Find out what’s making broccoli consumers tick
The latest Harvest to Home comprehensive review available is on broccoli (all). The report found that in the 52 weeks leading up…
Tech time: A guide to getting soil moisture monitoring right
Soil moisture monitoring can provide a real-time and predictive decision-making support tool for growers to improve their irrigation scheduling and water use…
Beneficial bugs boosted through native vegetation insectaries trials in Werribee
AAA Farms and Mason Fresh Produce in Werribee South, Victoria are trialling native vegetation insectaries on their farms to boost beneficial…
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…
How does the surrounding landscape affect beneficials on your farm?
Research led by Charles Sturt University demonstrates that the type of landscape surrounding a vegetable farm is an important influencer of…
Webinar recording: Field and landscape management for beneficial arthropods
Have you heard about native vegetation insectaries? Want to attract more beneficial insects to your crops to better manage pests? On-farm…
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…
Cover Crops for Australian Growers
The table below provides a starting point for helping you choose a cover crop for your farm. Adapt the information to…
Weed Management Guide – Wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)
Wild radish is a notable weed in all forms of cultivation where it occurs, including vegetables (Figure 2). It is particularly…
Managing irrigation requirements using soil moisture monitoring
Watch this webinar to hear from Dr Kelvin Montagu (AHR), from the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection team, on what’s…
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…
Winter Cover Cropping for Weed Management – Aglink & Ivankovich Farms
In 2018 and 2019, through the vegetable levy funded project ‘A strategic approach to weed management for the Australian vegetable industry‘…
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…
Viruses infecting Brassicas
The ‘Viruses infecting Brassicas’ fact sheet provides information in relation to virus diseases of brassica crops. This includes information on economic…
Integrated Weed Management (IWM) Case Study – Schreurs & Sons
Schreurs & Sons is a large and successful vegetable growing business based in Clyde, Victoria. Their Koo Wee Rup farm is…
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…
VegNET (N, W, SE) e-news issue 40 – February 2020
NEWS Retail vegetable prices set to increase from bushfires, drought and floods New Extension and Adoption Initiative BOM Regional Weather and Climate…
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…
VegNET (N, W, SE) e-news issue 39 – January 2020
NEWS Nominations – AUSVEG VIC Awards for Excellence Annual Water Outlook 2019/20 Soil-borne diseases in vegetable crops – A practical guide…
VegNET (N, W, SE) e-news issue 38 – December 2019
NEWS Vegetable production increases reported in latest ABARES survey Strategic Weed Management – Schreurs & Sons Commercial Greenhouse Cucumber Production Manual…
VegNET (N, W, SE) e-news issue 37 – November 2019
NEWS Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund Annual Report Leadership Development Scholarships Available: Women in Horticulture World’s First Metabolism-Based Glyphosate Resistance Discovered R&D…
Lessons from the field – Sean Croft
Sean Croft, of Arahura Farms, is one of Australia’s largest organic carrot growers and is interested in improving soil management practices…