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.
8 May 2018
The Plant Health Committee has requested feedback on proposed movement conditions to be enforced if TPP reaches the eastern states of Australia.
26 April 2018
With a Spud Auction, cooking demonstrations, and kids' entertainment, this year's Festival will be a great celebration of the best of potatoes.
30 April 2018
A report from a levy-funded project has analysed the viability of protected cropping in the Burdekin Dry Tropics, the Atherton Tablelands, Bundaberg and Carnarvon.
20 April 2018
The April/May 2018 edition of our industry magazine has the latest information on TPP surveillance and research, as well as other R&D news.
15 April 2018
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.
3 April 2018
Get closer to your levy with the latest edition of Hort Innovation's Hortlink, which provides updates on all new and recently-completed investments.
26 March 2018
Dr Hazel MacTavish-West is travelling on a Churchill Fellowship to investigate the opportunities for adding more fruit and vegetables to value-added foods.
20 March 2018
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.
13 March 2018
The three-year project will examine the effect of groundwater on nine varieties of potato crops located across South Australia.
5 March 2018
AUSVEG's Alan Nankivell provides an update on recent work on the transition to management for TPP and his own activities.
1 March 2018
This update discusses the latest round of TPP surveillance and the development of enterprise plans for the affected industries.
26 February 2018
The University of Warwick has developed an electronic 'nose' armed with gas sensors that could identify soft rots before physical signs appear.
26 February 2018
Biopesticides are a diverse group of pest control products based on naturally occurring biochemicals, minerals and microbes that have minimal environmental impacts.
20 February 2018
The latest edition of the industry magazine features a wide range of R&D updates, including information on TPP research.
13 February 2018
This update includes new information on the research into managing TPP and updates on preparedness measures for the eastern states.
5 February 2018
The new SIP for the potato industry is aiming to generate an ROI of $34.6 million over the next five years.
30 January 2018
Growers who wish to lodge an objection to the increase to the EPPR levies can now access an online survey.
23 January 2018
Read about the lessons Aaron Haby learned from a tour to Scotland to attend the World Potato Congress, including insights about R&D and production.
16 January 2018
This case study investigates how John Jackson, Agriculture Director at McCain Foods Australia/New Zealand, took part in R&D dealing with a TPP incursion.
9 January 2018
The 2017 edition of Grower Success Stories – Real results from the potato R&D levy is now available online, highlighting on-farm benefits from research.