Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each month we take a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and onion sectors, unpacking levy-funded research and meeting some of the incredible people who make up the vegetable industry.

This month, we discuss:

• How the Australian horticulture levy system works, and how it gives Australian growers an edge.
• New glasshouse films that could reduce energy consumption and increase productivity in protected cropping.
• A new plan that’s finding ways to reduce the horticulture sector’s on-farm food waste for the benefit of growers’ bottom line, as well as the environment and food security. Read the plan here: https://endfoodwaste.com.au/horticulture/

Guests:

• Andrew Francey, General Manager of Industry Service and Delivery, Hort Innovation Australia.
• Associate Professor Chris Cazzonelli, Professor Zhong-Hua Chen, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University.
• Melissa Smith, End Food Waste Australia.