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24 April 2020

Extension of the Predicta Pt potato diagnostic service

Project overview
Potatoes
24/04/2020
23 April 2020

Economics of weed management in the Australian vegetable industry

Project report
On-farm and crop management and Research
23 April 2020

Tim Heysen: Breaking new ground

Article
Grower profile
Potatoes and Solanaceous vegetables
23 April 2020

Matthew Gay: Read alert

Article
Grower profile
Potatoes and Solanaceous vegetables
23 April 2020

Andrew Wilson: Planting the seed for identifying disease

Article
Pests diseases and biosecurity and Grower profile
Potatoes and Solanaceous vegetables
23 April 2020

David Nix: Checks and balance

Article
Grower profile
Potatoes and Solanaceous vegetables
23 April 2020

Aaron Haby: Right-royal rewards

Article
Grower profile
Potatoes and Solanaceous vegetables
22 April 2020

John Jackson: International collaboration to combat TPP

Article
Pests diseases and biosecurity and Grower profile
Potatoes, Tomatoes and more
22 April 2020

Josh Wing: A precise understanding of New Zealand veg production

Article
Grower profile
Onions, Beans and more
22 April 2020

Val & Sam Micallef: Extension activities provide a boost for brothers

Article
Grower profile
Potatoes, Alliums and more

Weeds are a persistent problem for many vegetable producers in Australia. Although the economic impact of weeds on Australian vegetable production has been estimated at the national level, information on the farm level economic impacts of weeds in this industry is limited. Previous research suggests that vegetable farmers have difficulty in reliably estimating the economic impacts of weeds within their crops. This research also indicates that there is a variety of innovative weed control practices, which may have been recently developed or have potential for more widespread adoption as part of an Integrated Weed Management (IWM) program. These practices have not necessarily been widely adopted amongst Australian vegetable growers, and evidence of their farm-level economics is lacking. The review of literature conducted for this project also highlighted a ‘collective action’ dimension of farm-level weed control that arises from weed management, including adoption of innovative weed control practices on one property affecting weed populations on neighbouring properties.