AUSVEG Weekly Update – 6 March 2018

These free webinars from RMCG and AHR will cover biosecurity planning, spray technology, robotics in veg production and Integrated Pest Management.

Free workshops and extension activities will provide training in irrigation, chemical handling, pest and disease identification, biosecurity planning and much more.

Proposed changes include mandatory fungicidal treatment (off-shore or in-shore) for seeds of some species.

New workshops have been added to the national roadshow helping vegetable growers understand HARPS and how it could affect your business.

This workshop will be presented by Syngenta’s Scott Mathew and include field demonstrations of equipment and results.

Freshlogic is a food market research organisation with deep expertise in fresh and prepared foods, delivering commercially valid and accessible analysis.

In the video, spray application technology expert Scott Mathew and SA vegetable grower Scott Samwell demonstrate the fundamentals of effective spray application.

The EnviroVeg Pilot Program will provide growers with a funded pathway to reach Freshcare Environmental certification.

Watermark provides expertise and experience in managing intellectual property and has offices around the country, as well as overseas associates with local knowledge.

This workshop will show growers how food extrusion is turning waste crops into healthy snacks, and take you through mock surveillance for vegetable leafminer.

Foods resulting from breeding techniques which aren’t covered by current definitions of gene technology are having their status under the Code reviewed.

This update discusses the latest round of TPP surveillance and the development of enterprise plans for the affected industries.

A new edition of the InfoVeg Radio podcast talks to the research team behind the app encouraging Australians to form long-term healthy habits.

Following a review of Australia’s agricultural statistics system, the government is modernising its data collection and improving the accuracy and quality of data.

Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) has been detected in imported cargo at two sites in Western Sydney and at a premise in Perth.

To ensure that the agrichemical needs of the vegetable sector are accurately recorded and understood, AUSVEG is coordinating crop-specific surveys.