27 October 2020
Adrian Englefield manages Hort Innovation industry development and extension projects, along with a range of delivery partners across the turf, apple and pear, mushroom, table grape, processing […]
27 October 2020
Variable rate application aims to achieve more uniform crops and lower production costs through the precise application of inputs, where the soil and the crop needs […]
27 October 2020
In a commitment to the sustainability of Australian farmers, Corteva Agriscience has launched a new organic insecticide. Entrust® Organic is a naturally derived insecticide based on […]
27 October 2020
This month, Boomaroo Nurseries was recognised for continuing business excellence as the recipient of the Geelong Business Excellence Award for a ‘Medium to Large Business’. Additionally, […]
27 October 2020
Fall armyworm (FAW) has been detected in the Lockyer Valley, St George and Chinchilla in Queensland. If you think you’ve seen FAW, please take some photos and […]
27 October 2020
As part of our work keeping industry informed about biosecurity developments, including pest and disease incursions or the latest news about research, AUSVEG publishes the e-bulletin […]
27 October 2020
In a commitment to the sustainability of Australian farmers, Corteva Agriscience has launched a new organic insecticide. Entrust® Organic is a naturally derived insecticide based on […]
20 October 2020
Tracing and tracking produce beyond the farmgate is more important than ever, with increasing complexities in the supply chain and rapidly evolving regulatory systems. The Australian […]
20 October 2020
Since joining the AUSVEG Engagement and Extension team in 2016, Maddy Quirk has worked extensively with the Australian vegetable and potato industries to improve the management […]
20 October 2020
To celebrate the remarkable resilience, ingenuity and courage shown, across both the exporting community and the international companies who invest here, the Australian Trade and Investment […]
20 October 2020
From the first full pay period on or after 1 November 2020, new minimum rates and allowances start in awards for a range of industries including […]
13 October 2020
The opportunity to interact and develop close relationships with key opinion leaders and innovators across the Australian horticultural sector is one of the things Bayer CropScience […]
13 October 2020
The 2020/2021 Federal Budget includes a range of measures that benefit vegetable growers, including: Incentives to attract local, displaced workers to work on farm. Assistance for […]
13 October 2020
A reminder that all new and imported second-hand quad bikes sold in Australia must now meet the first stage of the government’s mandatory safety standard, after it […]
13 October 2020
While crop protection products play an important role in vegetable production, poor spray application techniques can lead to ineffective pest control, yield reduction, wasted product and […]
13 October 2020
An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Hort Innovation members was held virtually on Friday, 9 October 2020. At the meeting, members voted to change the company’s […]
13 October 2020
Growers can keep up-to-date with key information regarding domestic and international pesticide regulations via Ag Chemical Updates. You can download the latest update (September 2020) here. The […]
13 October 2020
Catch up on this webinar where Hort Innovation trade and data experts unpack the performance of fresh horticulture exports across the fruit, vegetable, nut and amenity sectors over […]
6 October 2020
The Australian horticulture industry is predicted to be 26,000 workers short over the next six months to pick and pack fruits and vegetables for consumers, with […]
6 October 2020
If 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 […]
6 October 2020
The smart surveillance initiative, iMapPESTS, aims to report accurate and timely pest and pathogen data to industry to support pest management on-farm. With mobile surveillance units, […]
6 October 2020
Drones have become a very useful tool for growers in Bundaberg, Queensland, in the fight against weeds, insect pests and diseases. Around those herbicide-resistant breeding grounds, […]
6 October 2020
The Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) recently launched three podcasts on the impact and management of fall armyworm as a resource for Australian growers. The podcasts […]
6 October 2020
Catch up on a discussion on biopesticides and their application in vegetable production in this webinar, featuring leading international researchers including Professor Travis Glare from Lincoln University […]
2 October 2020
Labour A report was released this week forecasting Australian horticulture industry is facing a shortage of up to 26,000 harvest workers throughout this coming season. The […]
29 September 2020
Hort Innovation’s International Trade team has undergone a review of the Trade Assessment Panel and is launching a revised process, the Independent Market Access Assessment Panel (IMAAP). […]
29 September 2020
Labour continues to be central to AUSVEG’s advocacy activities as workforce shortages hit the sector throughout Australia. AUSVEG has continued to raise concerns around worker shortages […]
29 September 2020
The Soil Wealth ICP demonstration site in Bathurst, New South Wales is trying out new tools to manage irrigation for processing potatoes. Take a look at […]
29 September 2020
Labour Labour continues to be central to AUSVEG’s advocacy activities as workforce shortages hit the sector throughout Australia. AUSVEG has continued to raise concerns around worker […]
29 September 2020
Labour Labour continues to be front and centre of AUSVEG’s advocacy discussions with crunch time now firmly upon us in many parts of the country. AUSVEG […]
29 September 2020
The integration of remote sensing in daily farm management is a hot topic driven by the evolving range of applications through the Internet of Things (IoT). […]
29 September 2020
There are some key considerations for vegetable growers when it comes to getting the best results from irrigation scheduling software over summer. In this article from […]
29 September 2020
After state and federal biosecurity organisations determined eradication of fall armyworm (FAW) unfeasible, this pest it is now classified as endemic. In response to this incursion, […]
29 September 2020
Click here to register to join a free webinar from 2pm (AEDT) on Thursday 8 October, to learn about new horticulture trade opportunities under the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership […]
29 September 2020
The Center for Produce Safety is funding a research team at Drexel University that is working to develop a specific treatment to kill dangerous pathogens on […]
23 September 2020
The following update outlines the vegetable industry’s export performance in the first half of 2020, and AUSVEG’s export activities under the Hort Innovation-funded Vegetable Industry Export […]
22 September 2020
An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Hort Innovation members has been called and will be held virtually on Friday 9 October 2020 at 1pm (AEDT). This meeting […]
18 September 2020
Now, perhaps more than ever, people are concerned about their health. Higher vegetable intake is advised, but what happens if veggies make consumers sick? A project […]
18 September 2020
Horticulture crops need nitrogen (N) to consistently produce high yielding and exceptional quality crops. The challenge is to select a nitrogen fertiliser product that will reduce […]
18 September 2020
Australia’s export of fresh vegetables saw a drop of 6.6 per cent for the first half of 2020, with the industry achieving export value of $130 […]
18 September 2020
A strategic levy investment has been gathering information on the impact of pesticides on insects and mites that play a beneficial role in the Australian vegetable […]
18 September 2020
The third annual vegetable industry financial and production benchmark report has been released by vegetablesWA and its partner Planfarm, revealing important data on the profitability and […]
16 September 2020
The EnviroVeg Program 2017-2022 is a strategic levy investment under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund. In this article, Program Coordinator Danielle Park speaks to Tasmanian vegetable […]
16 September 2020
Pest and disease management is an ongoing challenge for our industry and access to accurate and timely information is essential for decision makers on-farm. iMapPESTS aims […]
16 September 2020
The COVID-19 crisis continues to dominate AUSVEG’s advocacy activities in 2020. In this column, AUSVEG National Public Affairs Manager Tyson Cattle outlines the major impacts that […]
16 September 2020
More than $1 million in new grants has been awarded to four organic farms across Australia in the third round of the Woolworths Organic Growth Fund. […]
16 September 2020
Exotic leafminers such as vegetable leafminer (Liriomyza sativae), potato leafminer (Liriomyza huidobrensis) and American serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza trifolii), are significant global pests. In 2015, vegetable leafminer […]
16 September 2020
A Victorian vegetable farm is reaping the benefits from a trial of precision agriculture technologies to improve soil and crop health. In this edition, the Soil […]
15 September 2020
A $4 million, five-year national project is helping to address the significant underconsumption of vegetables by Australian children. This project is bringing together science and industry, […]
15 September 2020
With fresh food and meal kit delivery services on the rise, there is growing demand for sustainable packaging solutions that ensure freshness and convenience for consumers. […]
15 September 2020
Although a born and bred city girl, Hort Innovation Research and Development Manager Ashley Zamek fell into agriculture through her studies and ended up completing a Bachelor of […]
15 September 2020
If 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 […]
15 September 2020
Click here to view a case study from the Soil Wealth ICP team, reflecting the results of a large-scale, soil amendment demonstration trial conducted in carrot crops in […]
15 September 2020
eat more AUSVEG is an initiative of AUSVEG to provide consumers with more practical information about how they can make tasty and healthy meals with a […]
15 September 2020
As part of the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) flight program, Austrade has confirmed new and extended flight capacity on numerous routes with Qantas and Emirates. Space […]
15 September 2020
One of Australia’s key wholesale vegetable seedling nurseries has recognised the growing demand for organic produce. Over the past six months, the Boomaroo Nurseries team has […]
15 September 2020
Following years of development and testing, a new organic-certified crop protection product has been approved to assist growers in the battle against some of Australia’s most […]
15 September 2020
In this ‘Ask the industry’ column, Prospect Agriculture agronomist Chris Monsour (pictured above) discusses his involvement in a series of horticultural field trials held in far-north […]
15 September 2020
The Growcom Fair Farms Initiative has received a major boost, with Coles confirming it will join Woolworths and Aldi in accepting Fair Farms Certification as a […]
15 September 2020
Export Facilitators (VG16085) is a strategic levy investment under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund, and is designed to increase Australian vegetable exports by supporting growers to […]
15 September 2020
The Australian Government has announced further investment in an advanced blockchain traceability system that will help to protect the country’s clean, green, and safe food image, […]
15 September 2020
In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fruit, vegetable and nut consumption and the corresponding effect on mental health and well-being, Hort Innovation […]
14 September 2020
In this column, VegNET Regional Development Officer Sam Grubiša discusses the effect COVID-19 has had on the world, the activities that have been undertaken during and […]
14 September 2020
Regional vegetable producers in Katherine, 320km southeast of Darwin in the Northern Territory, recently had an opportunity to participate in a discussion about the challenges, problems, […]
14 September 2020
AUSVEG SA is the state-wide representative body for South Australia’s $700 million vegetable industry. It works with governments at all levels to advocate on key issues […]
14 September 2020
The Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority, with the support of the VegNET Victoria (South- East, West and Northern) team, is working with growers in […]
14 September 2020
The VegNET New South Wales team is busily preparing for phase two of the extension project. It is looking to further identify knowledge gaps in research, […]
14 September 2020
On 16 July 2020, around 35 women participated in a ‘virtual bus tour’ hosted by Bundaberg Fruit & Vegetable Growers – which facilitates the VegNET Wide […]
14 September 2020
In this article, VegNET Regional Development Officer Zara Hall investigates how the vegetable industry in south-east Queensland responded to a major production challenge posed by diamondback […]
14 September 2020
The Bowen Gumlu region in far-north Queensland is on high alert following the detection of fall armyworm in March this year. Assisting growers in the battle […]
14 September 2020
After three years of meticulous planning and a pandemic that threatened to derail organisers’ hard work, the 2020 East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days were staged in-person […]
14 September 2020
Under the guidance of new Regional Development Officer – Ossie Lang – phase two of the VegNET Tasmania project is well-underway. In this column, the VegNET […]
11 September 2020
The Pollination Fund is one of seven funds developed under Hort Frontiers, a strategic partnership initiative led by Hort Innovation that facilitates collaborative, cross-horticulture projects. It […]
8 September 2020
AUSVEG supports a new labour plan submitted by the National Farmers’ Federation’s Horticulture Council that will help give growers confidence that they can get the workers they […]
8 September 2020
Most new technology for controlling weeds will be a positive step forward for soil health and the environment, and will play an important role in our […]
8 September 2020
Hort Innovation trade and data experts will deliver a second session of a two-part webinar series from 1pm (AEST) on Thursday 17 September, that will; Unpack the performance of fresh horticulture exports across the fruit, […]
8 September 2020
As the weather starts to warm up, it’s timely to start preparing your irrigation system and reviewing your water availability for the coming summer. This webinar […]
8 September 2020
Hort Innovation has begun a new, national project that will deliver practical management options to horticultural industries recovering from bushfires. Funded by Hort Innovation in partnership […]
8 September 2020
eat more AUSVEG is an initiative of AUSVEG to provide consumers with more practical information about how they can make tasty and healthy meals with a variety […]
1 September 2020
The smart surveillance initiative, iMapPESTS, aims to report accurate and timely pest and pathogen data to industry to support pest management on-farm. With two mobile surveillance […]
1 September 2020
If 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 […]
1 September 2020
First carrots and now capsicum have been identified as good for your eyes – and it is the nutrient linked to the orange colour that counts. […]
1 September 2020
Keeping 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 […]
1 September 2020
This 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 […]
1 September 2020
The 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 […]
1 September 2020
In 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 […]
1 September 2020
Vegetable 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 […]
1 September 2020
Australian 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 […]
25 August 2020
A 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 […]
25 August 2020
Each 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. […]
25 August 2020
AUSVEG 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. […]
25 August 2020
AUSVEG 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 […]
25 August 2020
iMapPESTS’ 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 […]
25 August 2020
AUSVEG 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 […]
25 August 2020
All 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 […]
25 August 2020
To 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 […]
18 August 2020
Each 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. […]
18 August 2020
Cover 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 […]
18 August 2020
The ‘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 […]
18 August 2020
In 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. […]