Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you missed out on attending the industry-funded 2020 East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID) in May, a library of professional videos produced from the event […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFirst carrots and now capsicum have been identified as good for your eyes – and it is the nutrient linked to the orange colour that counts. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteKeeping watch over Tasmania’s precious potatoes is a team at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), which has the important role of monitoring for disease and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis month, Hort Innovation trade and data experts will come together to deliver a two-part webinar series that will; Unpack the performance of fresh horticulture exports across […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe integration of remote sensing in daily farm management is a hot topic, driven by the evolving range of applications through the Internet of Things. In […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 2018/19, the University of New England worked with Ivankovich Farms in Myalup and David Grays Aglink in Perth, Western Australia, on a two-season trial to […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteVegetable crops that are field-established from seed, such as corn, beans, carrots and spinach, require excellent seed quality or growers risk their investments being lost or […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralian vegetable growers have worked tirelessly though a cold and windy winter to make an array of fresh, healthy and delicious vegetables available for shoppers this […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesA new program from CSIRO is using science to encourage primary school kids to eat more veggies. Currently, only six per cent of primary school aged children consume […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEach week, we are ‘Catching up with’ a member from the vegetable industry – it could be a grower, a researcher or someone from the veg supply chain. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG has welcomed the announcements from Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlining the intention for an agricultural workers’ code and the restart of the Seasonal Worker Programme. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG has announced the appointment of Mitchael Curtis – a mango, melon and vegetable grower from the Northern Territory – as a Grower Director on its Board. Mitchael will […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesiMapPESTS’ second mobile surveillance unit, Sentinel 2, is currently monitoring in a crop of Brussels sprouts in Langhorne Creek, South Australia. Sentinel 2 is targeting high […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG has been trialling a new a consumer-facing social media channel targeted at consumers. The campaign – #EatMoreAusVeg – is designed to address the barriers to eating […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAll Australians are being reminded to be biosecurity aware, following cases of unsolicited seed packets being received through the mail. If you receive seeds in the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTo help vegetable growers keep on top of troublesome weeds, the Soil Wealth ICP project looked beyond our borders and conducted a global scan and review […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEach week, we are ‘Catching up with’ a member from the vegetable industry – it could be a grower, a researcher or someone from the veg supply chain. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCover crops provide multiple benefits, including reduced soil crusting, increased infiltration rates, reduced compaction, weed suppression, and nutrient cycling. The Soil Wealth ICP team has been […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe ‘homebody economy’ looks set to stay. During the pandemic, we have seen a surge in vegetable sales; an increase in the number of consumers, both […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 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. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHarvest 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 […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSydney Basin vegetable grower Kim Ngov took up the suggestion from the Soil Wealth and ICP team of seeding cover crops into the alleys of snow pea for weed […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe latest edition of the Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook boasts an interactive dashboard with improved search functionality and user preferences. The Handbook is an analysis that combines all available data […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesDue to the changing levels of COVID-19 restrictions around the country, the Vegetable Crop Nutrition Masterclass made the move to an online format in 2020. The […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG has defended Australian growers who were today attacked by several unions in their ridiculous calls to have the Working Holiday Maker program axed. AUSVEG has […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia’s agriculture industries are calling on the Federal Government to reaffirm its commitment to Australia’s biosecurity system and address the unacceptably high levels of non-compliance of […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG has welcomed the announcement from Federal and Northern Territory Governments to conduct a trial that will see workers under the Seasonal Worker Programme travel to […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteManaging plant nutrition is integral to producing a healthy, profitable vegetable crop. The Soil Wealth ICP team has collated a range of informative resources and a […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith the Australian urban population increasing, and the health benefits of green space becoming clearer, urban developers and governments are becoming increasingly interested in creating greener […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe key pests of brassica crops, diamondback moth, is particularly hard to manage. It has been known to destroy brassica and canola crops and cause economic […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteManagement of rots, both in the field and postharvest, is an ongoing challenge for potato producers. The issue is usually managed by minimising the time interval […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHeadquartered in Melbourne’s Werribee South region, Fresh Select is one of the largest lettuce and brassica growers in Australia and one of the first to trial […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) has released its new Biosecurity Bite video series. This series has been developed to help educate DAWE stakeholders […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteApplications for cash rebates via the Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) scheme are now open. Administered by Austrade, the EMDG scheme supports a wide range of industries. Snapshot of […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 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, […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutePaul Windolf is a third generation farmer from Windolf Farms in Queensland’s Lockyer Valley. Windolf farms is a family-owned and run vegetable production business which produces potatoes in the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteKim Ngov grows vegetables near Campbelltown, in Sydney’s south-eastern suburbs. Many of his crops, including snake beans, cucumber and snow peas, are grown on trellises with the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUSVEG has welcomed the announcement from Agriculture Minister David Littleproud that two key commitments are now realised under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), which will […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHarvest 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 […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick here to watch a webinar recording to learn the potential role cover crops play in managing mycorrhizal fungi in vegetable production. Delivered by Applied Horticultural Research, the webinar features Dr Kelvin […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIntegrated Pest Management (IPM) is an important tool to manage vegetable pests in a sustainable way. In this five minute video, agronomist Stuart Grigg, Schreurs & […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndustry bodies within horticulture are increasingly concerned that labour sources may be an issue in the near future. With even stricter regimes being put in place […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutePlant Health Australia (PHA) has launched a new online course on the fundamentals of plant biosecurity in Australia. The new course is called Plant Biosecurity in […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick here to watch The Onion Project’s interactive and informative webinar featuring disease specialist, Dr Len Tesoriero. In this webinar, Dr Tesoriero discusses soil-borne disease management in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]