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Onion industry export strategy: a new roadmap to drive export success
As part of a Hort Innovation levy-funded project ‘Onion Industry Export Strategy’ (VN20003) strategic planning consultancy McKINNA et al has created a strategic five-year export … Read more
Feasibility study to collect and report wholesale market price information for the Australian vegetable industry
Currently market price reporting in Australian produce markets involves the collection of price information through in-person interviews with wholesalers and buyers, with daily reports produced … Read more
National Innovation Coach/ Hort 360
The Innovation Coach Research project set out to test if this unique process could improve farm gate returns to vegetable growers. The project now has … Read more
Understanding the nature, origins, volume and values of vegetable imports
The purpose of this project was to understand the reasons why vegetable imports into Australia are occurring and how the domestic industry can respond or … Read more
2018 Women’s and Young Grower Industry Leadership and Development Mission
These two industry leadership and development missions provided opportunities for women working in the Australian vegetable industry and emerging leaders in the same industry to … Read more
2018 USA Industry Leadership and Development Mission
The 2018 U.S.A. Industry Leadership and Development Mission provided an opportunity for a group of nine vegetable industry members to visit innovative growing operations, research … Read more
Extension activities for the Australian potato industry – Literature review and survey
Project PT16000 was commissioned by Hort Innovation to complete a literature search and identify information and research on potato seed handling and quality. A literature … Read more
New product development information for the vegetable industry
Hort Innovation is looking to upskill and support growers to develop new vegetable-based products by providing them with the resources to inform and guide them … Read more
On-farm evaluation of vegetable seed viability using non-destructive techniques
Vegetable crops that are field-established from seed, like corn, beans, carrots and spinach, need high-quality seed to avoid substandard crops and the waste of essential … Read more
Opportunities and challenges faced with emerging technologies in the Australian vegetable industry (technology Platform 2: Environmental Technologies)
The project “Opportunities and challenges faced with emerging technologies in the Australian vegetable industry” aims to provide a broad review of technologies that are influencing … Read more
Process improvements for preserving peak freshness in broccoli (2)
Despite broccoli’s image as a healthy, nutritious and flavoursome vegetable, sales are constrained by poor quality at retail and disappointing storability after purchase. A series … Read more
Identify process improvements for preserving peak freshness of broccoli
The purpose of this project was to examine supply chain factors that could affect broccoli quality, evaluate retail display conditions and determine whether consumer expectations … Read more