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21 March 2025

Snapshot of global field AgTech

Video
Technology
19 March 2025

Post harvest issues in onions

Video
Postharvest and supply chain
Onions and Alliums
19 March 2025

Webinar Recording: Internal Fruit Rot of Capsicum

Video
Pests diseases and biosecurity
Capsicum and Solanaceous vegetables
13 March 2025

Video: Flood impacts on vegetable growers are indirect too in Freeman’s Reach

Video
Pests diseases and biosecurity and Environment
13 March 2025

Video: Managing clubroot after wet weather events

Video
Pests diseases and biosecurity
13 March 2025

Vegalogue #27 – R&D Edition: Agtech lessons from the US for Peninsula Fresh Organics

Podcast
Industry development and communication and Study tours
5 March 2025

Managing floodwater associated food safety risks in melon production and postharvest handling

Fact sheet
Postharvest and supply chain, Health and nutrition and more
Cucurbits and Other cucurbits

Floodwater is known to be a carrier of biological, chemical and physical hazards that affect food safety during the production and processing of fresh horticultural produce. Run-off from livestock, industrial, residential and sewage treatment areas into waterways and their overflow can contaminate water sources, production fields and postharvest processing facilities.

This fact sheet discusses risk management options for food safety risks following flooding. It was produced as part of the Safer Melons project, but much of the information in the fact sheet is relevant to other crops, particularly other cucurbits.