Environment

18 January 2015

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 Limited […]
12 September 2013

Managing Pesticide Resistance

A fact sheet outlining some basic principles growers can follow to avoid pesticide resistance Related ProjectsVegetable Industry Development Program – National Co-ordination Sub ProgramThis project has […]
20 July 2012

National greenhouse waste-water recycling project

The national greenhouse waste-water recirculation project was designed to deliver necessary skills to greenhouse vegetable growers in converting their free-drainage (open) systems to full recycling (closed). […]
20 July 2012

Nitrogen Nutrition In Onions

This project undertook three trials on the Krasnozem soils in 1995/96 investigating the effect of nitrogen topdressing on the yield and quality of onions. The project […]
19 January 2014

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 industry. […]
20 July 2012

Nutrient management of Asian vegetables

This project investigates the general nutrient and specific nitrate guidelines for leafy vegetables aiming to address findings that these vegetables can potentially accumulate nitrate. The project […]
20 October 2013

Plant Health Desktop Study

Australia¡¦s vegetable industry and government have invested heavily in plant health and crop protection R&D. Therefore, a substantial volume of published R&D information has been produced […]
20 July 2012

Pollination Aware

This project was undertaken to consolidate the current knowledge of best-practice management of pollination under Australian conditions; provide a basis for programs to raise awareness of […]
20 July 2012

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 to […]
22 January 2015

Solar 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 help […]
20 July 2012

Sustainable horticulture

Sustainable farming applies to agricultural systems and practices which aim to maintain or enhance the health of the natural resource base within the constraints of the […]
20 July 2012

Sustainable Vegetable Farming Systems: 1998-2000

The project conducts experiments comparing the environmental impact and productivity of different approaches to commercial vegetable growing. Related ProjectsSustainable Vegetable Farming Systems: 1998-2000This project has been […]
20 July 2012

Targeted inputs make sense

Farmers can save money and help the environment by targeting fertiliser nitrogen applications to ensure the correct quantity is applied at the correct time. CSRIO research […]
18 September 2013

Vegetable Climate Website

The Vegetable Climate website is a key resource linking Australia’s climate and the vegetable industry and was designed to help growers understand climate variability, government policies […]
20 July 2012

Water Sustainability for the Future

This project investigates the translation of scattered agronomic and climate data into a management tool that can be applied by industry participants. This will be delivered […]
22 January 2015

Wind power 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 help […]
26 April 2022

Final Report: The EnviroVeg Program 2017-2022

The EnviroVeg Program 2017-2022 draws together three previously separate and long-running vegetable industry environmental programs: Freshcare Environmental, Growcom Hort360 and EnviroVeg. This project aimed to improve […]