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Baseline Demographic Research for the Vegetable Industry
Project VG13088 was funded by Horticulture Innovation Australia to provide the vegetable industry with a baseline demographic read of the vegetable industry, by which growers … Read more
Field Extension Officer for Western Australia
Extension of research and development outputs and other information remains a critical factor in advancing the vegetable industry. Along with a range of other extension … Read more
Guide to using native plants on the Northern Adelaide Plains to benefit horticulture
Current horticultural pest management systems on the Northern Adelaide Plains (NAP) rely heavily on the use of insecticides and the establishment and maintenance of bare-earth … Read more
Nuffield Farming Scholarship
Under Project VG08012, HAL supports three Nuffield Scholars. Each scholar completes a 16-week Scholarship to travel overseas and study a topic related to the horticultural … Read more
Organic vegetable production – managing pests and diseases
This 8-page fact sheet describes the effective ways of managing pests (including weeds) and diseases in organic vegetable production systems. It is an excellent source … Read more
Phase Ii: Native Vegetation To Enhance Biodiversity, Beneficial Insects And Pest Control In Horticulture Systems
The study examined the impact that more integrated land management and vegetable production have on pest issues. The project has undertaken extensive literature review, experiements … Read more
Revegetation at property scale – designing the ‘right’ biodiversity for sustainable vegetable production
This report determines how beneficial and pest insects interact with native vegetation that is planted near crops, and use this knowledge to manipulate their populations … Read more
Revegetation by design guidebook
This guidebook is a product of the first phase of the “Revegetation by Design” program conducted from February 2003 till November 2006. This program aims … Read more
Understanding spatial variability in potato cropping to improve yield and production efficiency
This research project aimed to pioneer an understanding of the extent and causes of within-field spatial variation in Tasmanian potato yield using a range of … Read more
Updating & Republishing Valuable Vegetable Industry Resources
The purpose of this project was to review the many books, field guides, management tools, fact sheets, posters, e-tools and other resources that are outputs … Read more
Vegetable Industry’s Participation at the International Horticultural Congress, Brisbane, August 2014
A diverse group of 22 industry members, including Vegetable IAC, Design Team, and Vegetable Technical Advisory Group representatives, attended the Congress on the vegetable industry’s … Read more
Weed Management for the Vegetable Industry – Scoping Study
Weeds are a persistent problem for many vegetable producers in Australia. The common features of vegetable cropping systems, including frequent cultivation that results in highly … Read more