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Calculator: Business case property relocation
A calculator spreadsheet to help quantify the costs and benefits of expanding and/or relocating business property.
Clean energy policy: Article in Vegetables Australia November/December 2011
There are opportunities for growers to take advantage of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) by developing carbon credits, although carbon offset production involves a holistic … Read more
Climate Change Managing Variability and Carbon
A fact sheet outlining the contribution of horticulture to climate change, the impact of climate change on horticulture and ways in which farmers can reduce … Read more
Energy Saving Case Study
Infotech Research conducted a series of 22 energy audits of levy paying vegetable growers in 2014, as part of a project with Horticulture Innovation Australia … Read more
Environmental Management Strategy and Program for the Australian Vegetable Industry
The EnviroVeg Program was established in 2000 as a Program to assist Australian vegetable growers to implement environmental initiatives on their property and benchmark their … Read more
Beneficial bacteria beat water repellency
Water repellent sandy soils are a major problem across the western and southern grain growing regions of Australia. Water repellency is caused when hydrophobic “skins” … 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
Gas fuelled on farm power generation
Research into on farm power generation has produced details of the options, and explored feasibility of adoption of such systems. Growers can use this to … Read more
Improving the management of insect contaminants in processed leafy vegetables
Insects are potential contaminants of processed leafy vegetables. Pest and beneficial species, in both the juvenile and adult stages of their life cycles can easily … Read more
Integrating sustainable soil health practices into a commercial vegetable farming operation
Integrating sustainable soil health practices into commercial vegetable production is required to reverse declines in soil health and maintain or improve the productivity and profitability … Read more
Less Energy More Profit article
Infotech Research conducted a series of 22 energy audits of levy paying vegetable growers in 2014, as part of a project with Horticulture Innovation Australia … Read more
Mega Pests – The Basics of Protecting Your Crop
This fact sheet outlines general information pertaining to Integrated Crop Protection (ICP) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques. It outlines the key components of an … Read more