29 September 2020
Export Facilitators (VG16085) is a strategic levy investment under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund, and is designed to increase Australian vegetable exports by supporting growers to capitalise […]
29 September 2020
Located in Pinjarra, Western Australia, Trodan Produce is a vertically integrated salad and fresh produce business that supplies raw and finished product for local and export […]
29 September 2020
Hort Innovation has revealed the first results of the SITPlus Pilot which involved releasing sterile fruit flies each week from a plane in Hillston, New South […]
25 September 2020
Works at: Trodan Produce (WA) Pty Ltd. Pinjarra, Western Australia Position: Quality Assurance and Customer Support Hi David! Thank you for taking the time to chat […]
28 September 2020
Since 2006, AUSVEG has recognised fresh produce growers and future leaders in horticulture with the Young Grower of the Year award. Winners of this award have […]
28 September 2020
Since 2006, AUSVEG has recognised fresh produce growers and future leaders in horticulture with the Young Grower of the Year award. Winners of this award have […]
28 September 2020
Since 2006, AUSVEG has recognised fresh produce growers and future leaders in horticulture with the Young Grower of the Year award. Winners of this award have […]
28 September 2020
Since 2006, AUSVEG has recognised fresh produce growers and future leaders in horticulture with the Young Grower of the Year award. Winners of this award have […]
28 September 2020
Since 2006, AUSVEG has recognised fresh produce growers and future leaders in horticulture with the Young Grower of the Year award. Winners of this award have […]
28 September 2020
Since 2006, AUSVEG has recognised fresh produce growers and future leaders in horticulture with the Young Grower of the Year award. Winners of this award have […]
22 September 2020
To ensure future sustainability and growth for Australia’s potato industry, it’s critical that producers continue to innovate to find responsive, modern and creative ways to meet […]
22 September 2020
The Northern Territory Farmers Association (NT Farmers) is the peak body for all the plant-based industries in the Northern Territory. As the Regional Development Officer within the […]
22 September 2020
AUSVEG will continue to host webinars over the coming months as part of the ongoing AUSVEG Virtual Events series. We are seeking your input as to […]
22 September 2020
The EnviroVeg Program aims to support and improve environmental management on-farm. It is willing to assist vegetable producers who are looking to improve their long-term environmental […]
22 September 2020
Vegetable juice consumption is the equivalent of three per cent of annual vegetable production in Australia. In addition, only a small number of vegetables are used in […]
22 September 2020
Sweet corn has a high water requirement. The most sensitive growth stages (3–5) are also when crop water usage is at its highest, increasing by more […]
22 September 2020
Click here to read the latest update outlining the vegetable industry’s export performance in the first half of 2020, and AUSVEG’s export activities under the Hort […]
22 September 2020
Works at: NT Farmers Association Position: VegNET Northern Territory Regional Development Officer Hi Simone, thank you for taking the time to chat! Firstly, can you please […]
15 September 2020
AUSVEG and the Export Council of Australia have recently launched a new online e-learning training program for aspiring vegetable exporters. The Export Fundamentals for Australian Fruit […]
15 September 2020
Four organic fruit and vegetable growing operations are the beneficiaries of a million-dollars in grants and interest-free loans, thanks to the Woolworths Organic Growth Fund, that will allow […]
15 September 2020
The significant work underpinning the Seasonal Worker Programme pilot in the Northern Territory has provided a blueprint for other states to ‘opt-in’ to the scheme. The […]
15 September 2020
In Australia, it is estimated that pollination-dependent crops are worth over $4.3 billion per annum, with a direct contribution from honey bees estimated to be over […]
15 September 2020
Internal rot of capsicums and chillies is a major issue for Australian growers. The Hort Innovation-funded project, Internal fruit rot of capsicum (VG17012) is focused on identifying the organism(s) […]
15 September 2020
Click here to read AUSVEG’s latest update on its advocacy activities. Labour continues to be front and centre of AUSVEG’s advocacy discussions with crunch time now […]
15 September 2020
The Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority, with the support of the VegNET Victoria (South- East, West and Northern) team, is working with growers in […]
15 September 2020
Growers, agronomists and service providers in the vegetable and potato industries are encouraged to share their feedback on the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection Phase […]
11 September 2020
Works at: Hort Innovation (R&D Manager) Location: Sydney, New South Wales Hi Ashley, thank you for speaking to us! Firstly, can you please give us a brief […]
8 September 2020
If you missed out on attending the industry-funded 2020 East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID) in May, a library of professional videos produced from the event […]
8 September 2020
There are just three days left to apply for a 2021 Nuffield Scholarship. Nuffield Australia Farming Scholarships is a unique program that awards vegetable growers and […]
8 September 2020
The discovery of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) in cucurbit crops in northern Australia in September 2014 resulted in affected properties being quarantined in order […]
8 September 2020
Have you had a chance to look at the ‘Biological Products’ database? This resource is a handy tool for growers to navigate the range of biological […]
8 September 2020
Harvest to Home is an interactive online dashboard that provides users with up-to-date retail information and consumer trend data on a range of vegetable commodities on […]
8 September 2020
The smart surveillance iMapPESTS initiative aims to report accurate and timely pest and pathogen data to industry to support pest management on-farm. Two mobile surveillance units, or […]
8 September 2020
Soil biology is a complex, dynamic and broad field. Find out what happens beneath the surface in the structurally complex and biodiverse world of soil biology […]
8 September 2020
Vegetable leafminer (VLM), potato leafminer and American serpentine leafminer are exotic flies that cause significant damage to horticultural commodities overseas, and potentially threaten Australia’s vegetable, nursery, melon and […]
8 September 2020
Works at: Willarra Gold Location: Manjimup, WA Hi Mitch, thank you for your time today! Firstly, can you please tell us about Willarra Gold and the […]
8 September 2020
Pink rot, caused by Phytopthora erythroseptica, is a disease of increasing importance to the potato industry, particularly in key potato production regions of Tasmania, and to […]
1 September 2020
The uptake of new technologies to provide traceability within the fruit and vegetable industry has increased over the last few years. This is partially in response […]
1 September 2020
Each week, we are ‘Catching up with’ a member from the vegetable industry – it could be a grower, a researcher or someone from the veg supply chain. […]
1 September 2020
Protected cropping is one of the fastest growing food producing sectors in Australia. Hort Innovation is co-funding the development and delivery of Graduate Diploma and Graduate […]
1 September 2020
EGVID Virtual – a library of professional videos produced from the East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days 2020 (EGVID 2020) hosted here on the AUSVEG website – brings seed and crop improvement […]
1 September 2020
There’s just 10 days left to apply for a 2021 Nuffield Scholarship. Nuffield Australia Farming Scholarships is a unique program that awards vegetable growers and primary […]
1 September 2020
The uptake of new technologies to provide traceability within the fruit and vegetable industry has increased over the last few years. This is partially in response […]
31 August 2020
Works at: Market Fresh SA (Marketing, Communications and Business Development Manager) Location: SA Produce Market, Pooraka, South Australia Hi Penny, thank you for your time! […]
25 August 2020
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 […]
25 August 2020
Chemicals play an important role in vegetable production and are regularly used to control insect pests, diseases and weeds. Poor spray application techniques can result in […]
25 August 2020
In many ways, the release of new vegetable seed varieties in Australia has been more ‘steady evolution’ than ‘revolution’. Seeds companies like Syngenta always strive to […]
25 August 2020
The rising cost of fertiliser inputs and a greater understanding of the importance of soil health has prompted interest in the use of composts as a […]
25 August 2020
Four family businesses in Australia’s horticulture sector will receive grants from the Coles Nurture Fund to produce more locally-grown fruit and veg, protect their crops, improve […]
24 August 2020
Works at: Plant Health Australia (Chief Executive Officer) Hi Sarah, thank you for your time today! Firstly, can you please tell us about Plant Health Australia. […]
18 August 2020
If you missed out on attending the industry-funded 2020 East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID) in May, a library of professional videos produced from the event […]
18 August 2020
AUSVEG has been trialling a new a consumer-facing social media channel targeted at consumers. The campaign – #EatMoreAusVeg – is designed to address the barriers to eating […]
18 August 2020
Spread across two hectares in Lindenow, Victoria, the East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days 2020 (EGVID) in May showcased innovative practices and new industry trends through field demonstrations and […]
18 August 2020
Click here or view below to watch a presentation covering the general approach and results generated from the implementation of high resolution multispectral satellite imagery. This […]
18 August 2020
Multiple heading, or “blindness”, is a physiological disorder which can affect up to 20 per cent of lettuce crops in Australia. Highly prevalent in New South […]
18 August 2020
Last week, 36 vegetable growers and agronomists across Australia took part in the 2020 Vegetable Crop Nutrition Masterclass interactive online event. Over two days, attendees built on their existing […]
17 August 2020
Works at: Agerris (CEO) and the Australian Centre for Field Robotics, University of Sydney (Professor of Robotics) Hi Salah, thank you for taking the time to […]
17 August 2020
— By Andrew Daly Plant Health Diagnostic Service, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute Viruses are currently circulating among vegetable brassica crops in the Sydney basin. Recently, three […]
11 August 2020
Each week, we are ‘Catching up with’ a member from the vegetable industry – it could be a grower, a researcher or someone from the veg supply chain. […]
11 August 2020
Tomato spotted wilt virus and capsicum chlorosis virus belong to a group known as ‘tospoviruses’, which cause significant crop damage in the largest capsicum production areas […]
4 August 2020
World-renowned vegetable seedling producer Boomaroo Nurseries is excited to announce the launch of its new state-of-the-art digital development, the Boomaroo Grower Portal. An integrated online ordering […]
4 August 2020
AUSVEG welcomes the news that seasonal workers can now enter New South Wales for work, following the NSW Government’s decision to overturn its ban.Seasonal workers can now […]
4 August 2020
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 […]
4 August 2020
Corrigan’s Produce Farms is a sixth-generation family-owned and operated business. Alongside her family, Stephanie Corrigan helps farm, manage and market vegetables over numerous locations within in the City of […]
4 August 2020
EnviroVeg is an industry-led environmental best-practice management program for vegetable production businesses. It provides resources for sustainable growing techniques and represents vegetable businesses as responsible stewards […]
4 August 2020
What could weeds, cover crops and strip-till have in common? In a new podcast from the Soil Wealth ICP team, agronomists Dr Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyse and […]
4 August 2020
Powdery scab is an economically important disease of potato crops in Australia and New Zealand, and around the world. This is because the lesions on tubers […]
28 July 2020
EnviroVeg is an industry-led environmental best-practice management program for vegetable production businesses. It provides resources for sustainable growing techniques and represents vegetable businesses as responsible stewards […]
28 July 2020
Understanding the technical requirements for greenhouse construction and safe operation can be a steep learning curve for growers seeking to establish, expand or modify a greenhouse […]
28 July 2020
If you missed the live webinar recently on exotic leafminers, you can watch the four-part series here. Delivered by cesar (project lead), Plant Health Australia, the University of Melbourne, Northern Australia Quarantine […]
28 July 2020
The vegetable industry in Bundaberg, Queensland alone is valued at more than $237 million, covering approximately 6,000 hectares, and produces a diverse range of vegetable crops, […]
21 July 2020
In August 2019, all states and territories commenced a three-year national tomato-potato psyllid (TPP) surveillance program, designed for the early detection of and preparedness for TPP should […]
21 July 2020
As part of a Hort Innovation-funded national project in precision agriculture, the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) has produced a series of videos which […]
14 July 2020
Related ProjectsSoil wealth and integrated crop protection – phase 2This project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and […]
14 July 2020
In this article, Dr Cherie Gambley from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland, provides an update on a multi-million-dollar research project that was established to […]
14 July 2020
Virus disease is a major limiting factor to zucchini production and is mostly caused by one or more potyvirus species. Papaya ringspot virus-type W (PRSV-W) is […]
7 July 2020
AUSVEG SA has developed a series of ‘Sustainable Success Stories’ to showcase the efforts of SA growers who have adopted new growing or management practices. In Case Study […]
7 July 2020
Precision agriculture technologies can provide a great range of benefits to vegetable growers by considering the variability of agricultural land and crop growth at sub-farm, row […]
7 July 2020
Bathurst vegetable grower Michael Camenzuli managed to grow pumpkins without the use of plastics. Instead, he used a cover crop (rolled and strip tilled) resulting in cleaner […]
30 June 2020
Since he was a child, Adam Farley has been immersed in horticulture, and his early days were spent on the farm with his mother, who grew herbs and […]
30 June 2020
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an uncertain start to the year for levy-paying vegetable grower-exporters. Market closures, supply chain disruptions and air […]
30 June 2020
As growers battle the increasingly problematic issue of salinity on-farm, a four-part winter webinar series is now available, which outlines key information and resources to help manage salinity […]
30 June 2020
The Hort Innovation-funded project Vegetable Agrichemical Pest Management Needs and Priorities (VG16060) is due to finish in early July. This project, delivered by AUSVEG, coordinated vegetable industry […]
23 June 2020
Four organic fruit and vegetable growing operations are the beneficiaries of a million-dollars in grants and interest-free loans, thanks to the Woolworths Organic Growth Fund, that will allow […]
23 June 2020
Cover crops provide multiple benefits, including reduced soil crusting, increased infiltration rates, reduced compaction, weed suppression, and nutrient cycling. Combining cover crops with strip till is […]
23 June 2020
Register for an upcoming webinar on Thursday 9 July from 12 noon to 1pm (AEST), to learn the potential role cover crops play in managing mycorrhizal fungi in vegetable production. […]
16 June 2020
For an emerging grower, there are tons of problems to tackle including pests and diseases, irrigation system failure and market crashes. But the biggest problem of all […]
16 June 2020
Click here to read AUSVEG’s latest update on its advocacy activities. While COVID-19 restrictions are slowly being lifted in a number of states, AUSVEG continues to […]
16 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed most aspects of our lives – how we live, how we work and how we interact with our friends and family. […]
16 June 2020
The Fair Work Ombudsman’s Horticulture Showcase makes it easier for employers and employees in the horticulture industry to access information and resources on workplace laws. The […]
16 June 2020
Vegenotes is a technical publication that is released alongside Vegetables Australia magazine. Each edition presents the main findings of two vegetable levy-funded research projects to give growers […]
16 June 2020
Limiting the impact of soilborne disease on tuber quality should be front of mind for potato growers, with researchers estimating yield losses could be up to […]
9 June 2020
Third-generation vegetable grower Catherine Velisha understands the reticence around implementing compliance into a business. Catherine is Managing Director of Velisha Farms, and she has transformed the […]
9 June 2020
The Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Biological Services, and AUSVEG have developed a collaborative industry webinar series focusing on tomato potato psyllid […]
9 June 2020
In the latest podcast of Export Council of Australia’s Global Podcast, AUSVEG National Manager — Export Development Michael Coote joins ECA members, OBE Organic Managing Director Dalene Wray and Walker Seafood Australia […]
2 June 2020
No matter what you grow or how you grow it, Netafim’s precision irrigation systems will help you grow more with less, making every drop count to increase […]
2 June 2020
Soil health has been a focus of far-north Queensland vegetable grower Jamie Jurgens and his family since they established Jurgens Produce in Bowen in 1975. According […]
2 June 2020
On 20 May, the full Federal Court has reached a decision in the matter of WorkPac v Rossato, which presented an opportunity to reverse or confirm the […]
2 June 2020
Are you a vegetable grower looking for an easy way to improve your Integrated Pest Management program? Native vegetation insectaries might be the answer. On-farm insectaries […]
2 June 2020
The International Freight Coordinator General for Austrade, Michael Byrne, on Friday provided an update on the current status and future of International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM): […]