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Discover vegetable levy investments into Vegetable Fund R&D initiatives

The vegetable levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.

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Completed project

Extension strategy for the Australian vegetable industry (VG18003)

This investment scoped out the extension needs for the Australian vegetable industry and delivered a strategy for addressing those needs into the future

26 November 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

National vegetable industry communications program (VG18000)

This investment was responsible for effectively communicating the findings of levy-funded R&D and other relevant industry news, issues and data to vegetable growers and other industry stakeholders.

13 December 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

Ex-post impact assessment (MT18011)

Through this project, Hort Innovation engaged independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.

31 December 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

SITplus: Port Augusta Qfly SIT factory pilot operation (FF18003)

This investment continued to support the operations of the sterile Queensland fruit fly facility established in Port Augusta, South Australia.

16 August 2023

Completed project Final Research Report

National Innovation Coaching / Hort360 (VG16063) (VG16063b)

This investment facilitated a pilot program of ‘Innovation Coaching’ for vegetable producers in Queensland

28 September 2018

Completed project

Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture crops 2019/20 (MT18018)

This multi-industry project generated the data needed to support a range of existing minor use permits across a variety of horticulture crops, to ensure growers have continued access to safe and effective chemicals for the management of pests, weeds and diseases.

10 July 2019

Final research report

Economics of weed management in the Australian vegetable industry

A report detailing the economics of weed management within the Australian vegetable industry

28 February 2019

Completed project

Vegetable market price reporting pilot program (VG16081 and VG16084)

This program delivered accurate and timely wholesale market price reports for 10 key vegetable categories from markets in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

28 June 2019

Ongoing project

Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2018-19 to 2020-21 (HA18002)

This across-industry investment is responsible for producing Hort Innovation’s annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook.

22 May 2019

Completed project

Innovative solutions for management of tospoviruses of vegetable crops (VG14063)

This investment has produced genetic information on tospoviruses, with the view to developing novel management solutions.

3 April 2019