AUSVEG Weekly Update – 26 March 2019

The ripper mulcher has been designed specifically for the steep slopes that are used for annual cropping on the valuable ferrosols of north-west Tasmania.

This levy-funded survey provides a national and state-by-state picture of the industry and highlights its importance to the Australia​n economy.

This Symposium seeks to provide an opportunity for the agriculture and other sectors to understand their potential opportunities in bioenergy and the broader bioeconomy.

Corteva is a leader in products and services that help create an agricultural ecosystem that naturally supports people, progress and the planet.

Since relocating from New Zealand, Mark Pye has gradually built a large horticulture empire with his businesses boasting 350 staff around South Australia.

Farming is in Craig Arnott’s DNA – as soon as he left school, the Victorian vegetable grower started working on his family’s property.

AUSVEG has published its priority list, named SPROUT, which will form the advocacy agenda for the Australian vegetable industry in the upcoming Federal Election.

The Horticulture Field Day is returning in 2019, giving you the opportunity to visit some of Victoria’s leading growing operations and network with peers.

The HiveXchange is an independent digital marketplace that aims to help growers, co-ops and packhouses diversify their sales and marketing channels.

Recycled organic compost is a commercially viable compost source that doesn’t contain animal manures and is being used successfully on vegetable farms in NSW.

This is the last week to save on registration fees for the biggest event in Australian horticulture, so register now on the Hort Connections website.

Learn more about the application of precision agriculture in vegetable production, including celery, leek and baby leaf production, with this levy-funded farm walk.

This report, made available through the Harvest to Home online dashboard, covers a wide range of consumer attitudes around health, cooking and nutrition issues.

Registering your job requirements will give the government valuable information and help it understand the depth of the labour shortages facing Australian growers.

On top of bi-weekly wholesale market price reports, Hort Innovation also publishes monthly reports with longer-term price trends, including three-month price forecasts.