22 April 2020
Val Micallef and his brother Sam are progressive second-generation vegetable growers located at Agnes Banks in the Richmond region of New South Wales, 60 kilometres north-west […]
22 April 2020
Tasmanian agronomist Josh Wing clearly recognises the benefits of visiting vegetable farms and industry members overseas. In 2013, he travelled to the United States on a […]
22 April 2020
As Agriculture Director at McCain Foods Australia/New Zealand, John Jackson has witnessed the destruction of the tomato potato psyllid (TPP) and the bacterium it vectors – […]
23 April 2020
As South Australian potato grower Aaron Haby reflects on his 2012 tour to Belgium and the United Kingdom, it’s Queen Elizabeth II, quality and networking that […]
23 April 2020
Prevention is always better than cure at David Nix’s Atherton Tablelands farm. After all, the arrival of an unwanted pest or disease can instantly devastate the […]
23 April 2020
A strategic levy investment conducted by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) has benefited productivity of Australia’s $500 million potato industry. This is largely […]
23 April 2020
When Matthew Gay started farming with his father in 1980, the best place to find out what was happening in the industry was over a quiet […]
23 April 2020
It’s only early days, but Tim Heysen is excited about boldly going where no potato grower has gone before. Together with growers in the south east, […]
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28 February 2022
This industry member profile first appeared in the leading magazine for the Australian vegetable industry, Vegetables Australia. If you’d like to subscribe to receive a new […]
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7 November 2022
In 2018, Marlon Motlop noticed a gap in the market – for readily accessible native ingredients and First Nations foods, especially in his home state of […]
26 September 2022
From 2014-2017, a project was undertaken that investigated the cooling and packaging processes of broccoli. One of the activities looked at the effects of the freshness […]
28 September 2023
The International Business Innovation Mentoring Program (IBIMP) is a newly designed program included in the Multi-Industry Export Program (MT21009). It supports Australian vegetable, onion, and melon […]
28 September 2023
Creating a more efficient and productive business for agriculture has become increasingly urgent with rising input costs and labour shortages. Understanding where improvements can be made, […]
28 September 2023
A focus on people, planet and production, West Pine Ag is primarily an agribusiness focused on high-efficiency, low-impact food and energy production and is led by […]
28 September 2023
The inexperience advantage They started green behind the ears, but that’s now turned to gold as North Queensland growers Pirrone Brothers rack up the awards. In […]
1 August 2024
Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each episode we take a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and onion […]
27 February 2024
Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each month we take a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and […]
21 December 2023
This month, we discuss: The big developments on the horizon for the horticulture sector as we move into 2024 Research presented at the levy-funded South Australian […]
29 November 2023
This month, we discuss: Opportunities and lessons for Australian vegetable exports in the UK and Europe The levy-funded project bolstering Australian vegetable, onion and melon export […]
30 October 2023
This month, we discuss: European certification schemes for horticulture and what they could mean for Australian vegetable growers A levy-funded project investigating the causes and treatment […]
19 September 2023
This month, we discuss: Retail is under the spotlight with the Government’s Competition Policy Review and the Independent Reviewer’s Food and Grocery Code survey A new […]
30 August 2024
Bowhill Produce principally grows onions and carrots on the banks of the Murray River in the Murray Bridge region. Through trial and error, and learning from […]
11 December 2024
From a humble 10 acres of potatoes and a few beef cattle, the Elphinstone family farm at Sisters Creek, Tasmania has evolved to around 1,200 acres, […]
11 December 2024
The Tasmanian potato industry has thrived since the early 1900s, relying on the staple potato varieties of Up to Date, Kennebec and Russell Burbank to supply […]
24 February 2025
By Sandra Godwin For more than six decades, the Schreurs family has cultivated excellence in vegetable production through their award-winning enterprise, Schreurs & Sons. With the […]
28 May 2025
Half a century ago in rural France, Victorian vegetable grower Brian Hussey saw French farmers spreading seed on their fields, and harvesting the leafy vegetables that […]
8 September 2025
In 2000, Johan and Nathalie Wolfert made a big decision to sell their farm in the Netherlands and move to Tasmania. After initially looking at Canada […]
24 May 2024
For more than 100 years, the Kadwell family has been growing potatoes in the Crookwell region. Farm revegetation has been integral to the success of the […]
24 May 2024
Seed potato grower Peter Scott describes himself as a simple man, but he is undoubtedly one who has a vision for the perfect red, purple or […]
23 May 2024
Tasmania’s brassica harvest spans across the year for the fresh and processing markets. The agronomy to produce the best outcomes has a lot of similarities to […]
11 April 2024
The ‘Building Biosecurity Capacity and Resilience within the NSW Vegetable Industry’ project, funded by the NSW Government’s Storm and Flood Industry Recovery Program, brought together scientists […]
18 January 2024
The recognition of women in horticulture is often more than that, it is acknowledgement of the role women can play in industry to mentor and guide […]
13 September 2022
Related ProjectsNational vegetable industry communications programThis project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian […]
23 August 2022
Related ProjectsNational vegetable industry communications programThis project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian […]
15 August 2022
Western Australian vegetable growers Neco Vo of Thinh Van Pty LTD, and Simon Vu of KM Vegetables are friends outside the vegetable industry. They understand how […]
12 August 2022
Attending the International Farm Management Congress in Scandinavia, held from 26 June to 1 July 2022 has completely changed Ruby Daly’s outlook on farming in her […]
5 July 2022
Adam Bremner is a sixth-generation farmer at Wombat Forest Organics, near Daylesford in Central Victoria. The 740- acre organic farm primarily produces potatoes, namely Dutch Cream […]
13 May 2022
In this article, the team from the recently completed project A strategic approach to weed management for the Australian vegetable industry (VG15070) report on a series […]
13 May 2022
From 2019-2021, a project was undertaken that determined how honey bees introduce Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) into healthy cucurbit plants, and then developed recommendations […]
13 May 2022
Returning in 2022 is the AUSVEG-facilitated Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar, a strategic levy investment under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund. Vegetables Australia highlights some of the […]
13 May 2022
In this edition, VegNET Regional Development Officer Andrew Halpin provides an update on the issues affecting the Wide Bay-Burnett region, along with the project activities being […]
13 May 2022
In this column, VegNET – Gippsland Regional Development Officer Bonnie Dawson introduces readers to the Victorian town of Orbost and the role it plays in sweetcorn […]
13 May 2022
The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection project team has set its sights on the Northern Territory in 2021/22, working with Jeremy Trembath and his family […]
1 March 2022
In this article, Victorian agronomist Reyhaneh Pordel explains the differences between seaweed species and how the right seaweed solution can play a major role in Integrated […]
2 March 2022
This article is featured in Vegenotes 84 (Autumn 2022). Facilitators Project VG15070 was led by Associate Professor Paul Kristiansen from the University of New England. Major findings Project […]
2 March 2022
Strategically managing cover crops, crop residues and reducing tillage with strip till is a current focus for Ed Fagan and his growing operation, Mulyan Farms in […]
28 February 2022
After 30 years of growing vegetables in southern Queensland, Rob Hinrichsen (pictured above) is well-placed to assess the impact of soil health on his farming operation. […]
1 March 2022
Dr Len Tesoriero New South Wales 2010 Len Tesoriero’s career as a researcher identifying and managing vegetable crop diseases spans over four decades. Len retired from […]
1 March 2022
Denis Persley Queensland 2011 Denis Persley is a plant pathologist with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in Queensland (DAF). Based at the Ecosciences Precinct at […]
1 March 2022
The Masterclass in Horticultural Business is offered through the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and was developed in partnership with some of the world’s leading names in […]
28 February 2022
Dr Lucy Tran-Nguyen has been a horticultural researcher for almost 24 years, with resounding success. In 2016, Lucy was awarded the Bayer-sponsored 2016 Researcher of the […]
28 February 2022
Soil First Tasmania is a farmer-led organisation that focuses on the sustainability and regeneration of soil and water resources. It supports a community of farmers across […]
15 February 2022
Luke and Gillian Jurgens have pioneered beneficial insect distribution in the north Queensland vegetable industry with their business, NQ Aerovation. Luke’s family has a long history […]
14 February 2022
Woolworths has awarded $1,140,000 in new funding to three organic growers in the latest round of the Woolworths Organic Growth Fund. Victorian-based organic broccoli, zucchini and […]
1 February 2022
Nine-year-old Oliver Stephan has been riding high in tractors on vegetables farms since he was a baby. His dad Brett Stephan, Kalfresh’s Harvest Manager, says Oliver […]
18 January 2022
In September 2021, two members of the AUSVEG-led EnviroVeg Program were acknowledged for their implementation of climate positive practices and the ecosystem benefits on-farm. Western Australian […]
18 January 2022
Lynda Harding and her husband, Noel, have been growing fresh produce in Western Australia since 2003. Since then, the pair have reinvented their business – they […]
17 January 2022
Day 2 of the Soil Biology Masterclass provided an opportunity for grower Andrew Braham, to share his story of boosting soil biology and developing healthy soils […]
25 November 2021
South Australian vegetable grower Graeme Pitchford has been a long-serving member of the EnviroVeg program’s Steering Committee. In this column, AUSVEG’s Danielle Park speaks with Graeme […]
25 November 2021
Owner of Peninsula Fresh Organics, Natasha Shields was awarded a Nuffield Scholarship with support from The William Buckland Foundation. Through her scholarship, Natasha travelled to Asia, […]
25 November 2021
In September 2021, two members of the AUSVEG-led EnviroVeg Program were acknowledged for their implementation of climate positive practices and the ecosystem benefits on-farm. Western Australian […]
24 November 2021
From bushfires to a global pandemic, the last two years have resulted in significant disruptions to the vegetable industry. AUSVEG asked some of the horticulture industry’s […]
24 November 2021
In this edition, Simone Cameron pays tribute to her former colleague and ex-NT Farmers’ Chief Executive Officer, Greg Owens. Greg officially announced his retirement in November […]
24 November 2021
If you have eaten a snow or sugar snap pea in recent months, there’s a high probability that it was grown in the fertile soils of […]
24 November 2021
Salvatore Sacca (pictured above) is the general manager/owner of Da’Salvatore, which specialises in the production of unique high-quality lines such as cherry tomatoes, mini cucumbers and […]
24 November 2021
In this column, VegNET – North Queensland provides an update on its activities, which include helping growers in the region with their labour requirements and workforce […]
24 November 2021
Each year, the National Landcare Awards acknowledge and celebrate local Landcare achievements at state and territory level as well as nationally. In 2021, Tasmanian farmer Michael […]
23 November 2021
Grow Your Career in Horticulture: AUSVEG video series highlights diverse range of jobs in the sector
AUSVEG has launched the Grow your Career in Horticulture video series highlighting the diverse range of careers in the Australian horticulture industry. The series includes video interviews with […]
23 November 2021
Despite challenges emerging from recent droughts and the COVID-19 pandemic, one vegetable growing operation has flourished. Thanks to a major organisational restructure that took place in […]
5 October 2021
AUSVEG has welcomed the Governor-General’s signing of legislation that will implement the Australian Agriculture Visa, which is a key piece to solving the horticulture industry’s labour […]
28 September 2021
A third-generation vegetable grower and Managing Director at Velisha Farms, Catherine Velisha has worked tirelessly in recent years to foster a culture of business innovation along […]
27 September 2021
Andrew Johanson is Mulgowie Farming Company’s Sustainable Farming Practices Manager. In this article, AUSVEG EnviroVeg Coordinator Danielle Park catches up with Andrew to learn more about […]
14 September 2021
The team from the Hort Innovation-funded project A strategic approach to weed management for the Australian vegetable industry visited Schreurs & Sons in Clyde, Victoria in […]
14 September 2021
The protected cropping industry is one of the fastest growing agricultural sectors in Australia. In recognition of this, Western Sydney University, Hort Innovation and five industry […]
14 September 2021
Mamta Khadka Basnet recently graduated from Western Sydney University (WSU) with a Bachelor of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security. Mamta enrolled in the Master of Science […]
13 September 2021
Annie Attard is the vice-president for Women in Sugar as well as a Director at both Bundaberg Sugar Services and Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers. Her […]