Melon Fund

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Supercharged $14.1M program to support nation’s vegetable growers

Media Release

Avocado growers’ bid to sell fruit pays off

Media Release

Pollen home delivery sweet for honey bees

Article

The importance of crop hygiene and host management

Events

Hort Innovation AGM 2021

Events

National Agriculture Day

Events

National Pollinator Week 2021

Events

IPM Dubai 2021

Events

APEN 2022 International Conference

Events

Thriving Women 2022

Events

Protected Cropping Australia 2022 Conference

Media Release

New map to help safeguard nation’s protected cropping industries

Completed project

Food safety training, extension and capacity for the melon industry – phase 2 (VM18003)

Ongoing project

Management strategy for serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza huidobrensis (MT20005)

Ongoing project

Market intelligence reports: Melon non-protocol markets (VM18005)

Ongoing project

Across horticulture support for export MRL compliance (MT19006)

Events

Vegetable Industry Field Day and Summit 2022

Minor use permits

Minor use permits for the melon industry

Media Release

Leadership Development Scholarships available for women in the Horticulture industry

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Scientists probe bee recovery after fires

Article

Hort funded grant now open for applications

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Fishers, farmers and foresters trusted by the community

Ongoing project

Melon food safety – monitoring and support (VM20005)

Ongoing project

iMapPESTS: Sentinel Surveillance for Agriculture (ST16010)

Ongoing project

Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT20007)

Completed project

Risk and crisis management planning for the melon industry (VM18002)

Media Release

Aussie horticulture spotlights responsible farming

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Efforts to combat small but ‘ravenous’ worm ramp up

Ongoing project

Educating health professionals on Australian melons (VM20003)

Ongoing project

Melon industry communication program (VM20006)

Ongoing project

Business case to implement a marketing levy for the Australian melon industry (VM20004)

Ongoing project

Nutritional analysis of across horticulture commodities (ST19036)

Completed project

Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)

Media Release

Hort Innovation calling for Directors

Media Release

Is there a place for sweetpotato ice cream?

Media Release

$28 million program to improve farm productivity

Ongoing project

Field-based testing for fall armyworm (MT19014)

Completed project

Podcast for fall armyworm management in Northern farming systems (MT19013)

Media Release

2020 – The year everything about fresh produce consumption changed

Events

2021 National Biosecurity Forum

Ongoing project

Identifying potential parasitoids of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, and the risk to Australian horticulture (MT19015)

Completed project

RD&E program for control, eradication and preparedness for vegetable leafminer (MT16004)

Media Release

Cover crops – a game changer

Ongoing project

Feasibility study into opportunities for high-technology horticulture production in urban environments (HA19005)

Completed project

Phenomenom - The Good Mood Food Module (ST19041)

Completed project

Seasonal horticulture labour demand and workforce study (ST19040 and ST20008)

Media Release

$15 billion horticulture value in 2019/20 Hort Stats Handbook shows

Completed project

Melon industry development and communication (VM17001)

Media Release

Helping Aussie kids explore food and its relationship to mood

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Bringing high tech horticulture to urban areas in Australia – rooftop, underground and floating farms

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