6 November 2018
Reading Time: 2 minutesSince 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
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHort 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesTake 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesA 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 2017, UK potato industry member Rufus Pilgrim was awarded a Nuffield Scholarship which supported his research into potato supply chains.
1 October 2018
Reading Time: 2 minutesThanks to his vertically integrated operation, Chris Gibbins can see and control his produce at every step of the supply chain.
24 September 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new research project is investigating targeted soil fumigation technology and is looking for participant potato growers for field trials.
17 September 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom 1 October 2018, the Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) component of the vegetable and unprocessed potatoes levies and charges will change.
3 September 2018
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesA recently completed project looks at ways to manage bacterial leaf spot in Solanaceous crops
23 August 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesAround 150 delegates converged on the Arts Centre in Melbourne from 12-14 August to attend the biennial Potato Industry Conference.
13 August 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 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
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere'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
Reading Time: 2 minutesA 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndustry 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
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHort 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesA 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 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
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThese fact sheets summarise the findings and break down the key conclusions from research into biological and chemical controls for TPP.
14 May 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSARDI 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralian journalist Ashley Walmsley is in Peru for the 10th World Potato Congress. Keep up with his discoveries through The Spud Diaries!
28 May 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesGrowers 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
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Plant Health Committee has requested feedback on proposed movement conditions to be enforced if TPP reaches the eastern states of Australia.
26 April 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith 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
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 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
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 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
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGet 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
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr 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
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe three-year project will examine the effect of groundwater on nine varieties of potato crops located across South Australia.
5 March 2018
Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG's Alan Nankivell provides an update on recent work on the transition to management for TPP and his own activities.
1 March 2018
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis update discusses the latest round of TPP surveillance and the development of enterprise plans for the affected industries.
26 February 2018
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Warwick has developed an electronic 'nose' armed with gas sensors that could identify soft rots before physical signs appear.
26 February 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBiopesticides are a diverse group of pest control products based on naturally occurring biochemicals, minerals and microbes that have minimal environmental impacts.
20 February 2018
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe latest edition of the industry magazine features a wide range of R&D updates, including information on TPP research.
13 February 2018
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis update includes new information on the research into managing TPP and updates on preparedness measures for the eastern states.
5 February 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe new SIP for the potato industry is aiming to generate an ROI of $34.6 million over the next five years.
30 January 2018
Reading Time: 2 minutesGrowers who wish to lodge an objection to the increase to the EPPR levies can now access an online survey.
23 January 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRead 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
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 2017 edition of Grower Success Stories – Real results from the potato R&D levy is now available online, highlighting on-farm benefits from research.