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…

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…

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…

Climate change land capacity and capability project – Pilot

This pilot project came out of the Bass Coast Landcare Network, with a view to explore the utilisation of farmland within…

Case Study: Virgara Bros

Find out how Virgara Bros benefited from doing an energy assessment and using a group procurement tender to create savings for their business.

Case Study: AE Cranwell & Sons

Find out how AE Cranwell & Sons benefited from doing an energy assessment and using a group procurement tender to create savings for their business.

Lessons from the field – Schreurs and Sons

Schreurs & Sons are a family horticultural business based in
Clyde, Victoria. What started off as a small family business
three generations ago,…

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…

Lessons from the field – Andrew Fragapane

Werribee South grower Andrew Fragapane took home the highly contested VegNET Sponsored R&D Adoption Award, as part of the 2017 AUSVEG…

Lessons from the field – David Wallace

Third generation vegetable grower, David Wallace, runs Wallace Vegetable Farm with his wife Robin and son Matt. The family business originally…

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…