June 2018 eNews
Our desire to CHANGE must be greater the our desire to stay the SAME
Biosecurity Capacity Building @ Lardner
AUSVEG Biosecurity, meet Select Produce … Our forum on 2 May saw 32 attendees come together. The report will soon be available. Click to request a copy HERE
Responsible Chemical Handlers @ Wonthaggi
VegPRO & Duff Consulting deliver accredited skills training at the Workmen’s Club over two days – 5 & 6 June. Reserve you place for Lindenow on 12 & 13 Sept HERE
Gippsland’s Great Achievements @ AUSVEG VIC Awards for Excellence
Gippsland’s vegetable industry must be proud to work alongside these winners:
Michael Bogicevic ~ GROWER OF THE YEAR ~ Coolibah Herbs (Warragul & Pearcedale)
Daniel Hammond ~ YOUNG GROWER OF THE YEAR ~ Bulmer Farms (Lindenow)
East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days ~ COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AWARD
Schreurs & Sons ~ R&D ADOPTION AWARD ~ (Middle Tarwin & Clyde)
Congratulations to all and best wishes for the National Awards to be announced on 20 June 2018 at the Hort Connections convention in Brisbane
R&D Adoption Award
Schreurs & Sons, now growing in Gippsland at Middle Tarwin (and Clyde) won the R&D Adoption Award at the AUSVEG VIC Awards for Excellence 2018. Here’s why …
Training & Event Reminders – Save The Dates
Learn Process Mapping Skills – Wednesday 18 July – Leongatha (TBA)
Pests & Disease in Babyleaf Veg – Monday 30 July – Longford (TBA)
VegInnovations (All New) – Thursday 2 August – Sale BOOK HERE
Learn Process Mapping Skills – Wednesday 15 August – Bairnsdale (TBA)
Gippsland Women In Horticulture Conference 2018 – Thursday 23 August
Tips, Tricks & A Little Bit of Extension Magic – Wednesday 29 August – CBD
Chemical Handling – 12 & 13 September – Lindenow (TBA)
Post Harvest Management of Vegetables – Maffra & Korumburra (TBA)
Bunching Veg & Cucurbit Growers
NSW DPI Field Guides available for growers – limited number. Request your free copy HERE
It’s not too late to register … Call (03) 9882 0277 or by email here
IDO Returns From USA
Three weeks flew by as my partner & I motored about 5,000kms of California, Arizona, Nevada & Utah. The scale of vegetable production in California and Arizona beggars belief! So too does cultivating one sand dune away from the Pacific Ocean. I found a new love, this oft forgotten brassica – Kohlrabi – is delicious raw or cooked. I saw these at Delta Farmers’ Market, Isleton, California, for $2 each.
