To ensure future sustainability and growth for Australia’s potato industry, it’s critical that producers continue to innovate to find responsive, modern and creative ways to meet […]
Pink rot, caused by Phytopthora erythroseptica, is a disease of increasing importance to the potato industry, particularly in key potato production regions of Tasmania, and to […]
Powdery scab is an economically important disease of potato crops in Australia and New Zealand, and around the world. This is because the lesions on tubers […]
In August 2019, all states and territories commenced a three-year national tomato-potato psyllid (TPP) surveillance program, designed for the early detection of and preparedness for TPP should […]
As growers battle the increasingly problematic issue of salinity on-farm, a four-part winter webinar series is now available, which outlines key information and resources to help manage salinity […]
Limiting the impact of soilborne disease on tuber quality should be front of mind for potato growers, with researchers estimating yield losses could be up to […]
The Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Biological Services, and AUSVEG have developed a collaborative industry webinar series focusing on tomato potato psyllid […]
As Agriculture Director at McCain Foods Australia/New Zealand, John Jackson has witnessed the destruction of the tomato potato psyllid (TPP) and the bacterium it vectors – Candidatus Liberibacter […]
Agronico is sowing the seeds of success for the future of Australia’s broader vegetable industry, having renewed its Strategic Partnership with AUSVEG. As Tasmania’s leading seed […]
A research team at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is embarking on a new project aimed at improving the fundamental understanding of the recalcitrant soil-borne […]
AUSVEG National Tomato-Potato Psyllid Coordinator Alan Nankivell discusses the outcomes of a workshop between Plant Health Committee members and industry stakeholders to develop a risk mitigation […]
Following ongoing collaborative work between AUSVEG and Plant Health Committee (PHC), a new communique has been released on the movement of processing and ware potatoes in the event of […]
The Soil Wealth/Integrated Crop Protection team has set up a new demonstration site at Cowra to demonstrate the benefits of new tools to improve water use […]
Seed Potatoes Victoria and Sebright Adventures are hosting the second study tour to growing regions in New Zealand from 10-14 February 2020. This will provide an […]
The potato industry has met with biosecurity regulators from New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria, to map out a process and agree to draft […]
The World Potato Congress (WPC) is hosting a webinar via Zoom with Mr. Kris Michiels on the topic of “Illustration of Regional Potato Promotion: Flanders (Belgium)”. […]
AUSVEG and Plant Health Australia invite potato growers to have their say on a framework being developed for monitoring pest and diseases that are currently not […]
For Hort Innovation members that pay a statutory or voluntary industry levy, completing an Annual Levy Return form is the way to secure voting rights for the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which this year is being held on Friday 22 November 2019.
PCN is a significant biosecurity threat to the potato industry that can increase production costs through crop losses, additional compliance costs and lost market access. To […]
Former University of Adelaide students Millie Shinkfield and Sophie Riley chose to focus on value-added potato projects during their Honours studies. These included dips, buns and […]
The European Potato Conference Study Tour – 2019 provides five members of the potato industry with the opportunity to attend Potato Europe 2019, the outdoor exhibition […]
Growing Matters is an exciting new way to access information from levy-funded projects, research teams and your fellow growers – and you can listen whenever, wherever for […]
As part of MT16018 Tomato potato psyllid (TPP) National Program Coordinator, a draft National Management Plan has been developed. The Plan is a work in progress […]
The Potato Industry Research and Development Forum gave industry members a chance to hear the latest research updates and have their pest and disease questions answered.
A long and successful career as an entomologist for IPM Technologies has led Jessica Page all around the world, from Europe to south-east Asia and New Zealand, to work on Integrated Pest Management practices.
A recent project has looked at the ecology, epidemiology and control of Spongospora Infection of Potato Roots, specifically focusing on the root infection phase.
The detection of an exotic bacterium that causes potato blackleg disease in Western Australia in 2017 prompted a review of world literature and recommendations to the Australian potato industry.
As President of Western Australia’s peak body for potato growers and a grower in his own right, Vaughan Carter has endured three of the industry’s toughest challenges in recent years. We profiled Vaughan in the April/May edition of Potatoes Australia.
The new edition of Potatoes Australia showcases some of the latest in research and development and how growers are becoming involved in industry activities.
Studies at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands has shown that measuring nitrogen uptake in potato crops using canopy reflection could help growers adjust the amount of fertiliser used.
Nellie Malseed is a 23-year-old Compliance Officer from AuSPICA in Toolangi, Victoria. We profiled her for the previous edition of Potatoes Australia magazine.
Troy 'Fred' Bensley runs Stillbrook Potato and Pastoral Company, a certified seed growing operation in Crookwell NSW that successfully exports to Fiji.
Plans for the vegetable, potato, processing tomato and nursery and garden industries are now available on the tomato potato psyllid portal on the AUSVEG website.
Potato grower Glen Ryan collaborated with an entomologist to study the whitefringed weevil’s lifecycle and identify break crops he could use in his control efforts.
To help Australian potato growers manage the risks of Spongospora, a project managed by Hort Innovation has focused on its infection of potato crop roots.
A research project has reviewed existing information on bacteria causing blackleg and soft rot diseases to better understand the threat they pose to Australian production.
Hort Innovation has recently funded research to assess Australian potato seed management and handling practice, review research and identify best practice.
The latest edition of Potatoes Australia magazine tours AuSPICA's Toolangi Research Centre, looks at Agronico's growth in Tasmania and profiles industry R&D.
Terry Buckley from Mount Gambier in South Australia explains how he looks after soil health under challenging environmental conditions in this levy-funded video.
This video from a levy-funded project discusses the value of cover cropping in maintaining soil health and increasing productivity in potato production.
In this new series, we're showcasing the hard-working members of the Australian vegetable and potato industries - like Ruby Daly from Daly Potato Company.
Since its foundation in 1956, Virginia Farm Produce has expanded to grow a diverse portfolio, and Ryan Densley is increasing the business' commercial sophistication.
Hort Innovation has published the 2017/18 annual report for the Potato - Fresh Fund, recapping levy investment and key projects from the financial year.
The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture recently completed a four-year research project to improve the understanding of and develop novel control strategies for Spongospora root diseases of potato such as powdery scab.
The project distributed over 3,000 sticky traps and detected no TPP in Tasmania, Victoria, NSW or Queensland, supporting assurances of Area of Freedom status.
A project team from IPM Technologies has been delivering workshops, creating resources, training advisors and providing IPM advice to potato and onion growers.
The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture has recently completed a project to enhance the productivity and sustainability of our potato industry through improved soil health practices.
In this video, produced in collaboration with DPIRD WA, we speak to members of the plan transitioning to the management phase for tomato potato psyllid.
The latest episode of InfoVeg TV provides a breakdown of Hort Innovation's levy investment processes and how the potato levy is invested into projects.
Dr Hazel MacTavish-West is travelling on a Churchill Fellowship to investigate the opportunities for adding more fruit and vegetables to value-added foods.
This innovative project is developing new ways of creating high-value products from food waste by investigating the feasibility of making vodka from potato skins.
Biopesticides are a diverse group of pest control products based on naturally occurring biochemicals, minerals and microbes that have minimal environmental impacts.