In addition to the annually advertised Industry and General Call, HAL will occasionally issue a tender or call for expressions of interest as part of the Industry or General Call.

When this occurs, the details will be available here.

Tender Briefs

Soilborne Disease Management in Australian Vegetable Production tender

HAL is seeking expressions of interest from an experienced consultant/consultancy team to conduct a review of soilborne disease management approaches for the Australian vegetable industry. A significant body of research has previously been conducted in the area and a review of knowledge gaps is required to determine where any future investment should be targeted.

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Benchmarking Uptake of Soil Health Practices in Vegetable Production 

HAL is seeking expressions of interest from an experienced consultant/consultancy team to benchmark the uptake of soil health practices in the vegetable industry as a result of the soil health program developed in 2006/07 through to 2011. The benchmarking survey will include phone surveys combined with visits to the major vegetable growing regions across Australia. The consultant/s will engage with vegetable growers and consultants and report the findings to HAL and the Australian vegetable industry.

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Spray Drift Audit and Risk Assessment tender

HAL is seeking expressions of interest from an experienced consultant/consultancy team to conduct an audit and risk assessment of spray drift management in horticulture. The audit will require an assessment of the current and best practice in horticulture pesticide application and management across a representative range of horticultural crops and locations; and a risk assessment of chemical spray drift risks in a similarly representative sample of horticulture. The audit and risk assessment are required to determine the risk and appropriate Drift Reduction Technologies (DRT) being employed on-farm as part of common and best management practice. The size of any reduction in risk between common and best practice will be used to determine the required investment in drift minimisation and in discussions with the APVMA on the impact of imposed downwind buffer zones and the extent to which this approach can be improved.

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