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Vegetables
Vegetable Industry Overview

The Vegetable industry is represented by AUSVEG. To go to their website, click here.

 

AUSVEG

Phone: +61 3 9544 8098
Fax: +61 3 9558 6199

Email: info@ausveg.com.au
Website: www.ausveg.com.au 

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Vegetable Industry Strategic Plan
VegVision 2020

Click on the icon below to view the Vegetable industry Strategic Plan.
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VegVision 2020 (3.62 Mb)

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Industry Advisory Committee Members

HAL receives advice from industry on program investment through Industry Advisory Committees. Membership of the Vegetable IAC is recommended to HAL by AUSVEG.

Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee:

  • Jeff McSpedden (Chair)
  • Roger Turner (Deputy Chair)
  • Dr Melina Parker
  • Danny De Ieso
  • Denise Ellement
  • Peter Ward
  • Kent West
  • Mark Napper (Ex Officio)
  • Richard Mulcahy (Ex Officio)
  • Will Gordon (Ex Officio)
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Vegetable Industry Annual Reports

Click here to download the most recent Vegetable industry annual report (PDF). (2.79 Mb)

Click here to view previous annual reports.

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Vegetable Industry Recently Approved Projects

The following projects have recently been approved by HAL and are directly related to the Vegetable industry.

VG10701 USA sweetpotato study tour
VG10700 AHGA & NAB North American Greenhouse Study Tour - October 2010
VG10092 Growers Study Tour- PMA/USA 2010
MT09100 Engaging Shoppers to drive growth for Baby Roma Tomatoes & Baby Broccoli
MT09099 National Fruit Fly Strategy - BCA for the Australian Horticulture Industry
VG10910 2010 Vegetable Partnership Agreement - Consultation
VG10900 2010 Vegetable Partnership Agreement
VG10091 Scoping study on biochar and pyrolysis gas production
VG10090 WFT workshop
VG10089 Scoping study to assess childrens vegetable consumption
VG09190 Carbon and sustainability - A demonstration on vegetable properties across Australia
MT10044 Screening Vegetable Varieties from Asian Seed Companies for Australian Markets
VG10082 Continuing on-farm improvements through good practice demonstration
VG10081 Breeding Capsicum for Tospovirus Resistance
VG09188 Protected baby leaf lettuce production
VG10080 On-farm demonstration of controlled traffic farming for vegetables
VG10079 A series of grower study tours for CTF in vegetables
VG10088 Semi automatic transplanter for cell grown plants into plastic mulch
MT10029 Managing pesticide access in horticulture (cont from AH04009 and MT07029)
MT09091 Communications strategy for protecting pollination for the Australian horticultural industry
MT09090 Developing a honeybee and pollination CRC bid
MT09088 Identifying chemical or non-chemical R&D for honeybee pests workshop
MT09087 'Bee Force' - Developing the model for other regions
MT09086 'Bee Force' - Improving surveillance and sentinel hive traps
VG10078 Belt label addition root & hydroponic vegetable
VG10077 Movento label addition - Celery
MT09083 Protecting pollination - Communicating awareness:Honeybee Blues video
VG09179 Improving chemical access for the Australian Vegetable industry
VG10059 Issues facing vegetable production in peri-urban areas - review and scoping study
VG10047 Economic survey of Australian vegetable growers, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13
VG10028 Cold disinfestation of capsicum fruit from Queensland fruit fly
VG10048 Scoping study for sustainable broadleaf weed control in cucurbit crops
VG10021 Effect of season and postharvest storage on the vitamin and folate content of vegetables
VG10031 Establishing the feasibility of biochar and pyrolysis gas production for use in Tasmanian agriculture
MT10023 Tomato-potato psyllid management
VG09162 Scoping workshop to bring together key stakeholders to discuss scoping of proposed Sensitive Waterways Project VG09041
VG09157 Minor Use Data and Permit Costs for 2009 and 2010
VG09158 Online Interface for Horticulture Commodity Statistics - Phase Two
VG08180 Pesticides in protected cropping working groups
MT08079 Pollination Aware – it’s importance to Australia
MT08081 Improving the reliability of vegetable seed yields
VG09910 Vegetable Partnership Agreement 2009-10 - Consultation
VG09900 Vegetable Partnership Agreement 2009-10
VG09122 Minor Use Harmonisation
VG09120 Program administration
VG09118 Pesticides in hydroponic vegetables
VG09112 Protected Cropping Grower Tour Europe 2010
MT09045 Overcoming Onion stunting & Brassica stem canker by the use of liquid fertilisers
MT09068 Comparison of biodegradable mulch products to polyethylene in irrigated vegetable, tomato and melon crops
VG09102 Biocontrol of WFT and other key pests in commercial greenhouse crops
VG08151 Vegetable Consumer Tracking Study
VG08150 Minor use permit costs for the vegetable industry in 2008-09
VG09142 Australian Vegetable Industry Carbon Footprint Tool - stage 2 (national development and adoption of the tool)
MT09038 28th International Horticultural Congress Lisbon 2010 - industry leaders study tour
MT09067 Managing the nematode threat
MT09037 FSANZ application for irradiation of Summerfruit and Vegetables
VG08143 Vital Vegetables 2 - Management and Commercialisation Costs
VG09099 Active surveillance of pests and diseases: a scoping study in vegetables
MT09026 Protecting pollination for the Australian horticultural industry Stage 2
VG09074 Taking stock of the Australian Asian vegetable industry
VG09067 Multimedia tools to showcase career opportunities in the Australian vegetable supply chain.
MT09034 Generation of data for pesticide registrations or minor-use permits in allium crops
VG09037 Importance of high vegetable consumption in controlling weight studies
MT08042 Driving collaboration in Australian horticultural research: Investing in the operations of the NHRN
VG08108 Australian Vegetable Industry Data Part 2 (continues VG07060)
VG08102 Efficacy of dimethoate and fenthion at low dose rates
VG09023 Alternative fruit fly control for market access and IPM enhancement in eggplant
VG07087 Vegetable biosecurity & quarantine gap analysis
VG08084 Australian Rural Leadership Program Course 16
VG08082 Vegetable Industry Development Program
VG08074 Minor use programme allocation for vegetables 2008/9-2010/11
VG08066 Insecticide resistance detection and management in currant lettuce aphid
VG08062 Mechanisms and management of insecticide resistance in Australian diamondback moth
VG08043 Development of methods to monitor and control Aphanomyces root rot and black root rot of beans.
VG08051 Getting the most out of Eretmocerus hayati, an effective natural enemy of silverleaf whitefly
VG08026 Identification of IPM strategies for Pythium induced root rots in Apiacae vegetable crops
VG08021 VegBIZ -Vegetable Enterprise Decision Support Systems
VG08029 Design and demonstration of precision agriculture irrigation applied to different vegetable crops
VG07153 Nutrient management of Asian vegetables
VG08053 Exploring a novel strategy to enhance efficacy of insect pathogens and disrupt cuticle hardening in insects
VG07145 Improving greenhouse systems and production practices (greenhouse technology systems component) (Parent - VG07096)
VG07144 Improving greenhouse systems and production practices (greenhouse production practices component) (Parent - VG07096)
VG07126 Project 2.1 Integrated management of soilborne pathogens (Sclerotinia beans, lettuce, carrots, celery and other)
VG07125 Project 2.2 Best-practice IPM Strategies for Control of Major Soilborne Diseases of Vegetable Crops throughout Australia
VG07119 Identification and monitoring of resistance in vegetable crops in Australia
VG06144 Development of a Crop Scheduling Program for Cos and Iceberg Lettuce in the Major Growing Regions in Australia
VG07101 Australian Rural Leaders Program
VG07097 Minor use allocation for field and desktop studies
VG07096 Greenhouse project study allocation
VG07095 Program approach to plant pathology
VG07085 Allocation for the implementation of Vegetable Soil Management Program 2007-2012
VG06153 Development of a new processed carrot industry to export bioactive phytonutrients for juice and nutriceuticals
VG08144 Vital Vegetables #2
VG07076 The delivery of IPM for the lettuce industry - an extension to VG05044
VG07079 Reducing Listeria contamination from salad vegetable farms
VG07063 Financial Performance of Australian Vegetable Farms
VG07036 Developing guidelines for environmentally sustainable use of mineral fertilisers
VG07023 Driving better vegetable irrigation through profitable practice change
VG07017 Thrips management in the green beans industry
VG09130 On-farm diagnostic kits for brassica disease: Phase II
VG07003 Development of IPM Strategies and Tools for Western Flower Thrips Frankliniella occidentalis in Hydroponic Lettuce
VG06117 Beetroot Stand Management
VG05050 Development and Promotion of IPM Strategies for Silverleaf whitefly in Vegetables
VG05037 Improving the management of sweet potato soil insect pests
VG03099 Provision of western flower thrips technology transfer services in Bundaberg and Bowen
VG03098 Regional extension strategy for managing western flower thrips and tomato spotted wilt virus in the Sydney region
VG02120 Vital Vegetables - management of R and D program
VG01014 Disinfestation of sweet corn for export using phosphine and controlled atmospheres
VG06010 The sustainable use of pesticides (especially spinosad) against WFT in vegetables
VG06028 Alternative fruit fly control and market access for capsicums and tomatoes
VG06037 Increasing adoption of IPM by WA vegetable growers and development of an ongoing technical support service
VG06045 Extension to project VG04020 ‘Evaluation of new shipping technology for Australian vegetables’
MT06020 Improving Market Access R and D for the Australian Horticultural Industries
VG06022 Developing and communicating strategies for controlling virus diseases in vegetable cucurbit crops
MT06049 Enhancing emergence and release methods of the sterile insect technique (SIT) to improve market access
HG06040 Optimal irradiation procedures for sterilization of Queensland fruit flies
VG06088 Providing an IPM Advisory Service for Tasmania
VG06013 Use of plant growth regulators for reduced pass harvesting of cauliflower and broccoli
VX02003 Integrated disease management for new diseases of asparagus
VG06158 A scoping study to review the current herbicides available for weed control in brassicas
VG06029 Release, post-release evaluation and habitat management of the silverleaf whitefly parasitoid
VG09198 Design of web-pages for online Interface for Horticulture Commodity Statistics
VG09197 Online Interface for Horticulture Commodity Statistics
VG09193 Vital Vegetables Commercialisation II
VG09160 Development of a test to quantify irradiation damage in fruit flies
VG09125 Vegetable Statistics & data integration
VG09163 Hydroponic Farmers Federation NZ Greenhouse Study Tour
VG08045 National greenhouse industry business and productivity analysis system
VG09195 Young Growers Study Tour - New Zealand 2010
VG09191 National Vegetable IPM Coordinator
VG09187 Australian Vegetable Industry Carbon Footprint Tool - stage 2 (national development and adoption of the tool)
VG09167 The National Vegetable IPM Coordinator
VG09121 Neutralising pesticides in recirculating water systems within a protected cropping system
VG09086 Evaluation of vegetable washing chemicals
MT09097 Effect of using reclaimed water on soil health and crop sustainability
MT09093 International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium, June 20-24, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York USA
MT09082 Preparation and submission of permit applications for three Varroa mite control products
VG09189 Capri Salad: Validation of nutrient content and development of post harvest protocols
VG09149 InnoVeg Local Partnership Program - Coordinating collaborative & innovative industry development products
VG09041 Environmental effects of vegetable production on sensitive waterways
VG09002 Environmental Management Strategy and Program for the Vegetable Industry
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Vegetable Industry Final Reports
VG08087 Opportunities and challenges faced with emerging technologies in the Australian vegetable industry. (2 mb)
VG08165 Desktop Preparation of Pesticide Minor Use Permit Applications in Various Vegetable Crops VG08074 (214 kb)
HG06040 Optimal irradiation procedures for sterilization of Queensland fruit flies (3 mb)
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