22 July 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesProject VG10081 was completed by Des McGrath and Denis Persley from the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in conjunction with Syngenta Seeds. Tomato spotted wilt […]
22 July 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutesLed by Horizon Consumer Science Vice President Michael Feely, the project Market opportunity for vegetable juices (VG16016) was undertaken to help Hort Innovation and the vegetable […]
21 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSustainable packaging options have never been in greater demand as growers, retailers and consumers all increasingly look for fresh thinking on environmentally friendly solutions. Visy’s innovative […]
21 July 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe iMapPESTS team’s second mobile surveillance unit, Sentinel 2, has been deployed to a crop of Brussels sprouts in Langhorne Creek, South Australia — a wine region south […]
21 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG welcomes the news that government funding for the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) is being renewed in 2020, the International Year of Plant Health. The PBRI supports cross-sectoral […]
21 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCommunity trust relates to the nature of the relationship between industries and the social context in which they operate. Decreasing trust can lead to reduced industry […]
21 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick here to read AUSVEG’s latest update on its advocacy activities. One of the biggest issues facing growers in this difficult time is labour and the […]
21 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe ACCC has produced a new quad bike safety standard fact sheet to answer questions it has received in relation to the quad bike safety standard. […]
21 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThey say beauty is more than skin deep – and that’s certainly the case for brown etch on butternut pumpkins. While these blemishes do not affect […]
21 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFall armyworm is an invasive pest that has been reported to feed on more than 350 plant species, and impacts economically important cultivated grasses such as […]
21 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG urges growers to assist industry bodies and the Federal Government by planning their workforce needs earlier, and where possible, advertise their needs earlier via the Harvest Labour Services […]
20 July 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorkforce access during the COVID-19 pandemic We are in extraordinary times in 2020 and with the current outbreak of COVID-19 it is clear we still have […]
20 July 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorkforce access during the COVID-19 pandemic We are in extraordinary times in 2020 and with the current outbreak of COVID-19 it is clear we still have […]
14 July 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesA project under the Hort Frontiers Leadership Fund is engaging graduate students with the horticulture industry. It involves a Graduate Engagement Program with a two-phase approach […]
14 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo months have already passed since the East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID) in Lindenow, Victoria, which transitioned to a virtual event this year. If you […]
14 July 2020
14 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAround 500 non-commercial boats/yachts and 19,000 commercial vessels arrive in Australia each year, and many of these have the potential to carry exotic pests and diseases. […]
14 July 2020
8 July 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn industry briefing on the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) extension was held this morning, 8 July. The briefing was recorded and will be available on […]
7 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHort Innovation has worked with global information and measurement company, Nielsen, to bring growers the largest series of insights into market performance and shopping behaviour yet. […]
7 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG has welcomed the government’s announcement to extend the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) until the end of the year, which will allow Australia’s vegetable grower-exporters […]
7 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new trade era with one of the fastest growing economies has commenced, with the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) taking effect on 5 July. The IA-CEPA agreement […]
7 July 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal leader in supply chain integrity and provenance science, Source Certain, studies the relationship between a product and its environment using a number of scientific methods. […]
3 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) has had an additional $240 million in funding committed by government to extend the program until the end of the […]
3 July 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutes3 July 2020 AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the government’s announcement to extend the International Freight Assistance Mechanism until […]
30 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG is proud to announce that E.E. Muir & Sons has reinstated its Strategic Partnership agreement for the 10th consecutive year. Australian owned since 1927, E.E. Muir […]
30 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast Friday, the Fair Work Commission announced it would increase the national minimum wage and the modern award minimum wages by 1.75 per cent. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
30 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG is urging Australians to buy more vegetables to give themselves the best opportunity to meet the guidelines for vegetable intake, following the release of a […]
30 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHort Innovation recently held the second webinar as part of its Insights series, helping growers understand the market environment for the foodservice sector and impacts for fresh […]
30 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith the prohibition of exporting waste and recyclable plastics from Australia occurring from mid-2021, fertiliser manufacturers are exploring novel ways to dispose their recyclable packaging, such […]
30 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDo you know the difference between sodicity and salinity? While the two are similar, sodicity can still have a negative impact on soil structure and crop […]
30 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWomen working in the horticulture industry in the Wide Bay-Burnett are invited to attend a special industry luncheon and virtual bus tour on Thursday 16 July from 9:30am […]
30 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHort Innovation is working with research company FiftyFive5 to provide the industry access to regularly updated information about consumer attitudes and behaviours during COVID-19, through FiftyFive5’s Category and […]
30 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGrowers can keep up-to-date with key information regarding domestic and international pesticide regulations via Ag Chemical Updates. The updates are produced as part of the Hort […]
30 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG would like to congratulate Daniel Hoffmann from South Australia, on winning the prize draw following our recent Pest and Disease Management survey! We also thank […]
30 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe University of Melbourne has launched a 21-part webinar series covering 10 topics in natural resource management issues. Delivered by the University’s leading science academics from an Australian […]
29 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutes30 June 2020 AUSVEG, the peak industry body for vegetable growers, is urging Australians to buy more vegetables to give themselves the best opportunity to […]
23 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Asian honey bee (Apis cerana Java genotype) nest was was found on 28 April in the port area of Townsville, Queensland, with scientific analysis of […]
23 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisruptive Packaging and its Uniquor product has been awarded Australasia’s premier Tech Innovation Award for the fresh produce and floral industries at the virtual PMA A-NZ Tech […]
23 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJoin the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) on Thursday 25 June at 10.30am (AEST) for a one-hour webinar update on cucumber green mottle […]
23 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, the label for Sero-X insecticide has been extended for this product to now include the use of […]
23 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTo engage children to become their own pest warrior, a new set of resources has been made available by the AGVIC managed Urban Plant Health Network. […]
23 June 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesAUSVEG is pleased to announce global leading packaging and resource recovery company Visy has renewed its Strategic Partnership for the 10th consecutive year. The decade-long investment supporting Australian […]
16 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLate last year, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) had proposed 1 July 2020 to introduce increased export certification costs for the horticulture […]
16 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe distribution of pathogens (that cause disease) associated with seed is expanding across the world and new biosecurity risks continue to emerge. The trade in vegetable […]
16 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat are the most important sustainability factors in the horticulture sector to you? Having ethical and resilient practices, supporting healthy landscapes and meeting the challenges of […]
16 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA webinar recording from the Soil Wealth ICP project is now available on the impact of cover crops on soil biology in vegetable soils using DNA […]
16 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteApplied Horticultural Research has released two podcasts on cover cropping: Podcast 1: Benefits of using cover crops on your farm (9 minutes). Get inspired by Dr […]
12 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLate last year, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) had proposed 1 July 2020 to introduce increased export certification costs for the horticulture […]
11 June 2020
BioAg World Congress: an event “by the industry and for industry”. Here you meet and mingle with leaders of the industry, discuss hot topics, create solutions […]
11 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesBundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers (BFVG) is the voice for fruit and vegetable growers in the Bundaberg and Wide Bay- Burnett regions. It also facilitates the […]
11 June 2020
Is your SA business ready to turn its energy use into a new revenue stream? Flow Power’s experts will discuss how its Building Intelligent Demand […]
10 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesImpact from COVID-19 continues While restrictions are slowly being lifted in a number of states, AUSVEG continues to engage with federal government on the flow-on impacts […]
10 June 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutes10 June 2020 AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has thanked retiring Hort Innovation Chair Selwyn Snell for his dedicated service to […]
9 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKaushal Gunasekara is the Horticultural Technical Agronomist at Austchilli, a chilli growing operation based in Bundaberg, Queensland. Austchilli began precision agriculture (PA) practices in the mid-1990s […]
9 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince iMapPESTS launched two new mobile surveillance units alongside the prototype sentinel for a comparison trail at SARDI’s Waite Campus in Adelaide, the iMapPESTS team continues […]
9 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHort Innovation’s international trade hub delivers information and insights to the Australian horticulture sector as we progress through and beyond the global COVID-19 situation. This resource […]
9 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minutePink rot is a soil-borne disease caused by the pathogen Phytopthora erythroseptica. This fact sheet provides information on the pathogen, its lifecycle and management options. The […]
9 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteManaging key accounts and industry engagement at Boomaroo Nurseries makes Jo Van Niekerk one of the most recognisable faces in Victorian horticulture. Jo’s role in the […]
9 June 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand has advised it will be implementing stringent pesticide residue monitoring on fresh fruit and vegetables at the port of entry. Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration […]
5 June 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesFruiting vegetables and cucurbit programs are set to benefit from a new crop protection product that has recently been registered in Australia. The insecticide has been […]
5 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the prohibition of exporting waste and recyclable plastics from Australia occurring from mid-2021, fertiliser manufacturers are exploring novel ways to dispose their recyclable packaging, such […]
5 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesFour organic fruit and vegetable growing operations are the beneficiaries of a million-dollars in grants and interest-free loans that will allow them to upgrade production systems […]
4 June 2020
Reading Time: 15 minutesThe COVID-19 pandemic has changed most aspects of our lives – how we live, how we work and how we interact with our friends and family. […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe popularity of protecting growing practices is rising in the Northern Territory. In this article, NT Farmers Industry Development Manager Greg Owens outlines the reasons behind […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutesHort Innovation has commenced the second phase of VegNET, the vegetable industry extension program, which will fund ten regional development officers located across Australia to support […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an uncertain start to the year for levy-paying vegetable grower-exporters. Market closures, supply chain disruptions and air […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutesInternal fruit rot can be a significant issue for capsicum growers. In response to this, a project is aiming to deliver capsicum growers with an integrated […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Vegetables Australia – Winter 2020, AUSVEG Biosecurity Officer Madeleine Quirk provides an update on vegetable and potato biosecurity activities undertaken throughout the first half of […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutesHort Innovation has worked with global information and measurement company, Nielsen, to bring growers the largest series of insights into market performance and shopping behaviour yet. […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn 2017, a strategic levy investment was established to support the vegetable industry in adopting precision agriculture technologies. Over the last three years, the project team […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs the COVID-19 crisis continues, AUSVEG and other Australian horticulture industry bodies have been working on a range of different issues, as well as investigating options […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutesA program has been established to assist horticultural enterprises navigate their way through the Australian business world. With a focus on compliance and the changing legal […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe horticulture industry is lucky enough to welcome workers with diverse backgrounds and experiences that make the industry an interesting and exciting place to work. However, […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesA three-year investment, designed for the early detection of and preparedness for tomato-potato psyllid should it cross from Western Australia into other regions, commenced in mid-2019. […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this ‘Ask the industry’ column, Syngenta Product Development Specialist – Open Field Solanaceae Adam Thomas discusses the benefits for vegetable growers who collaborate with their […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook is an analysis that combines all available data on production, international trade, processing volumes and fresh market distribution of 75 horticultural […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection (ICP) project works with growers nationally to put soil management and plant health research into practice. This column provides […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe ability to accurately monitor the timing, abundance and movement of airborne agricultural pests and pathogens is limited and fragmented across the Australian landscape. The iMapPESTS […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn this article, Dr Cherie Gambley from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland, provides an update on a multi-million-dollar research project that was established to […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesA project under the Hort Frontiers Leadership Fund is engaging graduate students with the horticulture industry. It involves a Graduate Engagement Program with a two-phase approach […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutesAustralia’s leading health professionals and horticulture industry groups have teamed up to launch the Fruit & Vegetable Consortium, which brings together key organisations to collectively advocate […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Hort Frontiers Green Cities Fund was established to investigate and confirm the benefits of urban greening, and then conveying those messages to the wider community. […]
3 June 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn February this year, fall armyworm was detected on mainland Australia for the first time and has since spread across Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia. […]
2 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHort Innovation has developed The Good Mood Food initiative to support the horticulture sector through the effects of recent times, which are being felt in consumer […]
2 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe registration of a new insecticide from Syngenta will help control more of those chewing and sucking pests that attack fruiting vegetables and cucurbits, while it […]
2 June 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG has welcomed the decision by Coles to incorporate the industry-led, industry-owned Fair Farms program into its ethical sourcing program for its suppliers. The Fair Farms […]
26 May 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHort Innovation has been successful in securing emergency minor use permits regarding fall armyworm, issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. Click here to view […]
26 May 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere 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 […]
26 May 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs South Australian potato grower Aaron Haby reflects on his 2012 tour to Belgium and the United Kingdom, it’s Queen Elizabeth II, quality and networking that […]
26 May 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHealthy living and tailor-made diets are continuing to make their mark on Australians’ eating habits. During a Hort Innovation-funded project in 2017, Workshop Australia analysed consumer trends […]
26 May 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe processed vegetable industry is a significant contributor to the Tasmanian economy, and rising consumer demand to buy Australian-grown products created opportunities for growers to boost production. […]
26 May 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minutePlant Health Australia has developed a video, fact sheet and brochure aimed to educate the importance of understanding plant biosecurity for farm workers. For anyone working […]
26 May 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG Strategic Partner pitt&sherry is helping the NSW horticulture industry identify energy efficiency opportunities to reduce energy consumption and costs. The NSW Department of Industry, Planning & […]
26 May 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn recent weeks, AUSVEG has been working with major potato processors to understand the potential risk of processed potatoes being dumped on the Australian market from […]
26 May 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutes26 May 2020 – AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the decision by Coles to incorporate the industry-led Fair Farms […]
25 May 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesRisk of processed potato dumping Over the last couple of weeks AUSVEG has been working with major potato processors to understand the potential risk of processed […]
20 May 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Monday 24 June, 79 participants gathered for the annual Horticulture Field Day at Hort Connections 2019. This was the first year AUSVEG had organised two […]
20 May 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 2019 Reverse Trade Mission culminated with the Taste Australia Fresh Produce Showcase, which once again was the capstone event for foreign buyers who participated in […]
20 May 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Reverse Trade Mission and Taste Australia Fresh Produce Showcase continues to be a highlight for the Australian horticulture industry. In 2019, a diverse delegation of […]