24 March 2021
A cross-industry horticulture project that has the potential to reduce quarantine testing lag times is underway. Faster quarantine testing will provide several benefits for plant industries […]
24 March 2021
In 2017, Hort Innovation commissioned SARDI to develop protocols for large-scale testing of potato leave, tuber and stem samples for area-wide surveillance of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum […]
24 March 2021
Blackleg is the major cause of potato seed downgrading and rejections in northern Europe. So, what is the issue for Australia? Some species described overseas cause […]
24 March 2021
Barbara Hall, 2019 AUSVEG SA Researcher of the Year Senior Research Scientist, Department of Primary Industries and Regions research division, South Australian Research and Development Institute […]
2 March 2021
Potato cultivars can have very different water requirements, and knowing how to best manage water for a particular variety can have large yield benefits for growers. […]
23 February 2021
Serpentine leafminer is a harmful new pest that has arrived in the country and has established itself in some vegetable growing regions in New South Wales […]
16 February 2021
Hort Innovation has launched the latest Horticulture Statistics Handbook – offering the most comprehensive and contemporary data available on all sectors of the Australian horticulture industry in […]
15 February 2021
Related ProjectsSoil wealth and integrated crop protection – phase 2This project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and […]
19 January 2021
The latest in bed planting technology has arrived in Australia, enabling certified potato seed growers to produce a more uniform crop while conserving water and increasing […]
10 November 2020
What are the key pests affecting potato production in other countries and what R&D is occurring to better manage them? This scan of international pest and […]
22 September 2020
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 […]
15 September 2020
Internal rot of capsicums and chillies is a major issue for Australian growers. The Hort Innovation-funded project, Internal fruit rot of capsicum (VG17012) is focused on identifying the organism(s) […]
8 September 2020
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 […]
11 August 2020
Tomato spotted wilt virus and capsicum chlorosis virus belong to a group known as ‘tospoviruses’, which cause significant crop damage in the largest capsicum production areas […]
4 August 2020
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 […]
21 July 2020
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 […]
30 June 2020
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 […]
16 June 2020
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 […]
9 June 2020
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 […]
12 May 2020
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 […]
12 May 2020
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 […]
28 April 2020
When Matthew Gay started farming with his father in 1980, the best place to find out what was happening in the industry was over a quiet beer […]
28 April 2020
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 […]
20 February 2020
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 […]
18 February 2020
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 […]
4 February 2020
Internal rot of capsicums and chillies is a major ongoing issue for Australian growers, typically those in warm, humid growing areas. It affects both field and […]
15 January 2020
Applied Horticultural Research (AHR) is leading a new Hort Innovation-funded project aimed at developing effective control measures for internal rot of capsicums. The disease affects seeds […]
16 December 2019
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 […]
2 December 2019
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 […]
26 November 2019
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 […]
6 November 2019
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)”. […]
24 September 2019
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 […]
24 September 2019
An average price increase mainly driven by major supermarkets (Coles, Woolworths and Aldi) resulted in a positive growth in capsicum dollar sales (+8.5 per cent) over […]
20 August 2019
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.
6 August 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 […]
6 August 2019
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 […]
23 July 2019
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 […]
30 July 2019
Latest update from the AUSVEG National TPP Coordinator
16 July 2019
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 […]
9 July 2019
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 […]
1 July 2019
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.
7 June 2019
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.
3 June 2019
The Forum will focus on managing pest and disease within the potato industry, and will take place in conjunction with Hort Connections 2019.
27 May 2019
From 2001-04, a project was undertaken to determine the drivers behind the epidemics of tomato spotted wilt virus in potato crops.
17 May 2019
A recent project has looked at the ecology, epidemiology and control of Spongospora Infection of Potato Roots, specifically focusing on the root infection phase.
10 May 2019
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.
29 April 2019
A number of workshops will be held in early May to help Western Australian growers learn about biosecurity, pests and diseases.
29 April 2019
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.
17 April 2019
Renee Pye is a 24-year-old grower from Zerella Fresh in South Australia. We profiled her in the April/May 2019 edition of Potatoes Australia magazine.
12 April 2019
The new edition of Potatoes Australia showcases some of the latest in research and development and how growers are becoming involved in industry activities.
4 April 2019
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.
28 March 2019
Brittney Caruana is a PhD Candidate at La Trobe University in Bundoora, Victoria. We profiled her for Potatoes Australia magazine in mid-2018.
25 March 2019
Once developed, this strategy will facilitate a coordinated and collaborative approach for biosecurity surveillance in Australian potato production.
18 March 2019
Ben Walter is a 25-year-old field technician from Thomas Foods in Virginia, South Australia. Learn about his work and career in this profile.
11 March 2019
Seed Potatoes Victoria and Sebright Adventures have coordinated a recently completed tour of growing regions in New Zealand to learn more about TPP.
25 February 2019
In this edition of the magazine we look at potato seed quality and handling, nitrogen in soils, biosecurity updates, sensory testing and much more.
25 February 2019
Frankie Galati, CEO of The Galati Group, spoke to Potatoes Australia about the business, his time in the industry and his plans for the future.
24 February 2019
Red Gem is the first Australian potato business to trial x-ray technology in its packing facility, courtesy of the Coles Nurture Fund.
15 February 2019
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.
10 February 2019
Troy 'Fred' Bensley runs Stillbrook Potato and Pastoral Company, a certified seed growing operation in Crookwell NSW that successfully exports to Fiji.
1 February 2019
Hill Family Farm has a rich history of growing potatoes and is one of only a few potato-growing operations remaining in the Southern Highlands.
25 January 2019
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.
24 January 2019
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.
20 January 2019
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.
10 January 2019
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.
7 January 2019
Hort Innovation has recently funded research to assess Australian potato seed management and handling practice, review research and identify best practice.
17 December 2018
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.
17 December 2018
TIA has delivered a levy-funded project investigating soil health in potato production. We spoke to TIA's John McPhee for InfoVeg TV.
6 December 2018
The Grower Success Stories showcase real results from the fresh potato R&D levy. In this edition we talk to New Zealand's Bryan Hart.
10 December 2018
Terry Buckley from Mount Gambier in South Australia explains how he looks after soil health under challenging environmental conditions in this levy-funded video.
30 November 2018
Leigh Elphinstone from Sisters Creek in Tasmania explains how he looks after soil health in a potato cropping rotation in this levy-funded video.
19 November 2018
This video from a levy-funded project discusses the value of cover cropping in maintaining soil health and increasing productivity in potato production.
16 November 2018
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.
12 November 2018
The first in a series of five, this video provides a real-world case study of the impact of controlled traffic farming in potato production.
6 November 2018
Since its foundation in 1956, Virginia Farm Produce has expanded to grow a diverse portfolio, and Ryan Densley is increasing the business' commercial sophistication.
29 October 2018
Hort Innovation has published the 2017/18 annual report for the Potato - Fresh Fund, recapping levy investment and key projects from the financial year.
22 October 2018
Take a look at this edition for everything from a recap of the recent AuSPICA Potato Industry Conference to interviews about our industry's future.
15 October 2018
A TIA project team has filed the final report on a project reviewing the huge amount of soil health information available to the potato industry.
8 October 2018
In 2017, UK potato industry member Rufus Pilgrim was awarded a Nuffield Scholarship which supported his research into potato supply chains.
1 October 2018
Thanks to his vertically integrated operation, Chris Gibbins can see and control his produce at every step of the supply chain.
24 September 2018
A new research project is investigating targeted soil fumigation technology and is looking for participant potato growers for field trials.
17 September 2018
A new project funded by the Tasmanian State Government aims to protect Tasmania's potato growers from a number of pests and diseases.
11 September 2018
From 1 October 2018, the Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) component of the vegetable and unprocessed potatoes levies and charges will change.
3 September 2018
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.
27 August 2018
The August/September 2018 edition of Potatoes Australia is now available online and includes a recap of the World Potato Congress in Peru.
4 September 2018
A recently completed project looks at ways to manage bacterial leaf spot in Solanaceous crops
23 August 2018
In this edition of InfoVeg TV we spoke to Dr Paul Horne from IPM Technologies about IPM in the potato and vegetable industries.
20 August 2018
Around 150 delegates converged on the Arts Centre in Melbourne from 12-14 August to attend the biennial Potato Industry Conference.
13 August 2018
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.
6 August 2018
There's less than a week to go until the 2018 Victorian Certified Seed Potato Authority Potato Industry Conference, so sign up now to attend!
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.
23 July 2018
Industry levies are funding a literature review and industry consultation about seed potato practices, as well as a pest and disease diagnostics app.
12 July 2018
Hort Innovation has published the latest Hortlink, featuring snapshots of 15 industry-funded fresh potato R&D projects. Click through to take a look.
9 July 2018
A research initiative that began in March 2016 is aiming to identify soil factors that influence the development of powdery scab in potato crops.
3 July 2018
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.
25 June 2018
These fact sheets summarise the findings and break down the key conclusions from research into biological and chemical controls for TPP.
14 May 2018
SARDI will be holding a training workshop in July for PREDICTA Pt, the DNA diagnostic testing service for soil-borne pathogens of potatoes.
4 June 2018
Australian journalist Ashley Walmsley is in Peru for the 10th World Potato Congress. Keep up with his discoveries through The Spud Diaries!
28 May 2018
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.
21 May 2018
Growers working with brackish soils are better off learning to 'live with salinity' rather than fight it, according to scientists in the Netherlands.