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Reading Time: 2 minutes1 October 2021 AUSVEG, the peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the signing of legislation by the Governor General for the Australian […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes12 October 2021 Vegetable growers across Australia are set to benefit from the next generation of a national extension program aimed to boost productivity and deliver […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes19 November 2021 AUSVEG, the peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, has launched the Grow your Career in Horticulture video series highlighting the diverse range of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes23 November 2021 AUSVEG, the peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, has supported the Federal Government’s announcement of the next stage of reforms to […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes24 November 2021 Did you know that in the last year Australia’s hard working vegetable producers grew enough potatoes to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes30 November 2021 AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable and potato industries, has welcomed the election of two new Directors to the Hort Innovation […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes17 December 2021   AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable and potato sectors, has welcomed funding included in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes22 February 2022 – Growers and members of the vegetable, fruit, nut, and floral industries are encouraged to register early for Hort Connections 2022, the biggest business […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes28 March 2022 AUSVEG, the peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement on the latest progress on implementing the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes31 March 2022   Nominations are open for the Australian horticulture industry’s most prestigious recognition, the National Awards for Excellence, which recognise outstanding contributions that individuals […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes25 August 2020   AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable and potato industries, has announced the appointment of Mitchael Curtis, mango, melon and vegetable […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes27 August 2020   Vegetable growers around the country are encouraging educators and primary school teachers to take advantage of the resources from the CSIRO’s Taste […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes1 September 2020   Australian vegetable growers have worked tirelessly though a cold and windy winter to make an array of fresh, healthy and delicious vegetables […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes4 September 2020 AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, supports the labour plan submitted by the National Farmers’ Federation’s Horticulture Council that […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes30 September 2020 The Australian horticulture industry is predicted to be 26,000 workers short over the next six months to pick and pack fruits and vegetables […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes7 October 2020   AUSVEG, the peak industry body for the Australian vegetable industry, has welcomed the Government’s support of the vegetable growing industry and the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes2 November 2020 AUSVEG, the peak industry body for the Australian vegetable industry, has welcomed the launch of Free Trade Advantage – Austrade’s new online tool […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes24 November 2020   AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable and potato industries, has backed the calls of Australia’s fruit industries for common sense […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes27 November 2020 AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable and potato industries, has announced the appointment of Renee Pye from South Australia as a […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes30 November 2020 AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable and potato industries, has welcomed the election of three new Directors to the Hort Innovation […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes11 December 2020 AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable and potato industries, has welcomed the election of vegetable grower Emma Germano as the President […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes5 March 2021   AUSVEG, the peak industry body for the Australian vegetable industry, has welcomed the release of the National Labour Advisory Committee’s National Agricultural […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute10 March 2021   AUSVEG has announced that James Whiteside has resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer, effective from 1 July 2021, to pursue […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes5 May 2021 A new $371 million biosecurity package will support the vital investment in the nation’s biosecurity sector, but industry representative body AUSVEG says that […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes5 May 2021 AUSVEG, the peak industry body for the Australian vegetable industry, has welcomed the Government’s changes to the Relocation Assistance to Take Up a […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the Federal Government’s appointment of Deputy Nationals Leader David Littleproud as the new Minister […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralian vegetable growers are benefiting from strong demand for locally-grown vegetables in key export markets and investment in increasing their exporting capabilities, with newly released trade […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, is supporting calls from the fresh produce industry for the government to immediately extend the visas […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter 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 […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the announcement of the AUD$110 million International Freight Assistance Mechanism from the Federal Government […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes4 April 2020   AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the announcement from the Federal Government that visas of vital […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesAustralia’s leading health professionals and horticulture industry groups have teamed up to launch the Fruit & Vegetable Consortium, which brings together key organisations to collectively advocate […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, the peak industry body for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed McDonald’s commitment to display the country of origin of the ingredients in their […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed Indonesia’s ratification of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), saying that the agreement […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes26 May 2020 – AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the decision by Coles to incorporate the industry-led Fair Farms […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes10 June 2020 AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has thanked retiring Hort Innovation Chair Selwyn Snell for his dedicated service to […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes30 June 2020   AUSVEG, the peak industry body for vegetable growers, is urging Australians to buy more vegetables to give themselves the best opportunity to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes3 July 2020 AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the government’s announcement to extend the International Freight Assistance Mechanism until […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes27 July 2020 – AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, is urging vegetables growers across the country to assess their labour needs […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes27 July 2020 – AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the announcement from Agriculture Minister David Littleproud that two key […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes4 August 2020   AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the announcement from Federal and Northern Territory Governments to conduct […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes9 August 2020   Australia’s agriculture industries are calling on the Federal Government to reaffirm its commitment to Australia’s biosecurity system and address the unacceptably high […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes11 August 2020   AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, has defended Australian growers who were today attacked by several unions in […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes21 August 2020   AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the announcements from Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlining the intention […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for vegetables and potatoes, has called on the federal government to continue to work with industry to find a solution to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesTasmanian potato growers Susie and Gerard Daly have been recognised for their innovation and dedication to the agriculture industry by winning the Kondinin Group and ABC […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable industry, has urged workers to review and confirm their residency status following the Federal Court’s decision that the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable industry, has called on the Federal Government to repeal the controversial Backpacker Tax in full, following the Federal […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesAUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for vegetables and potatoes, has called on the federal government to continue to work with industry to find a solution to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesDelegate registrations are now open for Hort Connections 2020, the biggest business and networking destination for the Australian horticulture industry, which will be held at the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable industry, has announced the appointment of Tasmanian vegetable and potato grower Michael Radcliff as a Grower Director on […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for vegetables and potatoes, has welcomed Wednesday’s announcement of the establishment of a new National Agriculture Labour Advisory Committee from the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAussie consumers are being urged to support their local vegetable growers this festive season and buy plenty of high-quality fresh vegetables over the holiday period, including […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesHorticulture growers will now be better able to fill skilled and semi-skilled vacancies in their business with a Horticulture Industry Labour Agreement (HILA) being signed by […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, in conjunction with the Tasmanian State Government and other industry stakeholders, is hosting a Japan-focused trade mission in Tasmania from 4-7 February to showcase the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the signing of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), saying that the trade […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia’s peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, AUSVEG, has welcomed today’s announcement from the Federal Government that it will finalise a model for a […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesAustralian vegetable growers are benefiting from strong demand for locally-grown vegetables in key export markets and investment in increasing their exporting capabilities, with trade data indicating […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, has published its priority list in the lead-up to the upcoming Federal Election, with the organisation […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the country’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the announcement of the establishment of the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA), […]