AUSVEG Weekly Update – 5 May 2020

The build-up of waste products and unwanted plastic-based materials on farms can cause headaches for vegetable growers. This is particularly true for materials such as … Read more

With restaurants closed and functions cancelled there’s an over-supply of some fruit and vegetables at markets. So, what happens to the produce they’d normally buy? … Read more

Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a plant pest native to the Americas. It was first detected in Australia in 2020 and has since spread across … Read more

AUSVEG has teamed up with Australia’s leading health professionals and other horticulture industry groups to launch the Fruit & Vegetable Consortium, to collectively advocate for comprehensive action, in … Read more

Growcom’s new national campaign, Eat Yourself to Health, encourages all Australians to ‘Eat Up and Branch Out’. As part of the Eat Yourself to Health campaign, individual growers … Read more

Making weed management a key on-farm priority has already resulted in future cost-benefits for Western Australian vegetable growing operation, The Loose Leaf Lettuce Company. Weeds … Read more

Weeds are a persistent problem for many vegetable producers in Australia. Although the economic impact of weeds on Australian vegetable production has been estimated at … Read more

Flow Power has reaffirmed its dedicated and long-running support for the Australian vegetable industry, by continuing its Strategic Partnership with AUSVEG for a fourth consecutive … Read more

The East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID) kicked off this morning, signalling the start of three days of world-class industry engagement, focusing largely on data capture … Read more

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE)’s Airfreight Assistance team is seeking exporters to register and provide information on their airfreight requirements, following … Read more

Disruption to Australian meeting and travel arrangements from the COVID-19 pandemic has affected agricultural extension services and traditional extension delivery across the country. Designed to … Read more

There are a number of resources available for growers, business owners and the wider industry in relation to COVID-19: Hort Innovation has provided a list of … Read more

Hort Innovation has been successful in securing additional emergency minor use permits regarding fall armyworm, issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority: Permit ID: … Read more