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Australian onion industry communications program (VN18003)

Publication date: October 16, 2019

Delivery Partner: Cox Inall Communications, RMCG and Onions Australia

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What was it all about?

From 2019 to 2022, this project delivered effective and timely communications to ensure Australian onion growers and other industry stakeholders were kept up-to-date with the latest R&D outcomes, marketing activities, and other industry news and information. In communicating R&D in particular, the ultimate goal was to lead to practice change for growers, boosting productivity and profitability.

The regular communication channels produced and maintained by the project include but weren’t limited to:

An annual magazine focusing on the latest R&D updates for onion growers, available online here.
Quarterly e-newsletter, The Onion Project, with relevant industry information, available online here.
Podcasts (audio recordings) highlighting industry R&D, marketing and other information, available online here.
Videos detailing R&D work, available online here.
Annual disease alert poster, available online here.
Case studies, to showcase practice change associated with the adoption of R&D, available online here.
Regional levy-payer meetings and corresponding grower walks/field days, held twice yearly, with details circulated in industry channels.

Project outputs

Read the 2019 Onion annual magazine here

Download the poster about soilborne diseases in onion crops

Listen to The Onion Project podcasts here (external link)

Video: Soilborne diseases in onion production

Tackling soilborne diseases in onion production case study

The onion levy - back to basics

No tears for onions - Harvest to Home update

Biosecurity reminder for onion growers

2020 - International Year of Plant Health

A spotlight on Tasmanian research for onion growers

Recognising onion bulb quality and crop nutrition in preparation for export markets

Resistant ryegrass in onion production

Driving growth for Australian onions

Foodservice onions project case study

Details

This project was a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Onion Fund

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