27 September 2022
1pm-5pm AWST | Wednesday 28 September Potato and vegetable growers are invited to attend a field walk in Manjimup, Western Australia, where cover cropping specialist Dr […]
27 September 2022
10am AEDT | Thursday 6 October Location: Mercure Hotel, Ballarat, VIC. PotatoLink is coordinating a research and development forum to give industry members the opportunity to stay […]
20 September 2022
The beginning of spring has seen the planting of two new Native Vegetation Insectaries (NVI) trials on vegetable farms in Victoria’s western region – one at […]
13 September 2022
Related ProjectsNational vegetable industry communications programThis project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian […]
30 August 2022
AUSVEG has reviewed Global Trade Atlas import data to understand: The changes in the levels of frozen potato imports pre- and post-COVID, as well as The […]
23 August 2022
Related ProjectsNational vegetable industry communications programThis project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian […]
23 August 2022
The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) has launched a new Engagement hub on fall armyworm (FAW) for horticulture. This engagement hub is designed to […]
15 August 2022
The latest edition of the combined Potatoes Australia and PotatoLink magazine is on its way to mailboxes around the country. This edition features: Overview of Hort Connections 2022, including […]
15 August 2022
The Hort Innovation Event Sponsorship Program provides financial or in-kind support for eligible horticulture industry events. The next call-out period is from 1 August to 1 […]
15 August 2022
Western Australian vegetable growers Neco Vo of Thinh Van Pty LTD, and Simon Vu of KM Vegetables are friends outside the vegetable industry. They understand how […]
12 August 2022
Attending the International Farm Management Congress in Scandinavia, held from 26 June to 1 July 2022 has completely changed Ruby Daly’s outlook on farming in her […]
12 August 2022
A season can be a long time for potato growers between planting, the subsequent application of fertilisers and nutrients, before eventually harvest. The appearance of disease […]
12 August 2022
Issued: 7 July 2022 Summary August to October rainfall is likely to be above median for most parts of Australia away from the west, with below […]
9 August 2022
The 2022 Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar (AVIS) was held in Brisbane on 7 June in conjunction with Hort Connections 2022. The AVIS is a series of […]
2 August 2022
Each year, Hort Innovation levy-paying members have the opportunity to secure voting rights to have a say on the leadership of the company, and the rules […]
27 July 2022
At the Soil Wealth ICP project’s Sydney Basin demonstration site in Wedderburn, grower Kim Ngov has transitioned from a successful inter-row ryegrass program to growing high […]
5 July 2022
Adam Bremner is a sixth-generation farmer at Wombat Forest Organics, near Daylesford in Central Victoria. The 740- acre organic farm primarily produces potatoes, namely Dutch Cream […]
2 August 2022
AUSVEG strongly encourages all growers to complete its Cost of Production Survey. The survey is important for AUSVEG to advocate for growers to receive a fair […]
4 July 2022
With growers facing significant cost of production pressures for vital farm inputs, including fertiliser, chemicals, fuel and wages, it is critical that AUSVEG is able to […]
27 June 2022
The iMapPESTS team recently deployed mobile surveillance unit, Sentinel 6 (pictured) to Bowen in Queensland’s Whitsunday region, where it is monitoring high priority pests and diseases […]
2 June 2022
How well do you know vegetable diseases? In this edition of The Front Line, join AUSVEG Biosecurity Officer Zali Mahony as she learns how to improve […]
8 June 2023
8 June 2022
Related ProjectsNational vegetable industry communications programThis project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian […]
26 May 2022
Project VG18004 was facilitated by Hortigrow Consulting in partnership with Hort Innovation. Major findings Hort Innovation uses a Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) to undertake regular […]
26 May 2022
Project VG16063 was led by Danielle Park from AUSVEG. Major outcomes EnviroVeg is an industry-led environmental best-practice management program for vegetable production businesses. It provides resources […]
22 May 2022
Following on from the success of AUSVEG’s Grow Your Career in Horticulture video series, AUSVEG is investing in a new video campaign aimed at highlighting the […]
13 May 2022
A pilot ‘Smart Farm’ is using novel sensors and multiple streams of data to develop a system to help vegetable growers farm more efficiently, maintain records […]
17 May 2022
Last week, members of the AUSVEG’s biosecurity team attended the 2022 Plant Biosecurity Research Symposium in Adelaide. Held at the National Wine Centre, the two-day event […]
16 May 2022
On Friday 6 May, VegNET – Gippsland hosted presentations and a field walk at Farm Express Salads in Boisdale, which has played host to a demonstration […]
13 May 2022
In this article, the team from the recently completed project A strategic approach to weed management for the Australian vegetable industry (VG15070) report on a series […]
13 May 2022
From 2019-2021, a project was undertaken that determined how honey bees introduce Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) into healthy cucurbit plants, and then developed recommendations […]
13 May 2022
From 2016 to 2021, the Enhanced National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (NBPSP) a multi-industry project, delivered nationally coordinated bee pest surveillance activities to help safeguard honey […]
13 May 2022
Returning in 2022 is the AUSVEG-facilitated Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar, a strategic levy investment under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund. Vegetables Australia highlights some of the […]
13 May 2022
VegNET 3.0 is a strategic levy investment under the Hort Innovation Fund. It strives to improve Australian vegetable growers’ knowledge and skills to implement best practice […]
13 May 2022
In this edition, VegNET Regional Development Officer Andrew Halpin provides an update on the issues affecting the Wide Bay-Burnett region, along with the project activities being […]
13 May 2022
While growers have been busy with producing and harvesting this season’s crop, the VegNET – Tasmania team’s focus has turned to its training component of identified […]
13 May 2022
In March, Western Australia threw open its borders and began to glimpse the ‘new normal’ that most of Australia had already experienced. VegNET – Western Australia […]
13 May 2022
In this column, Vegetables Australia provides an overview of recent VegNET – Victoria (North, West and South-East regions) project activities, as well as new COVID-safe resources […]
13 May 2022
Growers in the southern Queensland region have endured a tough summer and start to autumn with floods severely affecting the area. VegNET – Southern Queensland continues […]
13 May 2022
AUSVEG SA is the state-wide representative body for South Australia’s $2 billion vegetable industry. It works with governments at all levels to advocate on key issues […]
13 May 2022
NT Farmers recently renewed its collaboration with Hort Innovation and the AUSVEG-facilitated National Vegetable Extension Program (VegNET) to support local vegetable growers grow a sustainable crop […]
13 May 2022
The Protected Cropping Australia (PCA) Conference was held in Coffs Harbour in March. As part of the event, the VegNET – New South Wales team hosted […]
13 May 2022
Autumn is the start of an intensive vegetable growing season in north Queensland. Fields have been ploughed in readiness for season to start. VegNET – North […]
13 May 2022
In this column, VegNET – Gippsland Regional Development Officer Bonnie Dawson introduces readers to the Victorian town of Orbost and the role it plays in sweetcorn […]
13 May 2022
Sweetpotato growers are working with Growcom to accelerate adoption of the Hort 360 Reef Certification initiative with a focus on improving reef water quality. Hort 360 […]
13 May 2022
The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection project team has set its sights on the Northern Territory in 2021/22, working with Jeremy Trembath and his family […]
13 May 2022
The best defence against harmful pests, diseases, viruses and weeds for your farm is to implement good farm hygiene. AUSVEG has recently developed a new management […]
13 May 2022
Following a mix of in-person and virtual engagement activities in 2021, the peri-urban project has hit the ground running in 2022. AUSVEG Project Coordinator Maddy Quirk […]
13 May 2022
Hort Innovation has recently contracted AUSVEG to deliver the industry export development program for the vegetable, onion and melon industries. The Multi-Industry Export Program (Vegetables, Onions, […]
13 May 2022
A project was completed in 2021 that examined a range of high technology systems and assessed their applicability to urban Australia. The project team provided recommendations […]
1 March 2022
In this article, Victorian agronomist Reyhaneh Pordel explains the differences between seaweed species and how the right seaweed solution can play a major role in Integrated […]
3 May 2022
12.30pm-3pm AEST | Friday 6 May Join VegNET Gippsland for presentations and a field walk at Farm Express Salads in Boisdale, which has played host to […]
3 May 2022
The popular Hort Connections Farm Tours are returning to Hort Connections 2022, and this year’s tour of local industry sites promises to be a valuable excursion […]
26 April 2022
Registrations are now open for vegetable growers and industry members to attend the 2022 Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar (AVIS). The seminar will be held at the […]
26 April 2022
Australia’s leading agricultural research scholarship is once again open to the next generation of growers looking to unearth innovative practices and cultivate the global networks needed […]
5 April 2022
Australian Agriculture Visa: Vietnam has signed onto the Australian Agriculture Visa. In what is a historic moment for the vegetable and potato industry, the Vietnamese government […]
5 April 2022
Reduced till can deliver significant benefits to vegetable growers, including lower input costs, better soil health and improved yields. There can also be challenges, such as […]
5 April 2022
What are native vegetation insectaries (NVIs)? Native vegetation insectaries are areas of flowering plants on a farm. They attract and maintain beneficial insect populations by providing shelter […]
29 March 2022
Last year, Soil Wealth ICP team members Doris Blaesing and Donna Lucas shared their expertise with a group of students from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, […]
28 March 2022
Fifty-Five Five is leading a new Hort Innovation-funded pilot program that is providing a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer […]
21 March 2022
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries is leading a new Hort Innovation-funded project that will develop accurate, cost-effective surveillance tools that can be used […]
21 March 2022
If you’re looking to better manage nitrogen on your farm, take a look at this recent webinar recording from the Soil Wealth ICP project. The webinar […]
15 March 2022
With cumulating pressure from rising farm input costs, labour shortages, operational constraints, international shipping backlogs and expensive freight costs, Australian vegetable grower-exporters continue to ship fresh […]
15 March 2022
Hort Innovation has released its Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) 2017-2021 performance reports. Performance reports for each industry have been developed to demonstrate how Hort Innovation’s investments […]
15 March 2022
As the weather gradually gets colder, check out this winter cover crop summary for vegetable production from the Soil Wealth ICP project. It shares options to […]
15 March 2022
There is increasing interest in using different cover crop species and mixes of cover crops to improve soil health and productivity in the Australian vegetable industry. […]
15 March 2022
The University of Melbourne is leading a new Hort Innovation-funded project that is evaluating the impact of providing additional training and support to industry development officers […]
2 March 2022
This article is featured in Vegenotes 84 (Autumn 2022). Facilitators Project VG15070 was led by Associate Professor Paul Kristiansen from the University of New England. Major findings Project […]
2 March 2022
This article is featured in Vegenotes 84 (Autumn 2022). Facilitators Project VG15038 was led by Professor Baohua Jia from Swinburne University of Technology. Major findings Project […]
2 March 2022
Strategically managing cover crops, crop residues and reducing tillage with strip till is a current focus for Ed Fagan and his growing operation, Mulyan Farms in […]
28 February 2022
After 30 years of growing vegetables in southern Queensland, Rob Hinrichsen (pictured above) is well-placed to assess the impact of soil health on his farming operation. […]
1 March 2022
The AUSVEG Farm Biosecurity Project continues to improve the preparedness and response capability to manage biosecurity risks for the vegetable and potato industries with an emphasis […]
1 March 2022
The Hort Stats Handbook is the leading resource for Australian horticulture statistics and market information. It is an analysis that combines all available data on production, […]
1 March 2022
Professor Salah Sukkarieh New South Wales 2014 Salah Sukkarieh is a Professor of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at the University of Sydney. In 2014, Salah was […]
1 March 2022
Dr Len Tesoriero New South Wales 2010 Len Tesoriero’s career as a researcher identifying and managing vegetable crop diseases spans over four decades. Len retired from […]
1 March 2022
Denis Persley Queensland 2011 Denis Persley is a plant pathologist with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in Queensland (DAF). Based at the Ecosciences Precinct at […]
1 March 2022
The Masterclass in Horticultural Business is offered through the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and was developed in partnership with some of the world’s leading names in […]
28 February 2022
With cumulating pressure from rising farm input costs, labour shortages, operational constraints, international shipping backlogs and expensive freight costs, Australian vegetable grower-exporters continue to ship fresh […]
28 February 2022
Dr Lucy Tran-Nguyen has been a horticultural researcher for almost 24 years, with resounding success. In 2016, Lucy was awarded the Bayer-sponsored 2016 Researcher of the […]
28 February 2022
AUSVEG is pleased to release its Federal Election priorities for the upcoming 2022 Federal Election. Throughout the latter half of 2021 and in early 2022, AUSVEG […]
28 February 2022
Soil First Tasmania is a farmer-led organisation that focuses on the sustainability and regeneration of soil and water resources. It supports a community of farmers across […]
28 February 2022
Growcom’s Fair Farms is an industry-led, national training and certification initiative that is cultivating fair and responsible employment practices in Australian horticulture. The program provides support […]
28 February 2022
During 2021, Hort Innovation worked closely with growers and other industry stakeholders to refresh the documents that guide investment of grower levies. The 2022-2026 Strategic Investment […]
28 February 2022
In this ‘Ask the industry’ column, Syngenta Technical Services Lead Brandy Rawnsley (pictured above) discusses the causes and symptoms resulting from the soil-borne fungal disease, Sclerotinia, […]
28 February 2022
A management guide for fall armyworm has recently been developed by AUSVEG, with assistance from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland. The guide is now […]
28 February 2022
In November 2021, it was announced that a multi-million-dollar ‘Smart Farm’ will be established in Gatton, Queensland. The Queensland Department of Agriculture (DAF) is partnering with […]
28 February 2022
The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection (ICP) project works with growers to put soil management and plant health research into practice. To kick off 2022, […]
28 February 2022
Working in collaboration with vegetablesWA and AUSVEG, Western Australia’s new Regional Development Officer Michael Bartholomew introduces himself to readers and highlights the priority focus areas for […]
28 February 2022
Hail damage was reported across South Australia in late October 2021, and AUSVEG SA continues to extend its support to affected growers and producers. Yanyu Liang […]
28 February 2022
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus is a plant disease that infects fruit and vegetables belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae, which was first detected in the Northern […]
28 February 2022
Early summer is always a busy time for the vegetable industry in Tasmania. This year was no different, with VegNET – Tasmania hosting a number of […]
28 February 2022
In this column, VegNET – Victoria (North, West and South-East regions) Regional Development Officer Danielle Park discusses the 2022 R&D Adoption award, which will be handed […]
28 February 2022
Drawing from opportunities presented from various R&D projects, growers in the Macalister Irrigation District are implementing various practices and strategies to protect the surrounding waterways from […]
28 February 2022
A highly persistent pest that affects vegetable, nursery and flower crops, serpentine leafminer (SLM) continues to be a priority for Greater Sydney vegetable growers. VegNET – […]
28 February 2022
In late 2021, VegNET Southern Queensland’s Languages Other Than English Program hosted a grower seminar at the Gatton Research Station. The seminar provided thought-provoking discussion on […]
28 February 2022
The success of the second iteration of the VegNET project has put in place a solid footing to launch the next stage of vegetable industry extension, […]
28 February 2022
At the end of the 2021 harvest season, the issue of how to manage agricultural waste continues to be a challenge for North Queensland growers. In […]
22 February 2022
Andrew and Zurri Braham have grown capsicums under protected cropping in Virginia, South Australia, since 2006. The Soil Wealth ICP team has been working with Braham […]
22 February 2022
The 2022 National Awards for Excellence provides the opportunity for the entire industry to gather and celebrate the outstanding achievements of the horticulture sector. The 10 […]
22 February 2022
Researchers at the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) have detected resistance to Group 1 and 3 insecticides in serpentine leafminer samples (Liriomyza […]