Natasha Shields: Investigating alternatives to plastic packaging on fresh produce

Owner of Peninsula Fresh Organics, Natasha Shields was awarded a Nuffield Scholarship with support from The William Buckland Foundation. Through her scholarship, Natasha travelled to … Read more

Naturally Nutritious: Five-year project comes to an end

It has been shown that education around the benefits of healthy eating does not necessarily lead to consumers eating more fruit and vegetables. To address … Read more

Grow Your Career in Horticulture: AUSVEG video series highlights diverse range of jobs in the sector

AUSVEG has launched the Grow your Career in Horticulture video series highlighting the diverse range of careers in the Australian horticulture industry. The series includes video interviews … Read more

Hort Connections 2022: Early bird registrations open!

6-8 June 2022 | Brisbane Hort Connections 2022 will be held in Brisbane following the successful, COVID-safe delivery of Hort Connections 2021. The theme for … Read more

Weekly round-up

The week’s top media stories

Every week, AUSVEG rounds up the top stories on issues affecting the Australian vegetable industry. Here are this week’s most important news items: Ausveg gets … Read more

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