Carbon farming in Australia is constantly changing. Generally, it refers to a deliberate set of agricultural practices or land uses to increase carbon stored in the […]
Day 2 of the Soil Biology Masterclass provided an opportunity for grower Andrew Braham, to share his story of boosting soil biology and developing healthy soils […]
In the Soil Biology Masterclass 2021 webinar recording below Dr Shane Powell from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture joins the Soil Wealth ICP team to share […]
Pythium diseases can attack a wide range of crops and affect all growth stages of plant development. Tune in to the webinar recording below from the […]
Fusarium is a genus of common soil-borne fungi. While there are many different pathogenic fusarium species, some of the most damaging diseases are caused by strains […]
When you think about precision agriculture technology, it’s important not to underestimate how practical farming approaches can be used alongside cutting-edge equipment in the field. In […]
Applied Horticultural Research has two webinar recordings available to potato growers as part of the Hort Innovation-funded PotatoLink project: Webinar recording: Soil Biology in Potato Production […]
In the webinar recording below, Soil Wealth ICP team member Doris Blaesing discusses soil biology and its links to soil structure in vegetable crops. Soil Biology […]
AUSVEG has launched the Grow your Career in Horticulture video series highlighting the diverse range of careers in the Australian horticulture industry. The series includes video interviews with […]
Watch this webinar presented by Frank Mulcahy to learn how soil mapping (EM38) can assist potato growers with better yields: Click here for the webinar slides. […]
The Soil Wealth ICP team has developed a seven-part video series from its Soil Biology in Vegetable Production Masterclass. Additional presentations from the Soil Wealth ICP […]
Soil Wealth ICP team member Carl Larsen recently braved the windy weather at the project’s Koo Wee Rup demonstration site in Victoria, to bring growers an […]
Applied Horticultural Research has made the following webinar recording available to potato growers as part of the Hort Innovation-funded PotatoLink project. In this recording, Dr Kelvin […]
In the webinar recording below, Soil Wealth ICP team member Doris Blaesing discusses soil biology and its links to soil structure in vegetable crops. Soil Biology […]
Applied Horticultural Research has made the following resources available to potato growers as part of the Hort Innovation-funded PotatoLink project: Webinar recording: The role of biologics […]
Fertilisers are an important but costly input in vegetable production. However, there are simple tests you can do to better manage your inputs, such as leaf […]
South Australian potato growers can watch this webinar recording, where Dom Cavallaro (Stoller), Ian Simpson (Mitolo), Nigel Crump (AuSPICA), and Peter Philp (PotatoLink), discuss seed management, and […]
Watch this webinar recording on aspects of early blight followed by a panel discussion with a New South Wales focus. The webinar features Len Tesoriero, who gives […]
Catch up on the Soil Biology Masterclass 2021 by watching the following recordings: 1. Soil Biology Masterclass 2021 – Basic principles: Soil Wealth/ICP team member, Kelvin […]
Watch the next-generation microwave technology at work during this virtual field walk recording in Cowra, New South Wales. Liam Hescock and the team from Growave showcase […]
Green peach aphids (GPA) are an important pest of vegetables, causing damage by feeding and transmitting viruses. This webinar recording from the Soil Wealth ICP project […]
Are you having issues with controlling insect pests in protected cropping? Then watch this Soil Wealth ICP webinar recording with integrated pest management (IPM) expert Andy […]
There are several important advancements and lessons from Europe implementing a mandatory Integrated Crop Protection (ICP) approach in vegetable production systems. The need to use ICP in […]
Have you heard about native vegetation insectaries? Want to attract more beneficial insects to your crops to better manage pests? On-farm insectaries are areas of flowering […]
This presentation by Dr Paul Horne outlines the elements of integrated pest management (IPM) in any crop, but particularly in potatoes. The most important biological, cultural and […]
Pesticide resistance is an ongoing concern for the vegetable industry. Tune in to this webinar recording – with expert practitioners Dr Paul Horne and Jessica Page […]
Integrated weed management (IWM) is vital for getting on top of weed problems in vegetable production, or for keeping the farm relatively weed-free. IWM involves combining […]
Last week, AUSVEG – alongside VegNET Gippsland and Agriculture Victoria – ran a biosecurity-focused workshop online. The event was originally scheduled to be in-person, but shifted […]
Hort Innovation is in the process of developing the next five-year Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) for the Australian vegetable industry. The vegetable SIP is the roadmap […]
Crop protection products play an important role in vegetable production and are regularly used to control insect pests, diseases and weeds. However, poor spray application techniques […]
In recent years, the team from Victorian vegetable growing operation Schreurs & Sons has used weed management methods that reduce reliance on herbicides in vegetable crops. This decision […]
Did you miss out on the opportunity to attend the recent workshop on horticultural pests and diseases in Ayr, Queensland? Don’t worry, you can now watch […]
Integrated weed management (IWM) is vital for getting on top of weed problems in vegetable production. It involves combining all appropriate weed control options in a […]
Over two days, the RM Consulting Group’s Potato R&D Forum brought together a diverse range of leaders in potato research and development (R&D) to discuss some of the latest […]
Tune into this webinar recording to hear about the principles of integrated weed management (IWM) and how they apply to Australian vegetable growers. The discussion covers […]
Watch this recorded webinar to learn all you need to know about the legal requirements for drone operators and how drones can help you manage daily […]
Are you curious about soil amendment options to help increase potato production in saline environments? Watch this webinar discussion, which covers a range of topics including […]
The Potato Pest and Disease R&D Coordination project and the Soil Wealth and ICP project, together with McCain and Nutrien, delivered an informative session on biological […]
If you’re looking for an example of how precision agriculture has been tested in vegetable production, tune in to this webinar recording from the Soil Wealth […]
Most technology for controlling weeds will be a positive step forward for soil health and the environment, and will play an important role in our fight […]
Recently, Applied Horticultural Research’s Marc Hinderager and Ian Packer from Soilpack Services teamed up to deliver a webinar on soil organic matter, soil biology and the […]
In the late 1990s a small number of progressive growers in Australia started experimenting with reduced till (or minimum till) for vegetable production. Reduced till is […]
Strip-tillage combines the best of no-till and conventional tillage in the one operation. Steve Peterson is a fourth generation farmer in the United States and a […]
For many years, Queensland vegetable grower Rob Hinrichsen from Kalfresh has taken advantage of the benefits that cover crops can provide to vegetable production systems. In […]
Watch the final session of a webinar series dedicated to integrated weed management (IWM), an approach that can help growers manage weed problems in their vegetable […]
Chemicals have different modes of action that can affect both insect pests and beneficial species differently. It’s important to understand the risk profile of these modes […]
Integrated weed management (IWM) is vital for getting on top of weed problems in vegetable production. It involves combining all appropriate weed control options in a […]
As part of a recent Hort Innovation-funded research project, south-east Queensland vegetable grower Jack Abbott trialled EM38 soil mapping and Wildeye soil moisture sensors to understand […]
Do you know how plant disease interacts with plant nutrition in vegetable crops? This webinar recording, presented by plant pathologist Dr Len Tesoriero as part of […]
Now in the third year of trials, the benefit of variable rate lime and fertiliser application is starting to pay big dividends at the Soil Wealth […]
AUSVEG VIC’s Schools on Farms program has partnered with project owners, Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority to deliver a new cross industry Farms2Schools program – designed to get […]
Pesticide resistance is an ongoing concern for the vegetable industry, but do you know how resistance arises? Learn about developing a resistance management strategy and understanding […]
Throughout November, the Soil Wealth ICP project will be sharing news and resources relating to the project’s focus topic of soil biology. Soil biology plays an […]
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 […]
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 […]
Take a look at this short video, developed by the Hort Innovation-funded project RD&E program for control, eradication, and preparedness for vegetable leafminer (MT16004), which explores the […]
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 […]
There were noticeable benefits to soil structure following a precision agriculture trial at the Soil Wealth ICP demonstration site in Koo Wee Rup, Victoria, which focused on variable […]
Innovative and appealing new products that are highly nutritious – like purple sweet corn – can be differentiated in the marketplace and are visually attractive and […]
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 […]
Did you miss out on the opportunity to attend the recent webinar on fall armyworm (FAW)? Don’t worry, you can now watch the recordings below or on […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
On Wednesday 6 May 2020, vegetablesWA facilitated a biosecurity and plant health webinar, featuring discussions with AUSVEG staff. In this webinar, AUSVEG Biosecurity Coordinator Callum Fletcher discusses […]
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, […]
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. […]
The Soil Wealth and Integrated Cropping Team speaks with Ed Fagan, who explains why his initial reservations about strip-till and cover crops were dispelled. Related ProjectsSoil […]
Graeme Pitchford has transitioned his entire farm to IPM production in partnership with IPM Technologies and E.E. Muir & Sons. Learn how in this video!
Terry Buckley from Mount Gambier in South Australia explains how he looks after soil health under challenging environmental conditions in this levy-funded video.
AUSVEG SA has been working with IPM Technologies to run a training program supporting growers and advisors to implement IPM production systems. Learn more here.
This video from a levy-funded project discusses the value of cover cropping in maintaining soil health and increasing productivity in potato production.
In this new series, we're showcasing the hard-working members of the Australian vegetable and potato industries - like Ruby Daly from Daly Potato Company.
This levy-funded video provides guidance on sowing, management, and termination of buckwheat as a cover crop, which offers advantages like quick residue breakdown.