Project report

20 July 2012

Water Sustainability for the Future

This project investigates the translation of scattered agronomic and climate data into a management tool that can be applied by industry participants. This will be delivered […]
20 July 2012

Weed Management In Capsicums And Chillis

This project identified, screened and collected efficacy, crop safety and residue data for a range of new herbicides for capsicum and chilli production. Related ProjectsWeed Management […]
20 July 2012

Weed Management In Carrots

This Report addresses the availability and screening of new herbicides for the management of weeds within Carrot Crops. Related ProjectsWeed Management In CarrotsThis project has been […]
20 July 2012

Weed Management In Lettuce

The project identifies a range of new herbicides suitable for lettuce production in Australia with evaluation of three new herbicides in terms of crop safety and […]
20 July 2012

Weed Management In Onions

The report presents the findings of trials which investigated improved weed control strategies in onions grown under Tasmanian conditions for domestic and export markets. Related ProjectsWeed […]
20 July 2012

Weed Management In Peas

This project sought the development of improved herbicide strategies for weeds to be used in areas where collar rot could be an issue. Related ProjectsWeed Management […]
20 July 2012

Weed Management In Sweet Corn

The project develops a number of alternatives herbicides for use in sweet corn, with focus on improving grass weed control and product alternative to atrazine. Related […]
23 February 2014

Women’s Grower Study Tour 2013

The 2013 Women’s Grower Study Tour provided nine Australian female vegetable growers with the opportunity to learn from the production practices and large scale operations found […]
28 March 2016

Women’s Grower Study Tour 2014-2016

The 2015 Women in Horticulture Industry Leadership and Development Mission provided an opportunity for eight leading female vegetable levy payers to visit innovative vegetable growing operations, […]
10 May 2016

Women’s Grower Study Tour 2014-2016

The key objective of the mission was to provide an opportunity for leading women in the Australian vegetable industry to gain a unique insight into new […]
11 July 2016

Women’s Grower Study Tour 2014-2016

The 2015 Women in Horticulture Industry Leadership and Development Mission provided an opportunity for eight leading female vegetable levy payers to visit innovative vegetable growing operations, […]
9 August 2016

Women’s Grower Study Tour 2014-2016

The 2015 Women in Horticulture Industry Leadership and Development Mission provided an opportunity for eight leading female vegetable levy payers to visit innovative vegetable growing operations, […]
20 July 2012

Young Growers Study Tour New Zealand 2009

This report details a young growers study tour of New Zealand undertaken to expose young growers to industry issues such as production, marketing, processing, value-adding, supply […]
20 July 2012

Young growers tour to New Zealand

The 2011 Young Growers’ Tour to New Zealand saw nine Australian participants visit vegetable growing regions in the North Island of New Zealand. They visited vegetable […]
20 July 2012

Young Growers Tour To NZ

This educational tour of vegetable growing facilities and farms in NZ to learn and expand their knowledge of horticulture, demonstrating the need to develop more activities […]
20 July 2012

Young Growers Tour-New Zealand

Tour was undertaken incorporating 12 growers to the north island of New Zealand, exploring the challenges and opportunities facing both field grown and protected cropping enterprises […]
25 June 2017

Consumer and market program for the vegetable industry

Project Harvest aimed to identify opportunities for Australia’s vegetable industry through identifying trends in purchase and consumption, in perceptions of value, retail channel preferences, triggers and […]
27 June 2017

Vegetable Trend Forecasting and Analysis

This project provides insight on the topics of trends; future forecasting, both in general and within the food space; and how consumer trends are created using […]
17 July 2017

VegWHS Training Resources

This project created eight short video clips for use on YouTube, other social media applications or web sites. The video clips provide practical examples and training […]
21 November 2017

Review of current irrigation technologies

This project was developed to give Australian vegetable growers an understanding of available and emerging irrigation practices and technologies that could improve profitability and encourage the […]
11 January 2018

Breeding capsicum for tospovirus resistance

A fresh-market capsicum improvement program has developed genetic resistances to two tospoviruses, Capsicum chlorosis virus (CaCV) and Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in new parent lines […]
21 February 2018

Fruit fly research: Gap analysis

Fruit flies are recognised as one of horticulture’s most serious pests. A number of important species attack fruiting vegetables such as zucchini, capsicums, cucumber and eggplant. […]
16 April 2018

Market opportunity for vegetable juices

This project was undertaken to help Hort Innovation and the Australian vegetable industry to understand the market opportunity for vegetable juices. Very little was known about […]
11 February 2019

2018 USA Industry Leadership and Development Mission

The 2018 U.S.A. Industry Leadership and Development Mission provided an opportunity for a group of nine vegetable industry members to visit innovative growing operations, research facilities, […]
31 March 2019

An investigation of low-cost protective cropping

Increased climate variability is a key challenge facing the Australian vegetable industry. Heat waves, heavy rain, unseasonal frosts, hail and other extreme weather events can reduce […]
9 May 2019

Growing Leaders 2015

Growing Leaders 2015 – National Vegetable Industry Leadership Program successfully completed its 10th year of delivery. The current project has now concluded. Growing Leaders 2015 Project […]
23 May 2019

Global Innovations in Horticulture Seminar

VG15032 – Global Innovations in Horticulture Seminar commenced in December 2015 and encompassed three seminars from 2015-2018, all named the Global Innovations in Horticulture Seminar. The […]
23 May 2019

National Innovation Coach/ Hort 360

The Innovation Coach Research project set out to test if this unique process could improve farm gate returns to vegetable growers. The project now has the […]
30 August 2020

Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar 2019

The Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar 2019 (AVIS) provided funding for 250 vegetable growers from horticultural regions across Australia to attend the seminar. A contingent of eight […]