AUSVEG Weekly Update – 30 November 2021

A strategy to provide direction and support for crops grown under shelter in Australia has been launched. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud … Read more

Employers please be aware of the 1.75% increase to minimum wages from the first full pay period on or after 1 November 2021. This affects certain … Read more

AUSVEG, Melons Australia, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland (DAF) and Nutrien Ag Solutions invite you to an upcoming pest and disease masterclass. Come along … Read more

Fair Farms special offer for new registrants Fair Farms is an industry-led initiative aimed at fostering fair and responsible employment practices in Australian horticulture. Growers … Read more

Keep an eye on your mailbox for the summer 2021/22 edition of Vegetables Australia, which once again features over 100 pages of vegetable industry news, … Read more

AUSVEG is pleased to announce that Bayer has reaffirmed its dedicated and long-running support for the Australian vegetable industry by continuing its Strategic Partnership, which … Read more

Have you heard of biochar? This solid charcoal-like material is made by heating organic materials (biomass) in a low oxygen environment, through a process called … Read more

Farming in the Northern Territory is notoriously challenging: it takes resilience and perseverance to battle the weather and soils. The Soil Wealth ICP team is … Read more

Automation, field-based sensors, weather station networks, protected cropping and supply chain tools are just some of the technologies that Australian horticulture growers will be able … Read more

AUSVEG SA continues to work closely with the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) and the Minister on the rollout of support and services … Read more

In the webinar recording below, Soil Wealth ICP team member Doris Blaesing discusses soil biology and its links to soil structure in vegetable crops. Soil … Read more

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

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

AUSVEG is piloting the ‘Peri-Urban Biosecurity Pilot Program’ across Virginia (South Australia), Werribee (Victoria), and the Sydney Basin (New South Wales). In December 2021, AUSVEG … Read more

Applied Horticultural Research has made the following webinar recording available to potato growers as part of the Hort Innovation-funded PotatoLink project. In this recording, Dr … Read more

In the webinar recording below, Soil Wealth ICP team member Doris Blaesing discusses soil biology and its links to soil structure in vegetable crops. Soil … Read more

Farm hygiene is the first step to helping growers protect their own business and the wider horticulture industry, while minimising production losses and unnecessary costs … Read more