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 transition from varroa mite eradication to management has gone, and the priorities for the new plan.
• The cross-agriculture collaboration to manage Fall armyworm amidst the largest outbreak of the pest since it was detected in Australia.
• Why cauliflowers need a sun hat, and what growers are looking for in new cauli varieties.

Guests:

• Zarmeen Hassan, National Manager of Biosecurity and Extension, AUSVEG
• Dr Melina Miles, Principal Entomologist, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
• Eliza Seymour, Regional Business Manager – Victoria & Tasmania, Bayer Vegetable Seeds.