Celebrating R&D adoption in Victoria’s vegetable industry
It has been five years since the National Vegetable Extension Network (VegNET) projects in Victoria introduced the R&D Adoption Award at…
Compost calculator: knowing the value of organic amendments in your vegetable nutrition program in Victoria
The addition of organic soil amendments is becoming increasingly popular in vegetable production. Organic amendments provide a range of benefits to…
Harvest to Home: how leeks performed throughout Covid
Harvest to Home is an analytics tool, developed by Nielsen and Hort Innovation, providing insight on marketing performance and shopper behaviour…
Harvest to Home: how carrots performed throughout Covid
Harvest to Home is an analytics tool, developed by Nielsen and Hort Innovation, providing insight on marketing performance and shopper behaviour…
Harvest to Home: how broccoli performed through Covid
Harvest to Home is an analytics tool, developed by Nielsen and Hort Innovation, providing insight on marketing performance and shopper behaviour…
Vegetable grower’s experience with managing COVID-19 (AUSVEG VIC Executive Director)
We hear from Corrigan's Produce Farms Managing Director and AUSVEG VIC Executive Director Deborah Corrigan who is dedicated to the betterment...
VegNET – Supporting Vegetable Growers
The VegNET project aims to build regional capacity of the vegetable industry by providing research and development (R&D) extension services, products…
Translating Precision Agriculture (PA) Data Case Study – Fresh Select
Fresh Select is one of the largest lettuce and brassica growers in Australia. As a leader in innovation, sustainable farming techniques…
VegNET (N, W, SE) e-news issue 41 – March 2020
NEWS VegNet Phase 2 Vegetables Australia – Autumn 2020 Edition AgChem Update – Regulatory Support and Coordination Fall Armyworm Update and…
Vegetable Levy R&D Project Updates Webinar
Watch this webinar to learn from key researchers about the latest findings of several Hort Innovation Vegetable Levy Funded Projects as…
Planning for Summer – Irrigation and Water Management
As crop growth and water use increase with the warmer weather, it’s a good time to think about getting on top…
Win-Win Employment Outcomes
Enthusiastic job-ready workers are often hard to find for horticultural businesses and vegetable operations are no exception. Job seekers wanting to…
Clustering, a regional framework for improving vegetable industry outcomes.
The ‘East Gippsland Food Cluster’ Incorporated (now amalgamated with ‘Agribusiness Gippsland’ Incorporated to form ‘Food & Fibre Gippsland’ Incorporated) is one…
Implement an Energy Management System
Each farm has unique opportunities to maximise the energy efficiency of its operation. One way to identify these opportunities is to gain a better understanding of the energy consumption of a side of your business by implementing an energy management system (EMS).
Harvesting innovation with Hort Innovation
Hort Innovation invests in a wide range of marketing and R&D programs to help increase the productivity and profitability of the...
Assessing the costs associated with vegetable production
Determining the Cost of Production (CoP) is vital to understanding the economic viability of a farming system. The CoP is defined…
VegNET – Carl Larsen (Victoria)
Are you a vegetable grower? VegNET has been set up by Hort Innovation and the vegetable industry to connect you to…
Andrew Fragapane, Fragapane Farms – Winner R&D Adoption Award 2017
The inaugural R&D Adoption Award was developed by the National Vegetable Extension Network (VegNET) in Victoria as part of the 2017...
Lessons from the field – Emma Germano
2014 Nuffield Scholarship recipient Emma Germano, used her scholarship to research global export opportunities for vegetables and primary produce. Emma, General…
Vegetable Careers 1
Vegetable farming now requires management of the environment, people, and food safety as well as production processes. Jobs can involve the...
Vegetable Careers 2
Specialised and skilled roles within the vegetable industry are increasing and provide the opportunity to work up the ladder on-farm or...