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. […]
18 August 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 […]
18 August 2020
Sydney 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 […]
18 August 2020
The 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 […]
17 August 2020
Due 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 […]
17 August 2020
11 August 2020
AUSVEG 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 […]
11 August 2020
Australia’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 […]
11 August 2020
AUSVEG 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 […]
11 August 2020
Managing 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 […]
11 August 2020
With 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 […]
11 August 2020
The 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 […]
11 August 2020
Management 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 […]
11 August 2020
Headquartered 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 […]
11 August 2020
The 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 […]
11 August 2020
Applications 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 […]
7 August 2020
Project VG13075 was undertaken by Applied Horticultural Research. The project ended in 2019. Major findings Project VG13075 aimed to evaluate a range of low-cost protected cropping options […]
7 August 2020
Works at: Thorndon Park Produce Location: Waterloo Corner, SA Hi Anthony, thank you for your time today! Firstly, can you please tell me about the business […]
4 August 2020
The 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, […]
4 August 2020
Paul 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 […]
3 August 2020
Works at: Corrigan’s Produce Farms Location: Clyde, VIC Hi Steph, thank you for taking the time to chat! Firstly, can you please tell us about the […]
30 July 2020
A three-year project focusing on powdery scab and its pathogen has recently been completed in New Zealand. In this article, Professor Richard Falloon from the New […]
28 July 2020
Kim 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 […]
28 July 2020
AUSVEG 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 […]
28 July 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 […]
28 July 2020
Click 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 […]
28 July 2020
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an important tool to manage vegetable pests in a sustainable way. In this five minute video, agronomist Stuart Grigg, Schreurs & […]
28 July 2020
Industry 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 […]
28 July 2020
Plant 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 […]
28 July 2020
Click 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 […]
27 July 2020
Project VG12017 was completed in 2016 by Applied Horticultural Research (AHR). Introduction Multiple heading, or “blindness”, is a physiological disorder which can affect up to 20 […]
27 July 2020
Project VG15062 was completed in 2016 by Adam Harber and Dr Gordon Rogers from Applied Horticultural Research. Introduction Anhydrous ammonia has long been used as a […]
27 July 2020
Project VG14048 was completed in 2016 by Hort Innovation, Irrigation Australia Limited, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Greater Sydney Local Land Services. Introduction […]
27 July 2020
Project VG16071 was completed in 2018 by SP Health (now known as Digital Wellness) in collaboration with CSIRO. Introduction Data from the latest Australian Health Survey […]
27 July 2020
Project VG16028 was completed in 2017 by Dr Jitka Kochanek from the University of Queensland. Introduction Vegetable crops that are field-established from seed, such as corn, […]
27 July 2020
Project VG15013 was completed in 2019 by the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Resources with support from NT Farmers and state organisations from Queensland, […]
22 July 2020
Led 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 […]