26 May 2020
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a plant pest native to the Americas. It was first detected in Australia in 2020 and has since spread across Queensland, […]
26 May 2020
The general farming community will now be able to access pheromone traps for the control of fall armyworm, following a recent decision by the Australian Pesticides […]
26 May 2020
AUSVEG is continuing to work on improvements to existing visa programs to help growers better access a competent, efficient and reliable workforce. With backpacker numbers in […]
26 May 2020
VegNET has been set up by Hort Innovation and the vegetable industry to effectively communicate vitally important research-based information to Australian vegetable growers. The lifeblood of VegNET […]
26 May 2020
Last week the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) announced that the Australian Government has made the decision to not proceed with the proposed Biosecurity […]
26 May 2020
The home-delivered fruit and vegetable box has been one of the economic winners during COVID-19 isolation. In particular, the demand for organically grown produce has sky-rocketed. […]
26 May 2020
Explorewithtree provides Australian vegetable growers with modern solutions to securing seasonal workers, with its agricultural seasonal employment platform ‘Tree’ connecting farmers with labour. Now an official sponsor […]
26 May 2020
The third annual vegetable industry financial and production benchmark report has been released by AUSVEG state member, vegetablesWA and its partner, Planfarm, revealing important data on the […]
19 May 2020
Hort Innovation has provided a list of resources intended to help growers stay up-to-date with trusted information – particularly news and updates relating to continuing to operate. PMA […]
19 May 2020
A webinar recording presented by Serve Ag technical agronomist and biofumigation expert Julie Finnigan, and AHR’s Dr Kelvin Montagu helps growers gain insights into cover crops and biofumigation. […]
19 May 2020
The impact from the changes to the Horticulture Award – Overtime for Casuals last April continues to be a significant issue for growers and its employees. […]
19 May 2020
Optimising cooling and packing processes is vital to retain broccoli freshness. Broccoli absorbs 2-5 per cent weight during hydrocooling or hydro-vacuum cooling, which suggests that products […]
19 May 2020
From 2016-19, a team from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics at the University of Sydney undertook projects focusing on advancing the application of robotics, intelligent […]
19 May 2020
Plant Health Australia has developed a video, fact sheet and brochure aimed to educate the importance of understanding plant biosecurity for farm workers. For anyone working […]
19 May 2020
It’s important for growers to understand the positive role native parasitoid wasps play in controlling biosecurity threats in Australian vegetable and nursery production regions. Click here […]
19 May 2020
Hort Innovation has announced a new levy-funded project for the vegetable industry. The use of natural enemies such as parasitoids against insect pests is regarded as […]
19 May 2020
AUSVEG is proud to announce its new Strategic Partnership with Source Certain International – a global leader in supply chain integrity and provenance science. Source Certain’s […]
19 May 2020
An Asian honey bee (Apis cerana Java genotype) nest has was found on 28 April in the port area of Townsville, Queensland, with scientific analysis of […]
19 May 2020
Growers all around Australia rely on Labour Hire Providers for the engagement of seasonal workers. Contrary to widespread belief, using a Labour Hire Provider does not […]
12 May 2020
Australian horticulturists can receive industry news on-the-go via Bayer’s latest HortCast podcast. The HortCast series will delve into market trends, seasonal updates and news in the horticulture industry. Producer […]
12 May 2020
Growcom’s new national campaign, Eat Yourself to Health, encourages all Australians to ‘Eat Up and Branch Out’. Growers are asked to join the campaign, by taking part […]
12 May 2020
Click here to view a fact sheet on metham sodium (MS) — a broad-spectrum fumigant used to control a variety of soil-borne pests and diseases including […]
12 May 2020
The processed green pea industry in Tasmania is focused on increasing its economic competitiveness in a global market through increasing production efficiencies. Each year, Tasmanian growers produce approximately […]
12 May 2020
As Agriculture Director at McCain Foods Australia/New Zealand, John Jackson has witnessed the destruction of the tomato potato psyllid (TPP) and the bacterium it vectors – Candidatus Liberibacter […]
12 May 2020
Agronico is sowing the seeds of success for the future of Australia’s broader vegetable industry, having renewed its Strategic Partnership with AUSVEG. As Tasmania’s leading seed […]
12 May 2020
An engaging online presence allowed the East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID) to deliver significant benefits to the horticulture industry last week. Held from 5-7 May, […]
12 May 2020
AUSVEG welcomes Indonesia’s ratification of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), with the agreement set to help Australian vegetable exporters trade into this important market. […]
5 May 2020
It’s now been around six weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak led to widespread changes to social interaction and travel in Australia. For anyone looking to employ […]
5 May 2020
The build-up of waste products and unwanted plastic-based materials on farms can cause headaches for vegetable growers. This is particularly true for materials such as plastic […]
7 May 2020
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a plant pest native to the Americas. It was first detected in Australia in 2020 and has since spread across Queensland, […]
5 May 2020
AUSVEG has teamed up with Australia’s leading health professionals and other horticulture industry groups to launch the Fruit & Vegetable Consortium, to collectively advocate for comprehensive action, in response […]
5 May 2020
Growcom’s new national campaign, Eat Yourself to Health, encourages all Australians to ‘Eat Up and Branch Out’. As part of the Eat Yourself to Health campaign, individual growers are […]
5 May 2020
Flow Power has reaffirmed its dedicated and long-running support for the Australian vegetable industry, by continuing its Strategic Partnership with AUSVEG for a fourth consecutive year. […]
28 April 2020
Click here to view an Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) weekly update containing a summary of total and forecast rainfall, recent climatic conditions, water […]
28 April 2020
There are a number of resources available for growers, business owners and the wider industry in relation to COVID-19: Hort Innovation has provided a list of resources intended to […]
28 April 2020
When Matthew Gay started farming with his father in 1980, the best place to find out what was happening in the industry was over a quiet beer […]
28 April 2020
Before planting a crop, it is useful to conduct soil sampling and testing to find out what is happening beneath the surface and if there are […]
28 April 2020
Northern Territory okra grower Kevin Hoang first got a taste for horticulture in 2009. Originally from Melbourne and studying IT (Computer Science and Software Development), Kevin came to […]
28 April 2020
Applied Horticultural Research (AHR), alongside RM Consulting Group, has been delivering important levy-funded projects like the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection for the vegetable industry for nearly a decade. AHR’s […]
28 April 2020
Click here to read AUSVEG’s latest update on its advocacy activities. AUSVEG, along with other industries, has been working with government around the impact of the loss of […]
28 April 2020
‘Phenomenom’ is a digital toolkit, delivered by Alice Zaslavsky, for Australian teachers that aims to help engage children with vegetables and cultivate their curiosity around fresh […]
28 April 2020
A research team at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is embarking on a new project aimed at improving the fundamental understanding of the recalcitrant soil-borne […]
28 April 2020
AUSVEG participated in an industry briefing this morning on behalf of the freight community, regarding the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM), which highlighted important information to assist vegetable exporters with […]
21 April 2020
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE)’s Airfreight Assistance team is seeking exporters to register and provide information on their airfreight requirements, following the government’s […]
21 April 2020
AUSVEG has teamed up with Australia’s leading health professionals and other horticulture industry groups to launch the Fruit & Vegetable Consortium, which brings together key organisations to collectively […]
21 April 2020
Despite COVID-19 impacting the traditional delivery of the industry-funded East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID), the popular event will still be attended in Lindenow from 5-7 May — […]
21 April 2020
Growcom has launched a new national campaign, Eat Yourself to Health, encouraging Australians to ‘Eat Up and Branch Out’. As part of the Eat Yourself to Health campaign, […]
21 April 2020
John Deere, one of the most globally recognised and trusted brands when it comes to agricultural machinery, has renewed its Strategic Partnership with AUSVEG. A dedicated […]
21 April 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 […]
21 April 2020
Click here to read AUSVEG’s latest advocacy activities, covering topics such as the visa extensions, Hort Award Changes and Labour Hire conversations around JobKeeper. AUSVEG, along with other industries, has been working […]
21 April 2020
Water use efficiency is a critical issue for yield and profit in the vegetable industry. Apart from the water savings possible from the introduction of methods […]
21 April 2020
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Horticulture Council is now entering its third year and has developed into an effective pathway to raise and advocate issues on […]
21 April 2020
There’s now a simple and easy way to remove pollution from the air, promote biodiversity and naturally control the temperature in your home – and it’s all […]
21 April 2020
Testing for soil nitrate is important to manage nitrogen availability in vegetable crops and ensure optimal yield and quality. The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection […]
21 April 2020
Disruption to Australian meeting and travel arrangements from the COVID-19 pandemic has affected agricultural extension services and traditional extension delivery across the country. Designed to help […]
21 April 2020
Growers are encouraged to consider their workforce needs now and advertise jobs early, and wherever they can, post their vacancies on the Harvest Trail jobs board on this website. […]
21 April 2020
A proud advocate for Australian horticulture, Camilla Humphries has had a varied career in the industry to date. Camilla has enjoyed positions in horticultural research and […]
21 April 2020
Click here to view an Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) weekly update containing a summary of total and forecast rainfall, recent climatic […]
14 April 2020
Hort Innovation has been successful in securing emergency minor use permits regarding fall armyworm, issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. Click here to view […]
14 April 2020
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an exotic pest that has been recently detected in Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia. Based on overseas experience, fall armyworm […]
14 April 2020
Research scientists at Applied Horticultural Research invite you to register to an upcoming webinar on brown etch in butternut pumpkins, on Friday 17 April at 1pm (AEST). The […]
14 April 2020
In November, a group of vegetable growers travelled to Germany and the Netherlands, including a visit to Agritechnica, as part of the 2019 European Industry Leadership […]
14 April 2020
The green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) is a crop pest with an extremely wide host range that includes grain and horticultural crops. Within the vegetable industry, […]
14 April 2020
MC Farm’s Darren Long is a long-time cover crop advocate who has been involved in a Hort Innovation-funded project established to support Australian vegetable growers, to effectively use cover […]
14 April 2020
Two weeks ago the Federal Government announced the AUD$110 million International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM), which will allow Australia’s vegetable grower exporters to meet the demand […]
14 April 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 […]
7 April 2020
Doris Blaesing and Gordon Rogers from the Soil Wealth team recently presented a webinar on how to get the most from soil testing for vegetable crops. If […]
7 April 2020
Following consultation with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), ADAMA Australia has voluntarily cancelled its registration for Suprathion (400g/L methidathion). This relates to the following minor use […]
7 April 2020
After completing her Masters in Food Science and Technology from the University of Queensland, 26 year-old Jennifa D’Souza‘s goal to persue a career in the vegetable industry has […]
7 April 2020
The Hort Innovation-funded vegetable leafminer (VLM) project was developed in recognition of the extensive impact VLM could have on Australia’s horticulture industries if it moves into […]
7 April 2020
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE)’s airfreight assistance team is seeking exporters to register and provide information on their airfreight requirements, following the government’s […]
7 April 2020
Despite physical distancing measures, vegetable farms must continue to operate. It is therefore crucial that growers, advisers and industry stakeholders continue to access the best available […]
7 April 2020
Growers are encouraged to consider their workforce needs now and advertise jobs early, and wherever they can, post their vacancies on the Harvest Trail jobs board on this website. […]
7 April 2020
Although Australia is currently experiencing some important restrictions due to COVID-19, the iMapPESTS team is still investigating smarter, faster ways to monitor and report airborne crop pests […]
31 March 2020
National Farmers’ Federation invites growers to participate in upcoming online consultations as part of the NFF’s Australian Farm Biodiversity Certification Scheme Trial. The scope of the scheme is […]
31 March 2020
Click here to view an Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) weekly update containing a summary of total and forecast rainfall, recent […]
31 March 2020
Schreurs & Sons is a large and successful vegetable growing business in Clyde, Victoria. S&S’s Koo Wee Rup farm is also a demonstration site under the Soil Wealth ICP project. […]
31 March 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 […]
31 March 2020
Andrew Johanson has worked at Mulgowie Farming Company for over 20 years and during that time, he has reaped the rewards of being involved in Hort […]
31 March 2020
Syngenta, one of the world’s leading agricultural companies, is continuing to display its generous, ongoing support for the Australian vegetable industry by renewing its Leading Strategic […]
24 March 2020
To read about Dr Drois Blaesing and Dr Len Tesoriero’s investigation into the Pythium species that cause cavity spot forking in carrots, click here. This was one […]
24 March 2020
In a career spanning four decades, fruit and vegetable growers Des and Paula Chapman have endured three cyclones and drought on their Gumlu property in far-north […]
24 March 2020
After careful consideration, AUSVEG and the Produce Marketing Association of Australia – New Zealand (PMA-ANZ) have reluctantly decided to postpone Hort Connections 2020, which was due […]
17 March 2020
Despite Coronavirus (COVID-19) impacting numerous events, the industry-funded East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID) will still go ahead in Lindenow from 7-8 May. The fast-moving developments of the COVID-19 outbreak has […]
16 March 2020
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an exotic pest that has been recently detected in Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia. Based on overseas experience, fall armyworm […]
26 September 2019
Two demonstration trial sites were established under the Soils in Action project, run by AUSVEG SA, to showcase compost use in commercial vegetable production. The aim was to […]
17 March 2020
Western Australian agrifood and beverage businesses are encouraged to apply for grants of up to $300,000 per businesses, offered by the Department of Primary Industry and […]
17 March 2020
World Potato Congress Don’t forget to register for tomorrow’s webinar on managing a fungal blemish disease of potato disease, powdery scab, 9am Eastern Standard Time (USA and Canada). Click here […]
17 March 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 […]
17 March 2020
Working in horticulture is characterised by hard work with long days to match. It’s not uncommon for workers to put in 12-plus hour days, seven days […]
17 March 2020
A resource has been made available outlining advantages and drawbacks of ground cover use, tillage and residual herbicides. As part of a case study on a Bathurst pumpkin […]
17 March 2020
Given his family has been growing potatoes for over 50 years, it was only natural for 29 year-old Matt Cunzolo to follow in their footsteps and return to the […]
17 March 2020
The Horticulture Industry Labour Agreement (HILA) template is now available. Growers can now access the agreement template to help with their applications for semi-skilled and skilled […]
10 March 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 […]
10 March 2020
Click here to read AUSVEG’s latest advocacy activities, covering topics such as the Horticulture Industry Labour Agreement, annualised salaries, welcomed news on piece rates, Fair Farms certification, and more! Through […]
10 March 2020
Since graduating from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Science (majoring in microbiology) in 1994, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries principal plant pathologist, […]
3 March 2020
Austchilli is a family-owned business founded by David De Paoli in Bundaberg, Queensland, over 20 years ago. Austchilli is a privately-owned, vertically-integrated business that provides sustainable […]
3 March 2020
Controlling pest species can be complex and insect pests can be particularly hard to control due to their mobility and their ability to use different plants […]
3 March 2020
Late last year, a group of Australian vegetable growers and industry members attended a two-week industry leadership and development mission to the United States, where they […]
3 March 2020
The latest levy-funded magazine for the Australian vegetable industry, Vegetables Australia, is now online and will be reaching mailboxes shortly. At 72 pages, this extended edition […]