R&D projects
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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Autonomous systems investments (VG15003 and VG15059)
These investments advanced the application of robotics, intelligent sensing systems, precision agriculture automation and more in Australia’s vegetable industry.
28 June 2019
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
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
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
Strengthened biosecurity for the Australian vegetable industry – stage 2 (VG15020)
This investment supported the role and activities of the Vegetable Industry Biosecurity Advisor at AUSVEG from 2015 to 2018.
29 March 2019
Data analytics and application technology to guide on farm irrigation (VG15054)
This project aimed to improve irrigation decisions on-farm by providing growers with crop-specific information on evapotranspiration levels
22 November 2018
Facilitating adoption of IPM through a participatory approach with local advisors and industry (VG15034 and VG15035)
This program worked to increase the uptake of integrated pest management (IPM) practices among South Australian vegetable growers.
20 February 2019
On-farm power generation - options for vegetable growers (VG13051)
To help reduce power costs, this project investigated the feasibility of various on-farm power generation options for growers and produced fact sheets with key considerations.
5 February 2019
Consumption of juiced fruit and vegetables data analytics (MT16008)
Insights into Australian's consumption of fruit, vegetables and juices were delivered by this investment, using the CSIRO Healthy Diet Score survey.
5 February 2019
Using classical genetics and epigenetics to make sterile insect technology flies fitter (AI14002)
This research produced a host of genetic data relating to Queensland fruit flies, to feed into other work related to the application of the Sterile Insect Technique to the pest.
5 February 2019