Industry events
Keep track of events in the Australian vegetable industry using the AUSVEG calendar. If you have an event you’d like listed, use our contact form to get in touch.
Events listed in bold are part of the National Vegetable Extension Network (VegNET), a strategic levy investment project under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund which is communicating research and development information to Australian growers.
Seed Potato Workshop (WA): Storage and Diseases
29 May @ 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Join the PotatoLink team for a workshop on Western Australian seed storage and seed diseases.
Lunch from 12:30 pm, talks will start from 1:00 pm.
Jenny Ekman, Applied Horticultural Research postharvest physiologist, will discuss best practice cool room & potato seed management after removal from cool store.
David Tooke, a DPIRD seed inspector, will talk about potato diseases.
DPIRD plant pathologist, Wossen Mengesha, will give an update on their recent work on potatoes and PredictaPt
After the conclusion of the talks a tour of Coldahold coolstore in Manjimup has been organised.
Date: Wednesday 29 May 2024
Time: 12:30 – 4:30 pm
Location: Manjimup Horticultural Research Institute – 28527 S Western Hwy Middlesex WA
Registration: Click here to register