13 August 2019
Compost is a mixture of recycled organic materials that have been processed by natural organisms, breaking down the original materials into a usable form. Compost has […]
6 August 2019
The iMapPESTS program aims to rapidly monitor and report the presence of priority pests and diseases to aid in on-farm decision making across all plant industries […]
30 July 2019
Presented by renowned plant pathologist Dr Len Tesoriero from the NSW Department of Primary Industries as part of the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection projects, […]
16 July 2019
The R&D Adoption Award was developed by the National Vegetable Extension Network (VegNET) in Victoria as part of the 2019 AUSVEG VIC Awards for Excellence.
16 July 2019
On 10 May, a meeting was held between AuSPICA, members of the Tasmanian Certified Seed Potato Scheme (known as TasSeed) and invited industry representatives. Held in […]
16 July 2019
The Soil Wealth ICP team has scanned the watch list of 24 emerging technologies detected by Agrifutures in 2018 to determine how tech change will influence […]
9 July 2019
The following statement is currently been circulated to industry stakeholders for sign off. We would welcome any feedback from growers in either Queensland, New South Wales, […]
1 July 2019
The Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar 2019 took place in Melbourne last week, and helped attendees learn how they can rise to meet the needs of local and global consumers, and use innovative technologies to develop products that customers want.
2 July 2019
Australia’s leading horticulture growers and industry members have been recognised at the Hort Connections 2019 National Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner.
1 July 2019
Day Three of Hort Connections 2019 was all about celebrating diversity and acknowledging the best and brightest of our industry with the National Awards for Excellence!
1 July 2019
Day Two of Hort Connections 2019 featured a number of inspiring speaker sessions, where delegates could take an in-depth look at the state of the horticulture industry in Australia now and into the future.
18 June 2019
The Australian Centre for Field Robotics has just completed a series of operational R&D projects on robotics in horticulture, and has put together a video showing the field trials from the project.
14 June 2019
In a new podcast, the Soil Wealth ICP team explore how Tasmanian growers Harvest Moon have used cover cropping to protect and improve their soils.
11 June 2019
A number of important issues for the horticulture industry were discussed during a productive first meeting between AUSVEG and the newly-appointed Minister for Agriculture, Bridget McKenzie.
11 June 2019
The Biosecurity OnLine Training (BOLT) platform is an e-learning course that helps industry members identify and report suspect pests and learn what might happen after they complete a report.
7 June 2019
A new podcast from the Soil Wealth ICP team follows the implementation of a compost trial for vegetable growers in Virginia SA.
3 June 2019
In this episode of InfoVeg Radio, the AUSVEG team takes you through a number of vegetable industry research projects that have been undertaken over the last three years. These projects include VegNET, Phenomenom, EnviroVeg and many more!
17 May 2019
A new podcast from the Soil Wealth ICP team explores how Harvest Moon has implemented controlled traffic farming practices to benefit its soil health.
6 May 2019
A new case study from the Soil Wealth ICP team explores how precision ag has benefited Schreurs & Sons' celery, leek and baby leaf production systems.
6 May 2019
A workshop held in early May helped South Australian vegetable and potato growers understand the importance of remaining aware of plant pest and disease incursion risks.
7 May 2019
Sole reliance on fumigants like Metham Sodium often changes soil conditions and reduces inherent disease suppressive soil properties.
6 May 2019
AUSVEG, Plant Health Australia and RMCG facilitated an industry consultation workshop with all sectors of the potato industry, aiming to better understand the industry’s approach to surveillance of exotic and notifiable pests and diseases.
2 May 2019
Hort Innovation's website contains new grower fund pages for the vegetable, fresh potato and potato processing funds with the latest fact sheets, research, news articles and more!
17 April 2019
A newly-published project report outlines how, following the initial appointment of the Biosecurity Advisor in 2012, AUSVEG has engaged widely with industry, government and plant health bodies on biosecurity issues.
12 April 2019
AUSVEG and the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources recently collaborated on a two-day field tour across peri-urban Victoria.
4 April 2019
A levy-funded research report conducted by DPIRD on the best method for managing stable fly development from vegetable crop residues is available for growers on InfoVeg.
8 April 2019
This global scan and review provides guidance on non-selective fallow paddock weed control, as well as selective in-crop weed control and delivery technology.
1 March 2019
Check out this video of some of the highlights from PCA's recent tour of Tasmania, including leading flower and berry production operations.
25 February 2019
Project partners have identified the serpentine leafminer as a pest that requires immediate further research and development of preparedness in case it establishes in Australia.
1 February 2019
The AUSVEG Yearly Report - 2018 recaps all the work we've done over the past year to serve growers and help our industry.