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…
EGVID 2020: A virtual success for R&D
The 2020 East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID 2020) received the R&D Adoption and Industry Impact Award at the 2021 AUSVEG VIC Awards…
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…
Boosting beneficials in your vegetable crop
Beneficial insects and other invertebrates (‘beneficials’) include pollinators, nutrient cyclers, predators and parasitoids of plant pests. The role that predators and…
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...
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‘…
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…
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…
Commercial Greenhouse Cucumber Production Manual 2019
The Commercial Greenhouse Cucumber Production manual provides basic guidance on growing greenhouse cucumbers, an industry that has expanded rapidly in the last few…
Strategic Weed Management – Shreurs & Sons
Schreurs & Sons is a large and successful vegetable growing business based in Clyde, Victoria. The VG15070 “A strategic approach to…
Native vegetation insectaries – permanent habitat for beneficial insects
On-farm insectaries are areas of flowering plants that attract and maintain beneficial insect populations by providing shelter from highly disturbed crop…
Clubroot: a Galling Disease
Clubroot is one of the most destructive diseases of brassicas globally. Although it was detected in Australia as early as the…
Mark and Darren Schreurs, Peter Schreurs & Sons – Winner R&D Adoption Award 2019
The R&D Adoption Award was developed by the National Vegetable Extension Network (VegNET) in Victoria as part of the 2019 AUSVEG...
Integrated Pest Management of vegetable pests – a more sustainable approach (webinar recording)
Watch this informative and interactive one-hour session to get the latest updates from vegetable industry experts, including IPM Technologies, E.E. Muir...
Future focus – robotics and intelligent systems in Australian vegetable production systems (webinar recording)
Robotics and intelligent systems are used throughout various agricultural industries to control, monitor and improve farming systems. The development of various...
Spray technology for vegetable growers: a guide to getting it right (webinar recording)
Chemicals play an important role in vegetable production and are regularly used to control insect pests, diseases and weeds. Poor spray...
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...
Biosecurity lessons in planning and response for the vegetable industry (webinar recording)
Plant biosecurity is a series of measures that aid in protecting production areas from harmful insects, weeds, and various plant diseases....
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…
Precision agriculture technology in vegetable production systems
Precision agriculture (or PA) uses a combination of new technology and existing agronomic knowledge to maximise farm efficiency. There are many...
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...
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...
Paul Gazzola and IPM
Vegetable grower Paul Gazzola talks about how he controls insect pests using natural predators. IPM Better For You Better for the...
Peter Schreurs and IPM
Vegetable Grower Peter Schreurs describes his passion for growing vegetables naturally, using sustainable practices. IPM Better For You Better for the...
Stuart Grigg and IPM
Agronomist Stuart Grigg describes the natural approach to growing healthy broccoli. IPM Better For You Better for the Environment