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.
12 April 2019
Veggycation is an online, easy-to-use interactive tool, teaching Australians how to learn to love vegetables.
12 April 2019
A recent farm walk held at the Schreurs & Sons' trial site gave attendees the chance to see precision ag technology first-hand.
11 April 2019
A newly-published levy-funded project report looked at leveraging next-generation sequence data to provide a much greater understanding of tospovirus/plant interactions.
3 April 2019
QLD Veg Automation News provided a summary on VG15024: Vision systems, sensors and sensor networks to increase productivity and manage risks in vegetable production in systems in its January 2019 newsletter.
17 April 2019
Over a two year period, CSIRO and DAF researchers completed five glasshouse pot trials using tomato spotted wilt virus in capsicum to determine if hyperspectral imaging can detect crop problems before the human eye.
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.
3 April 2019
Catherine Velisha is the Managing Director of Velisha Farms in Werribee South, VIC. She spoke to AUSVEG about the challenges, opportunities and the future direction of the business.
3 April 2019
Erin and Josh Cranwell are 21- and 24-year-old sibling growers from AE Cranwell and Sons in the Hay Valley and Angus Plains regions of South Australia.
1 April 2019
A recent industry-funded project has reviewed and trialled low-cost protected cropping options to help Australian growers understand and take advantage of their benefits.
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.
1 April 2019
The Nuffield program opens doors to rewarding experiences, and this year there's a scholarship on offer for a grower paying the vegetable levy.
1 April 2019
The VegNET program is delivering a spray application workshop for vegetable growers, spray operators and advisors thanks to a strategic levy investment by Hort Innovation.
25 March 2019
Once developed, this strategy will facilitate a coordinated and collaborative approach for biosecurity surveillance in Australian potato production.
28 March 2019
We profiled Damien Manno, a grower from Quality Harvest in Kudla SA, for the November/December 2018 edition of Vegetables Australia magazine.
25 March 2019
Levy-funded research by RMCG has investigated the nature, origins, volume and values of vegetable imports to help our industry manage this threat.
29 March 2019
The project team behind the RD&E program for the control, eradication and preparedness for vegetable leafminer has developed a new interactive risk mapping tool.
25 March 2019
The ripper mulcher has been designed specifically for the steep slopes that are used for annual cropping on the valuable ferrosols of north-west Tasmania.
25 March 2019
This levy-funded survey provides a national and state-by-state picture of the industry and highlights its importance to the Australian economy.
25 March 2019
Since relocating from New Zealand, Mark Pye has gradually built a large horticulture empire with his businesses boasting 350 staff around South Australia.
25 March 2019
Farming is in Craig Arnott’s DNA – as soon as he left school, the Victorian vegetable grower started working on his family’s property.
24 March 2019
Recycled organic compost is a commercially viable compost source that doesn't contain animal manures and is being used successfully on vegetable farms in NSW.
24 March 2019
Learn more about the application of precision agriculture in vegetable production, including celery, leek and baby leaf production, with this levy-funded farm walk.
24 March 2019
This report, made available through the Harvest to Home online dashboard, covers a wide range of consumer attitudes around health, cooking and nutrition issues.
19 March 2019
The levy-funded project that coordinated a 2018 tour to the International Spinach Conference Spain has now filed its final report.
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.
19 March 2019
We spoke to James Dickson in March 2017 about his role at Gro-Link Nursery, a family-run business at Werribee South in Victoria.
18 March 2019
Members of the AUSVEG Engagement and Extension team recently presented at the NT Farmers pre-season meeting discussing levy-funded initiatives and biosecurity projects.
18 March 2019
Breakfast remains an undeveloped meal occasion for vegetable consumption - but Nielsen Homescan data shows it's a surprising contributor to spinach's higher-than-average consumption rate.
17 March 2019
VegPRO has released an online course providing training on safety requirements and procedures to entry-level workers in the vegetable industry. Access it here.
17 March 2019
The Soil Wealth demonstration site at Cowra NSW has shown the value of cover cropping in retaining soil moisture during a hot, dry summer.
11 March 2019
The Veggycation website shows Australians how to love vegetables, and has recently been rejuvenated with a fresh look and a content update.
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.
11 March 2019
The levy-funded Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook is the most comprehensive source of information on Australian vegetable, fruit, nuts and other horticulture production.
4 March 2019
Hort Innovation funded Phenomenom, which delivered an online resource with videos, lesson plans and activities to help teachers deliver food literacy and nutrition education.
4 March 2019
Crookwell Potato Association mini-tuber producer David Carter retired in 2017 after 60 years in the potato industry. Learn about his career in this profile.
4 March 2019
Read about Dr Marie-Astrid Ottenhof about the role she plays in maintaining Schreurs & Sons' food safety record in this profile from Vegetables Australia.
4 March 2019
The April-June period is when consumer complaints about redbacks in broccoli are most likely to surface. Learn to manage this risk with AHR resources.
4 March 2019
Sclerotinia rot, or white mould, is one of the major diseases of green beans in Australia. Discover more about identifying and managing this disease.
3 March 2019
Learn about the life-cycle and management options for Sclerotinia rot, which can cause significant yield losses during cropping and as a post-harvest disease.
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
A report investigating triggers and barriers to purchase for native vegetables and Australian-grown Asian vegetable varieties is now available on the InfoVeg database.
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.
25 February 2019
The comprehensive reviews available on Harvest to Home summarise how consumers feel about vegetable lines and identify future opportunities to grow sales.
24 February 2019
There are five fully-paid scholarships available for vegetable levy-payers to PMA A-NZ's Produce Executive Program - find out more here.
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.
18 February 2019
Using the Vegetable Fund, Hort Innovation has invested in a research project to increase the amount of information available to growers making irrigation decisions.
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.
18 February 2019
Hort Innovation's re-designed website includes a comprehensive resources page detailing information and news from current and completed strategic levy investments.
18 February 2019
In his newly published scholar report, Queensland horticulturalist Matthew Fealy investigates the gap between technological invention and actual on-farm application of labour-saving solutions.
17 February 2019
After moving to regional Victoria in 2012, Melissa Connors established This Farm Needs a Farmer to bring together established farmers and 'tree-changers' like herself.
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.
11 February 2019
Three final reports covering four recent study tours are now available on the InfoVeg database, giving you a great look at international horticulture.
11 February 2019
Growcom is partnering with the Australian Melon Association to talk to growers located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region about important industry issues and opportunities.
11 February 2019
If you grow lettuce, brassicas or capsicum in SE Queensland, head along to these workshops to help identify gaps in our industry's chemical access.
10 February 2019
Cover crops are practical ways of improving soil productivity and health. Learn more at this one-day workshop with visits to a commercial farm.
10 February 2019
If you're concerned about the lettuce necrotic yellows virus outbreak west of Melbourne, come along to an on-farm discussion on 18 February 2019.
10 February 2019
Read this fact sheet to learn about the causes and effects of soil acidification, how liming affects soil pH, and how to manage paddock variability.
10 February 2019
Continuing a rich family history of farming, Steve Moffatt and his team in Tarome, Queensland strive to produce the best carrots and onions in Australia.
7 February 2019
This episode of InfoVeg TV shows you how to use the Harvest to Home dashboard to compare the retail performance of over 25 vegetable lines.
4 February 2019
Through its Vegetable Fund, Hort Innovation has funded the first research study investigating survival of Salmonella enterica in soil conducted under Australian conditions.
7 February 2019
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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.
4 February 2019
The Harvest to Home online dashboard has been updated with the freshest retail data, including case studies on sweetpotato and cabbage.
1 February 2019
These workshops and farm walks in Forthside and Cambridge will discuss herbicide resistance, crop rotation influence on weed pressure, cover crops, and integrated weed management.
1 February 2019
Learn more about the performance of the top quartile of vegetable growers with this webinar recording from the levy-funded project benchmarking the Australian industry.
1 February 2019
Justin Vanstone is a 26-year-old Queensland grower from Vanstone Produce. We profiled him in the January/February 2019 edition of Vegetables Australia magazine.
30 January 2019
Run by and for vegetable growers, EnviroVeg is tackling the challenge of improving environmental, sustainable and regenerative practices on-farm.
29 January 2019
A research project funded by Hort Innovation has investigated SRR to determine the causal pathogen (or pathogens) of this disease and understand its epidemiology.
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.
28 January 2019
These courses are invaluable ways to improve your QA processes and identify root causes of issues. Learn more in the VegNET Gippsland e-newsletter.
25 January 2019
A Churchill Fellowship offers participants the opportunity to travel overseas to investigate topics they're passionate about. Hort Innovation funds scholarships for levy-paying growers.
25 January 2019
Levy-paying growers can enjoy a heavily discounted rate to learn from this two-day workshop on workforce planning in agriculture thanks to VegNET Gippsland.
24 January 2019
A levy-funded project took Australian vegetable growers, including Tasmanian Jono Craven, to visit commercial growers and seed trial sites in Spain in 2018.
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.
21 January 2019
A levy-funded project has researched a way to support our great food safety reputation by constructing a prototype of a new-generation sensor.
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.
21 January 2019
This project funded by Hort Innovation is demonstrating how commercially available technology can be utilised and optimised in vegetable production systems.
21 January 2019
This new video with Dr Len Tesoriero will help you identify summer root rot in parsley and understand its causes to manage this disease.
21 January 2019
This new resource from VegNET Tasmania looks at the practical considerations of strip-till farming, from healthier crops to the difficulties of implementation.
21 January 2019
This edition profiles a range of R&D, including redbacks in broccoli, cover cropping's impact on weeds, and the business case for vegetable marketing.
17 January 2019
SA grower Anthony De Ieso and his staff have taken full advantage of the free training available through the levy-funded VegPRO program. Read more!
17 January 2019
Potato industry research investigating soil health information and production practices helped Victorian grower Hamish Henke learn more about sustainable soil use. Read more here.
10 January 2019
A recently completed project has investigated factors contributing to carrot crown rot, a major issue that can severely downgrade or reduce carrot packout and profitability.
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.
10 January 2019
Strip-till is a cultivation system that can improve your water use, improve your crop health and reduce inputs. Learn more in this video.
10 January 2019
South Australian potato grower Virgara Bros has participated in an IPM project to control pest populations in potato crops. Learn more with Grower Success Stories.
10 January 2019
Stephanie Tabone from Queensland participated in the 2018 Growing Leaders program, which helped her further develop her leadership skills. Learn more with Grower Success Stories!
20 December 2018
Research into cover cropping aims to combine new practices that growers like Tasmania's Deon Gibson can use to improve yields and ultimately increase prices.
20 December 2018
Tasmanian potato grower John Cresswell has been using the PreDicta Pt service for more than a decade, seeing improvements in quality, yields and farm practices.
7 January 2019
Hort Innovation has recently funded research to assess Australian potato seed management and handling practice, review research and identify best practice.
14 December 2018
Grower Success Stories showcases real results from the vegetable R&D levy. In this edition we talk to Shane Quinn from Mulgowie Farms.
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.
17 December 2018
The 2019 European Industry Leadership and Development Mission will visit Berlin Fruit Logistica and protected cropping growing regions in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.
17 December 2018
In this podcast we cover the levy-funded Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection projects, which give growers practical advice for on-farm practice change.
17 December 2018
Trialling different practices, technologies or varieties on-farm can help you 'road-test' changes before implementing them at scale. Learn more with this fact sheet.
17 December 2018
Using water efficiently means applying enough water to meet your crop's needs - not more, not less. Learn about soil health and water use here.
17 December 2018
The Soil Wealth project has published a great article listing the benefits of strip-till in vegetable farming. Learn more about adopting it here.
16 December 2018
Darren Long is Managing Director of MG Farm Produce. We spoke to him about his time in the industry and his passion for soil health.