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11 December 2024

Robots to boost veggie growers’ tech

Article
Technology
11 December 2024

Optimising nitrogen supply to sweet corn using legume cover crops

Article and Case study
On-farm and crop management
11 December 2024

Soil health and sustainability practices in New Zealand

Article
On-farm and crop management and Study tours
11 December 2024

A bug on your farm can harm your crop, and your market

Article
Pests diseases and biosecurity
10 December 2024

2024 Australia-Japan Horticulture Showcase

Article
International trade and markets and Study tours
7 December 2024

It’s Brown Marmorated Stink Bug season – are you prepared?

Article
Pests diseases and biosecurity
5 December 2024

Growers lean into business management principles that boost efficiency

Case study
Industry development and communication

With rising input costs and labour shortages, it is increasingly important for vegetable growers to improve efficiency.

Using lean principles – efficiency techniques developed by the automotive industry – in the context of an agribusiness has the potential to strengthen a grower’s business outlook.

VegNET Victoria held two workshops to introduce lean management principles to vegetable growers in Werribee and the Mornington Peninsula.

Attendees found the workshops to be valuable and prompted further investigation into identifying waste in their business and communicating more effectively with their staff.