22 April 2020
Val Micallef and his brother Sam are progressive second-generation vegetable growers located at Agnes Banks in the Richmond region of New South Wales, 60 kilometres north-west […]
15 September 2020
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16 July 2024
Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each episode we take a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and onion […]
24 February 2025
By Sandra Godwin For more than six decades, the Schreurs family has cultivated excellence in vegetable production through their award-winning enterprise, Schreurs & Sons. With the […]
25 March 2025
Performance Summary Leeks have registered dollar sales growth this year, however kilogram sales have declined by –5.5%. Carrots and Onions are the only vegetables within […]
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23 December 2024
Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our […]
14 January 2025
The need for good biosecurity practices on farm has been painfully underlined recently, with the incursion of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus in South […]
24 May 2024
Caramelised onion pizza, a zingy red onion pickle, or maybe crispy onion rings topping a burger – if you’re seeing more onion dishes on menus you’re […]
24 May 2024
The project Optimising chemical and cultural control of onion white rot (VN20007) spanning five years, aims to develop an integrated disease management strategy for this soil […]
24 May 2024
Harvest of onion trials in SA continue to shed light on detection and management of onion basal rot.
The project Epidemiology and management of fusarium basal rot in onions (VN20006) aims to develop an integrated pest and disease management (IPDM) strategy to reduce the impact […]
23 May 2024
In April 2024, the Devon Meadows farm of Victorian grower Peter Schreurs & Sons was hit with 60mm of rain overnight. The farm had had almost […]
4 March 2024
Ellement Produce is one of the first companies to embark on the Level Up Hort benchmarking program.
29 February 2024
The Hort Innovation onion nutrition education program for health professionals and the food service industry (VN20002) has continued building momentum over the past six months. Designed […]
29 February 2024
Promoting onions from humble to hero to foodservice and health industries involves farm visits and recipe inspiration to allow professionals to fully appreciate the versatility of […]
29 February 2024
The list of available herbicides that can be used within onion crops is limited, and with herbicide resistance increasing in ryegrass, control of the weed is […]
16 October 2023
The main soil borne diseases in onions include damping off, white rot, basal rot and pink root. Prevention and management can often be improved via managing […]
18 January 2024
Herbicide resistance remains a challenge for onion growers across Australia, find out how the Onions Communications & Extension project is supporting growers to combat this issue. […]
18 January 2024
The International Business Innovation Mentoring Program (IBIMP) included in the Multi-Industry Export Program (MT21009) aims to support Australian vegetable, onion, and melon growers with one-on-one mentoring […]
19 May 2023
Hort Innovation works with industry to invest the onion levy and Australian Government contributions into initiatives to help growers be as productive and profitable as possible, […]
19 July 2023
The project, Epidemiology and management of fusarium basal rot in onions (VN20006) is well underway with researchers undertaking field trials and testing to understand the role […]
7 December 2021
The Soil Wealth ICP project has developed a practical guide to help growers identify and control the major soil-borne diseases for vegetable crops including: Brassicas Capsicum, […]
25 November 2021
In September 2021, two members of the AUSVEG-led EnviroVeg Program were acknowledged for their implementation of climate positive practices and the ecosystem benefits on-farm. Western Australian […]
3 November 2021
Soil Wealth ICP team member Carl Larsen recently braved the windy weather at the project’s Koo Wee Rup demonstration site in Victoria, to bring growers an […]
20 January 2020
Harvest to home is an interactive dashboard that provides users with up-to-date consumer trend data on a range of vegetable commodities on a single platform. The […]
30 July 2018
A project team from IPM Technologies has been delivering workshops, creating resources, training advisors and providing IPM advice to potato and onion growers.
5 June 2018
This case study provides insights into some of the main changes involving controlled traffic, cover crops and compost at the Kalfresh demonstration site in Queensland.