AUSVEG Weekly Update – 29 May 2018

Corteva Agriscience has launched a new website to profile the nominees for the 2018 Young Grower of the Year Award. Click through for more!

The red imported fire ant has been detected on farmland in Anthony in the Scenic Rim, prompting renewed calls for stronger biosecurity awareness.

Illegal phoenix activity occurs when a company is deliberately liquidated to avoid paying its debts, including creditors, employee entitlements and taxes.

The competition is calling for essays of no more than 4,000 words discussing the topic “Society should determine the right to farm”.

A farm walk in Richmond, Tasmania, on Thursday 31 May will look at if cover crops can reduce sclerotinia in lettuce. Click here for more!

Click through to watch this one-hour webinar about how to best use spray technology to get the most out of your pest control.

A new free online service has been developed to facilitate communication between businesses and the backpacking community to support better access to labour.

This panel will bring together leading researchers and academics with extensive vegetable industry experience to discuss the future of food in Australia.

The National Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious awards in Australian horticulture, and this year, there are 69 nominations across 10 award categories.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) is currently finalising changes to the Horticulture Award in regards to overtime payments for casual workers.

This free face-to-face course is designed for the vegetable industry and aims to raise awareness of the potential hazards and risks of chemicals.

In this free course, industry members who deal with people on a day-to-day basis can learn a wide range of useful negotiations skills.

If you’re looking for insights, tools and contacts that can help you develop vegetable products that catch and keep consumer interest, save the date!