19 May 2020
Victorian vegetable growing operation Schreurs & Sons has partnered with the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection team to explore the application of precision agriculture technology […]
19 May 2020
In these unusual times under the pressures of the global COVID-19 situation, Hort Innovation wants to keep industry updated on how its work as Australia’s horticulture’s […]
19 May 2020
In the latest episode of InfoVeg Radio — an AUSVEG soundcloud podcast investigating research and development in the Australian vegetable industry — we discuss a recent levy-funded project which […]
19 May 2020
Many businesses have been devastated by the restrictions put in place due to COVID-19, particularly due to the disruption of the hospitality and food service sectors. […]
5 May 2020
Management of rots, both in the field and post-harvest, is an ongoing challenge for potato producers. Applied Horticultural Research has released an interesting podcast regarding potato soft […]
5 May 2020
Making weed management a key on-farm priority has already resulted in future cost-benefits for Western Australian vegetable growing operation, The Loose Leaf Lettuce Company. Weeds are […]
5 May 2020
Weeds are a persistent problem for many vegetable producers in Australia. Although the economic impact of weeds on Australian vegetable production has been estimated at the […]
28 April 2020
AUSVEG has welcomed McDonald’s commitment to display the country of origin of the ingredients in their products and calls on other fast food outlets to follow suit […]
24 April 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, AUSVEG and other horticulture industry bodies have been working on a range of different issues, as well as investigating options to […]
21 April 2020
For Australian-grown produce to remain relevant in the face of the increased availability, flow and competition of the globalised vegetable marketplace, Australia’s growers may need to […]
20 April 2020
The third Vegetable Innovation Workshop brought together an all-new speaker line-up to help growers generate innovative product ideas and inspire them with success stories. The theme […]
20 April 2020
In September 2019, a group of Australian potato growers and processors embarked on a six-day potato study tour, where they attended a major European potato industry […]
17 April 2020
The COVID-19 situation continues to roll on with a significant impact on horticulture businesses across the country. AUSVEG, along with other horticulture industry bodies, have been […]
17 April 2020
An interest in fusion farming took Nuffield Scholar Scott Samwell around the world in search of enhanced growing techniques. Karen Shaw spoke to Scott following the […]
17 April 2020
‘Phenomenom’ is a digital toolkit for Australian teachers that aims to help engage children with vegetables and cultivate their curiosity around fresh food. It includes a […]
17 April 2020
From 2001-04, a project was undertaken to determine the drivers behind the epidemics of tomato spotted wilt virus that had recently occurred in potato crops in […]
16 April 2020
The build-up of waste products and unwanted materials on a farm can cause headaches for vegetable growers, particularly if they are plastic-based. The effective management and […]
16 April 2020
The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture has recently started a three-year strategic levy investment to improve the understanding of and develop control strategies for Spongospora root diseases […]
16 April 2020
Project VG14062 was completed by Dr Jenny Ekman from Applied Horticultural Research. Introduction Broccoli has a great image as a healthy, nutritious and flavoursome vegetable. Botanically […]
14 April 2020
There are 10 demonstration sites across Australia as part of the Hort Innovation-funded Soil Wealth ICP delivered by RM Consulting Group and Applied Horticultural Research. While upcoming […]
14 April 2020
AUSVEG would like to thank its strategic partners and industry partners for their continued support during such a turbulent time for the industry and the entire […]
9 April 2020
Project VG04010 was undertaken by a team led by Mark Hickey, a former district horticulturalist at Yanco Agricultural Institute, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries. […]
9 April 2020
For three years, researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) joined forces with Simplot Australia to undertake an investigation that focused on improving the productivity […]
9 April 2020
Project VG15077 is a strategic levy investment under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund that results in the production of annual economic surveys of the vegetable industry, […]
9 April 2020
In August 2017, Nuffield Scholar and I Love Farms Managing Director Emma Germano released her report on the findings from her scholarship, which was undertaken in […]
9 April 2020
In mid-2018, the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture completed a four-year research project to improve the understanding of and develop novel control strategies for Spongospora root diseases […]
8 April 2020
Are you a vegetable grower looking for an easy way to improve your Integrated Pest Management program? Native vegetation insectaries might be the answer. The VegNET […]
8 April 2020
From 2016-2019, a team from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics at the University of Sydney undertook projects focusing on advancing the application of robotics, intelligent […]
8 April 2020
The detection of an exotic bacterium that causes potato blackleg disease in Western Australia in 2017 prompted a review of world literature and recommendations to the […]
7 April 2020
Harvest to Home is an interactive online dashboard that provides users with up-to-date retail information and consumer trend data on a range of vegetable commodities on […]
7 April 2020
I hope everyone is doing well considering the unprecedented circumstances in which we find ourselves. Our industry and our regions have faced tremendous hardships in the […]
4 April 2020
Visa Extensions Announced Agriculture Minister David Littleproud and Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge have today announced the visa extensions that the horticulture industry has been advocating […]
31 March 2020
The latest edition of the much-anticipated Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook is now live and boasts an exciting new interactive dashboard with improved search functionality and user […]
31 March 2020
New Zealand has been battling the tomato potato psyllid (TPP) for over 10 years. In December 2017, AUSVEG National TPP Coordinator Alan Nankivell undertook a six-day study trip […]
31 March 2020
Information for horticulture growers Hort Innovation has provided a list of resources intended to help growers and others in the horticulture industry keep up to date […]
27 March 2020
The COVID-19 situation has continued to impact all Australians and the fresh produce industry. AUSVEG has continued to engage with all levels of government including a […]
25 March 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the world hard and Australian horticulture has been no exception so far. AUSVEG has been fielding several questions and concerns from […]
24 March 2020
Harvest to Home is an interactive online dashboard that provides users with up-to-date retail information and consumer trend data on a range of vegetable commodities on […]
24 March 2020
Despite Coronavirus (COVID-19) impacting numerous events, the industry-funded East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID) will still go ahead in Lindenow from 7-8 May. Due to the “in-field growing trial” nature […]
24 March 2020
Watch this webinar recording to learn from key researchers about the latest findings of several Hort Innovation vegetable levy funded projects. Hear from: Elia Pirtle, Cesar: […]
24 March 2020
Hort Innovation has been successful in securing additional emergency minor use permits regarding fall armyworm, issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority: Permit ID: PER89263 […]
24 March 2020
AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, is supporting calls from the fresh produce industry for the government to immediately extend the visas […]
17 March 2020
The Portelli family has been growing vegetables in the Sydney suburb of Maroota for two generations, on a farm situated on a sandy loam. Their operation is relatively […]
16 March 2020
A strategic levy investment under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund, project VG12094 focused on the optimum vegetable portion size for consumer needs and sought to explore […]
13 March 2020
Over 20 years ago, a project was undertaken in Tasmania to investigate the most effective control measures for black nightshade in potato crops. Trial sites were […]
13 March 2020
New Zealand has been battling the tomato potato psyllid (TPP) for over 10 years. In December 2017, as part of his role as AUSVEG National TPP […]
13 March 2020
Many Australian potato growers struggle with the disease pink rot, particularly after experiencing a high amount of rainfall on their crop. In June 2017, Potatoes Australia […]
13 March 2020
In an article published in October 2016, we looked back on a three-year levy-funded project that aimed to improve the management of white-fringed weevils in potatoes. […]
13 March 2020
In early 2016, Potatoes Australia looked back on a collaborative five-year program that produced important information that will help potato growers to reduce their exposure to […]
13 March 2020
The potato tracker consumer research project was run by Colmar Brunton across a 12-month period, with a new wave of research released every month. In late […]
10 March 2020
In 2017, the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture joined forces with Applied Horticultural Research and Simplot Australia to complete a strategic levy investment project aimed at maintaining […]
10 March 2020
Healthy living and tailor-made diets are continuing to make their mark on Australians’ eating habits. In a strategic levy investment project funded by Hort Innovation, Workshop […]
10 March 2020
Members of the AUSVEG biosecurity team presented at an interactive NT Farmers Protected Cropping R&D Forum on 27 February. Held at the Department of Primary Industry and Resources’ Berrimah […]
10 March 2020
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has released fact sheets and a webinar regarding the invasive pest, fall armyworm. The webinar focuses on the management of fall armyworm, while […]
10 March 2020
Fruit flies can breed rapidly, disperse widely and successfully infest many fruiting vegetables. They not only destroy fruit, but are a market access barrier in domestic […]
10 March 2020
In May 2017, researchers Dr Doris Blaesing and Dr Len Tesoriero discussed the Pythium species that cause cavity spot and forking in carrots. This was one […]
10 March 2020
For over three and a half years, Project Harvest delivered monthly insights into how Australian consumers think and feel about fresh vegetables. With the last report […]
6 March 2020
In 2015, market researcher Euromonitor International conducted a global scan of vegetable innovations in fresh and minimally processed vegetables, in a bid to help Australian growers […]
6 March 2020
The green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) is a crop pest with an extremely wide host range that includes grain and horticultural crops. The ability of green […]
5 March 2020
Researchers are a few steps closer to unravelling the cause of internal rot in Australian capsicums and chillies. Samples of capsicum and chillies with internal rot, sent from growers in the […]
5 March 2020
Coronavirus and Food Safety Information on the coronavirus and food safety has recently been released by the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Food Safety in […]
5 March 2020
Fall armyworm (FAW; Spodoptera frugiperda) is a pest native to tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Americas. Since 2016, FAW has rapidly distributed itself throughout areas […]
5 March 2020
The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection (ICP) project works with growers nationally to put soil management and plant health research into practice. In 2020, the […]
4 March 2020
Brown etch, or rust mark, is a major issue for butternut pumpkin growers. A project recently completed by Applied Horticultural Research examined the causes of this […]
4 March 2020
According to the latest data from Global Trade Atlas, the value of fresh Australian vegetable exports increased once again in 2019. This continues the recent trend of […]
4 March 2020
Growcom’s Fair Farms Initiative team discusses worker fatigue, how it can affect employees when performing everyday tasks, and how employers can mitigate the risks that are […]
4 March 2020
Zucchini varieties and precision agriculture were the focus of a field day held in late 2019 at the Greater Sydney Local Land Services Demonstration Farm. Over […]
3 March 2020
Harvest to Home is an interactive online dashboard that provides users with up-to-date retail information and consumer trend data on a range of vegetable commodities on […]
3 March 2020
Integrated pest management practices and regimes will be at the cornerstone of combined Queensland Government and agriculture industry efforts to combat the invasive pest, fall armyworm. Recently detected […]
3 March 2020
Assessing the economic impact of weeds in Australian vegetable production was the focus of a 2019 Hort Innovation levy-funded project. The project involved a case study assessment […]
3 March 2020
Researchers are a few steps closer to unravelling the cause of internal rot in Australian capsicums and chillies. Samples of capsicum and chillies with internal rot, sent from growers in the […]
3 March 2020
In 2019, a case study assessment of the farm-level economic impacts of weeds in vegetable production was completed as part of a broader weed management project. […]
3 March 2020
In 2017, a Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund project was established to recognise the damaging impact that vegetable leafminer could have on some of Australia’s fresh produce […]
3 March 2020
AUSVEG VIC, the representative body for Victorian vegetable growers, has partnered with Boomaroo Nurseries and the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation to create the ‘Schools on […]
3 March 2020
In November, a group of vegetable growers travelled to Germany and the Netherlands, including a visit to Agritechnica, as part of the 2019 European Industry Leadership […]
25 February 2020
An exciting new resource, Plant Analysis for Vegetable Crops: A Practical Guide to Sampling, Analysis and Interpretation, provides growers with expert advice on how to use […]
25 February 2020
Fruit and vegetable purchases may occasionally contain unintended additional contents, such as physical contaminants or foreign objects. Growers aim to eliminate these from the fresh produce […]
25 February 2020
Matthew Johnson is a qualified chef from England; however, his preference to be outdoors rather than in the kitchen saw him swap the cutting board for […]
11 February 2020
Apart from enjoying the lifestyle synonymous to farming, 32 year-old Josh Langmaid has a keen interest in implementing new technologies and ideas on his farm in […]
11 February 2020
Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia and New Zealand (FPSC A&NZ) has published a fact sheet on reducing listeria monocytogenes contamination from salad vegetables farms. Identified as […]
28 January 2020
There are many brassica species and cultivars that can be grown as biofumigants or cover crops. These brassicas are typically thought of as cool seasons options […]
28 January 2020
Using water efficiently means applying enough water to meet the needs of the crop – not more, not less. A soil in good condition consists of […]
4 February 2020
Although her agriculture career has spanned three countries, Mia Rose’s feet have firmly landed on the fertile soil in Myalup, Western Australia. Alongside husband Graham, their […]
4 February 2020
There are many brassica species and cultivars that can be grown as biofumigants or cover crops. These brassicas are typically thought of as cool seasons options […]
21 January 2020
AUSVEG CEO James Whiteside attended an Agriculture Industry roundtable in Canberra on Thursday last week with Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie, Deputy PM Michael McCormack and Emergency […]
21 January 2020
Having taken full advantage of his Nuffield Scholarship in 2017, West Australian low-tech greenhouse grower Bao Nguyen’s operation has gone from strength to strength. As part […]
3 December 2019
Beet cyst nematode (Heterodera schachtii) can cause considerable yield loss to brassicas, beets, rhubarb and spinach. The nematode severely damages root systems, especially during the summer […]
3 December 2019
Labour Labour continues to be a high priority in AUSVEG’s advocacy efforts with the key aim to deliver a reliable, competent and efficient workforce for growers. […]
3 December 2019
A new resource designed to arm horticultural growers with everything they need to grow their business has been released by Hort Innovation. A new podcast series […]
6 November 2019
The Federal Court has ruled that the backpacker tax cannot be applied to citizens of eight countries who are Australian residents. The decision applies to Working […]
6 November 2019
Over the past decade, the agricultural industry has seen a significant increase in publicly available remote sensing imagery and data. This technology is more accessible than […]
29 October 2019
Read the latest report released by Nuffield Australia on The Circular Economy, Biocycles within Agriculture, written by Steven Grist, 2018 Scholar from Koah, Queensland. This scholarship […]
29 October 2019
On Friday 25 October 2019, AUSVEG travelled to the Greater Sydney Demonstration Farm in Richmond Lowlands to attend the NSW Local Land Services VegNet R&D event […]
22 October 2019
A case study on the combination of cover crops, rolled ground cover and strip tillage has been developed by the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection […]
22 October 2019
Those interested in the role of soil DNA testing in managing the risk of soilborne diseases are invited to watch a webinar delivered by the Soil […]
22 October 2019
AUSVEG Canberra delegation Last week AUSVEG headed to Canberra to advocate on behalf of growers for practical solutions to the horticulture’s labour challenge. AUSVEG Chair Bill Bulmer, […]
8 October 2019
Watch this webinar recording to learn about the latest techniques in managing the soilborne disease Fusarium wilt in vegetable crops including solanaceous, legumes, cucurbits and sweet […]
24 September 2019
Chemicals have different modes of action that can affect both insect pests and beneficial species differently. It’s important to understand the risk profile of these modes […]
17 September 2019
This webinar with Nematode specialist Dr Sarah Collins from Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA focused on the pest nematode, outlining the life cycles […]
27 August 2019
Green peach aphids (GPA) are an important pest of vegetables, causing damage by feeding and transmitting viruses. High levels of resistance to carbamates, pyrethroids and organophosphates […]