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14 November 2024
Vegetable growers in NSW have faced additional challenges over recent years due to extreme or prolonged rain causing flooding, as well as dry or storm events […]
14 November 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIntense or prolonged rainfall, and runoff and overflow from drains, rivers, creeks and dams can create the potential for damage to crops through flooding, ponding and soil […]
9 April 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWHY SHOULD YOU CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF SPRAY WATER? Poor spray water quality can cause the following: reduced product efficacy i.e. poor pest control. change […]
31 October 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. […]
14 November 2024
30 August 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutesGrowers could soon have tailored local weather forecasts directly at their fingertips through a ground-breaking program that leverages the cutting-edge capabilities of artificial intelligence and machine […]
2 September 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. […]
16 July 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVegalogue 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 […]
2 July 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVegalogue 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 […]
17 June 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVegalogue 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 March 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each month we take a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and onion […]
27 February 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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 […]
29 January 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis month, we discuss: The Onions Australia merger with AUSVEG Pre-harvest sanitation of leafy green vegetables The opportunities and hurdles for vegetables as snack foods The […]
4 December 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter attending a VegNET NSW farm walk on greenhouse vegetable production, grower Anjli Punia was inspired to investigate the benefits of a drip and drain system […]
4 December 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is currently minimal information available to vegetable growers in the Northern Territory who are looking for guidance on growing in a hydroponic system tailored to […]
4 December 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVegNET WA worked with a horticultural producer in Albany to evaluate how well sweet corn production knowledge developed in Carnarvon could be adapted to the different […]
4 December 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImproving nutrient use efficiencies and building soil health can help vegetable growers overcome the rising costs of inputs, particularly nitrogen fertiliser. In addition, legume crops such […]
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10 December 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Dimi Kyriakou, RMCG Soil Wealth ICP team members Dr Doris Blaesing and Sophia Thach led a group of Australian growers, agronomists, and industry partners on […]
10 December 2024
Reading Time: 6 minutesBy Paulette Baumgartl, Applied Horticultural Research The Mulgowie Farming Company, a family-owned producer, grows conventional and organic sweet corn and green beans across Australia. Known for […]
11 December 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutesAUSVEG collaborated with a diverse range of industry experts to deliver a tailor-made session to address the needs of the region, which were identified through the […]
23 April 2024
11 February 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFacing rising input costs and greater environmental awareness, an increasing number of Australian vegetable growers are practicing a system of farming that has come to be […]
24 February 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesTarwin, Victoria By Paulette Baumgartl, Applied Horticultural Research With the help from tech company AgriKnow, Soil Wealth ICP has introduced an innovative online platform to connect […]
24 February 2025
Reading Time: 6 minutesFacing rising input costs and greater environmental awareness, an increasing number of Australian vegetable growers are practicing a system of farming that has come to be […]
25 February 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Paulette Baumgartl, Applied Horticultural Research The Australian horticulture industry is taking a transformative leap toward automation, addressing critical workforce challenges with a $52 million initiative […]
25 February 2025
Reading Time: 5 minutesREPORT ON TRIAL WORK TO DATE FOR THE 2024/25 SEASON By Tim Groom and Bree How Ryegrass is a very productive plant and great for feeding […]
25 February 2025
Reading Time: 5 minutesSoil microbiology testing involves analysing the microbial communities within the soils, including bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and other organisms. Healthy soils are teeming with beneficial microbes that […]
26 February 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutesVegNET Northern Territory Regional Update A vegetable grower understands that the amount of water their crop needs depends on the type of crop, the phase of […]
4 March 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFloodwater is known to be a carrier of biological, chemical and physical hazards that affect food safety during the production and processing of fresh horticultural produce. […]
4 March 2025
23 March 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s right under your feet, and it’s full of life! We take a deep dive into what happens when organic matter gets mixed and blended to […]
24 March 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe deep, sandy soils of Western Australia’s Swan Coastal Plain are among the most infertile in the world. They’re also where many of the state’s vegetables […]
27 March 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Soil Wealth ICP team member Carl Larsen visited the Tarwin demonstration site in Gippsland, Victoria in late June 2024 to check on the first cash […]
27 March 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute While visiting the Soil Wealth ICP demonstration site in Tarwin, Victoria, Carl Larsen took the opportunity to check cover crop termination, undertake labile carbon and soil […]
15 April 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis peer-reviewed technical resource is aimed at enhancing the understanding of microbial contamination in leafy vegetables, specifically with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), and providing guidance […]
17 December 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSoil health, soil biology, crop nutrition, and storage quality of onions are interconnected. Healthy soil promotes optimal nutrient availability and plant growth, which directly influences onion […]
28 May 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Paulette Baumgartl, Applied Horticultural Research Over the past 10 years the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection (Soil Wealth ICP) project has developed a substantial […]
28 May 2025
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe deep, sandy soils of Western Australia’s Swan Coastal Plain are among the most infertile in the world. They’re also where many of the state’s vegetables […]
28 May 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesVegNET Wide Bay Burnett Regional Update Organised by the VegNET, PotatoLink, and Soil Wealth ICP projects and delivered by Applied Horticultural Research, the event featured demonstrations, […]
28 May 2025
Reading Time: 5 minutesVegNET Tasmania Regional Update West Pine is a diversified agri-food business based in Penguin, North West Tasmania, founded in 2018 by Rob Arvier and Mark Reeves. […]
14 July 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis fact sheet presents the six major risk factors for food safety in leafy vegetables and their management in a concise, easy to remember manner. Related […]
28 July 2025
3 September 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY DIMI KYRIAKOU, RMCG Cover crops, nutrient use efficiency and crop health were the key topics of discussion at the Soil Wealth ICP demonstration site farm […]
3 September 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY UMBERTO CALVO AND PAULETTE BAUMGARTL APPLIED HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH Led by the Soil Wealth ICP team in partnership with Local Land Services (LLS), the initiative aims […]
3 September 2025
Reading Time: 6 minutesBY WAYNE O’NEILL QUEENSLAND DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES Root-knot nematodes are obligate parasites, which means that they require a susceptible plant host to survive and reproduce. […]
7 July 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImproving nutrient management, soil nitrogen cycling and organic matter retention has been the focus of a Soil Wealth ICP trial site running at Skye in Victoria […]
27 February 2026
Reading Time: 3 minutesHort Innovation has contracted Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) to lead a new Australia-wide carrot Research and Development (R&D) project. The […]
27 February 2026
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor Yumeng Chen, farming is a family tradition, which she has embraced since her childhood in China. Having been named the 2026 Nuffield Scholar for the […]
27 February 2026
Reading Time: 5 minutesA year of trials at the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection (ICP) Oakdale demonstration site is testing how legume and cereal cover crops, combined with […]
2 March 2026
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY STEFF CARSTAIRS, PROJECT MANAGER, PLANFARM The 2025 AUSVEG Sentiment Survey indicated that 40 percent of vegetable growers across Australia planned on exiting vegetable production in […]
2 March 2026
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn October last year, James Smith from Bowhill Produce in South Australia began trialling an Ecorobotix ARA 620 UHP Sprayer equipped with Plant-by-Plant™ Artificial Intelligence on […]
3 March 2026
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the North Queensland region, growers operate in a highly variable climate where long dry periods are often followed by intense rainfall events. These conditions place […]
18 May 2026
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile protected cropping has long had a place in Australian horticulture, it has previously been considered a niche sector compared to traditional growing methods. This perception […]
18 May 2026
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY THE SOIL WEALTH ICP TEAM A collaboration between Soil Wealth ICP and a sixth-generation Melbourne market gardener has produced some eye-opening results – and a […]
18 May 2026
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY DR HOANG NGUYEN AND DR ALI BAJWA While some ‘weeds’ are perfectly edible, and even considered delicacies in different cuisines, others are decidedly undesirable. Either […]
18 May 2026
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY MAYA WALLENS In April 2026, it was a privilege to host soil health educator Joel Williams from Integrated Soils at Forster Hill Farm in Nildottie. […]
18 May 2026
Reading Time: 3 minutesVEGNET New South Wales REGIONAL UPDATE This initiative set out to establish a long-term soil health trial site that builds on the work from the Soil […]
23 May 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn April 2024, the Devon Meadows farm of Victorian grower Peter Schreurs & Sons was hit with 60mm of rain overnight. The farm had had almost […]
24 May 2024
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe brassica family can provide a positive role in cover crops. How, why and when it is utilised will determine the efficacy of the cover crop […]
29 February 2024
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe list of available herbicides that can be used within onion crops is limited, and with herbicide resistance increasing in ryegrass, control of the weed is […]
16 October 2023
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe main soil borne diseases in onions include damping off, white rot, basal rot and pink root. Prevention and management can often be improved via managing […]
19 January 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Smart Farming Partnerships program is an industry collaboration to focus on protecting ecosystems in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area, using technology that monitors nutrient […]
19 January 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn 2025 new food safety standards for leafy vegetables, melons and berries will be coming into effect. Developed by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), the […]
18 January 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorld Soil Day, celebrated on 5 December each year, brings to light the critical role that soil plays in our lives, from ensuring food security and […]
13 October 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs the Soil Wealth ICP project approaches the end of Phase 2, growers and industry are invited to complete a short survey to help inform the […]
27 September 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute1pm-5pm AWST | Wednesday 28 September Potato and vegetable growers are invited to attend a field walk in Manjimup, Western Australia, where cover cropping specialist Dr […]
10 August 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute2pm-4pm AEST | Tuesday 23 August VegNET New South Wales and the NSW Local Land Service invite you to attend a field day visiting Paul and […]
9 August 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 2022 Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar (AVIS) was held in Brisbane on 7 June in conjunction with Hort Connections 2022. The AVIS is a series of […]
27 July 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis presentation from the Soil Wealth ICP project highlights the general approach and results generated from using high resolution, multispectral satellite imagery to predict total carrot […]
27 July 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt the Soil Wealth ICP project’s Sydney Basin demonstration site in Wedderburn, grower Kim Ngov has transitioned from a successful inter-row ryegrass program to growing high […]
20 July 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe idea behind precision agriculture is that increased accuracy can lead to better crop uniformity and lower production costs. This poster from the Soil Wealth ICP […]
20 July 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDrones are becoming an increasingly popular tool for precision agriculture on vegetable farms, but are you aware of the relevant rules, regulations and responsibilities when using […]
28 June 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDo you want to know more about soil amendment options to lift potato production in saline environments? Watch this webinar discussion from the Soil Wealth ICP […]
13 May 2022
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn 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
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Protected Cropping Australia (PCA) Conference was held in Coffs Harbour in March. As part of the event, the VegNET – New South Wales team hosted […]
13 May 2022
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 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
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn 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 […]
3 May 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute12.30pm-3pm AEST | Friday 6 May Join VegNET Gippsland for presentations and a field walk at Farm Express Salads in Boisdale, which has played host to […]
26 April 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStrip-tillage combines the best of no-till and conventional tillage in the one operation. This Soil Wealth ICP webinar recording shares the knowledge of strip-till farmer Ben […]
5 April 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteReduced till can deliver significant benefits to vegetable growers, including lower input costs, better soil health and improved yields. There can also be challenges, such as […]
5 April 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat are native vegetation insectaries (NVIs)? Native vegetation insectaries are areas of flowering plants on a farm. They attract and maintain beneficial insect populations by providing shelter […]
29 March 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhether you’re just getting started with cover crops or you have been using them for a while, this collection of Soil Wealth ICP posters is a […]
29 March 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast year, Soil Wealth ICP team members Doris Blaesing and Donna Lucas shared their expertise with a group of students from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, […]
15 March 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs the weather gradually gets colder, check out this winter cover crop summary for vegetable production from the Soil Wealth ICP project. It shares options to […]
15 March 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is increasing interest in using different cover crop species and mixes of cover crops to improve soil health and productivity in the Australian vegetable industry. […]
2 March 2022
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis 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
Reading Time: 4 minutesStrategically 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 […]