3 February 2025
Fact sheet: Onions and diabetes management
Fact sheet
Health and nutrition
Onions and Alliums
3 February 2025
Fact sheet: Onions and low FODMAP diets
Fact sheet
Health and nutrition
Onions and Alliums
3 February 2025
Fact sheet: Onions, mood, and mental health
Fact sheet
Health and nutrition
Onions and Alliums
3 February 2025
Fact sheet: Onions for healthy ageing
Fact sheet
Health and nutrition
Onions and Alliums
31 January 2025
Onion fusarium basal rot guide
Project report and User guide
Pests diseases and biosecurity
Onions
26 January 2025
Global scan of current registered agrichemical and management options to control weeds in onion crops across the US, EU, NZ and Australia
Project report and User guide
Pests diseases and biosecurity and Chemicals & pesticides
Onions
15 January 2025
Using technology to manage on-farm biosecurity
Video
Pests diseases and biosecurity and Technology
Asian leafy vegetables, Spring onions/green shallots and more
The need for good biosecurity practices on farm has been painfully underlined recently, with the incursion of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus in South Australia costing growers millions.
But the benefits of good on-farm biosecurity go a lot further than just this kind of rare but high-impact exotic incursion. Good biosecurity can also address the standard pest and disease pressures growers face every day. It can translate to a higher marketable yield, lower labour requirements, or lower input costs.
We had a chat with Rick Butler of Butler Market Gardens, a grower of spring onions, herbs and Asian vegetables in Melbourne’s southern suburbs, about how he’s addressed their biosecurity risks with some new technology.