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Potato – Fresh Fund snapshot

15+ investments
Currently underway
20+ resources and reports
Ready for you to use
$569,000
Levy collected in 2018/19
$1.13 million
Invested in R&D in 2018/19
$34.6 million
Potential impact of industry SIP

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Ongoing project
Investigating soil pH and nutrition as possible factors influencing pink rot in potatoes – a pilot study (PT19000)
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Ongoing project
Category and Consumer Impact Monitor (ST19031)
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Ongoing project
Potato workshop and market access strategy (PU19001)
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Minor use permit
Minor use permits for the fresh and processing potato industries
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Ongoing project
Sampling for Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso) (PT19001)
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Investment analysis

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Media Release
Getting the facts on pollination(2)
Media Release
Getting the facts on pollination
Media Release
Living turf provides bushfire protection scientific report finds
Ongoing project
Investigating soil pH and nutrition as possible factors influencing pink rot in potatoes – a pilot study (PT19000)
Media Release
World first global review reveals health benefits of the humble mushroom
Article
Renewed funding for plant biosecurity research
Article
Fall armyworm update and alert
Media Release
Hort Innovation set to share Aussie grower stories with the nation through new partnership with Ten's My Market Kitchen
Ongoing project
Category and Consumer Impact Monitor (ST19031)
Article
Selwyn Snell to retire as Chair of Hort Innovation
Media Release
Hort Innovation launches fruit, veg and nuts campaign to support Australian growers
Article
Key sustainability issues identified for Australian horticulture
Ongoing project
Potato workshop and market access strategy (PU19001)
Minor use permit
Minor use permits for the fresh and processing potato industries
Media Release
The next generation Horticulture Statistics Handbook is here
Media Release
Australia’s leading health and research institutes urge Australians to continue enjoying fresh produce during COVID-19 outbreak
Ongoing project
Sampling for Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso) (PT19001)
Ongoing project
Educating health professionals about Australian potatoes (PT19002)
Media Release
Hort closes decade with big wins for growers
Event
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Media Release
Vegetable production rises despite industry challenges
Media Release
New podcast bust myths and boosts business
Media Release
Steering rapid growth: New Board members join Hort Innovation
Media Release
Glasshouse trials prove native bees will bear abundant fruit
Podcast
Abuzz with pollination
Podcast
Boosting your business with data
Podcast
Healthy fats and the science supporting our growers
Podcast
Breaking barriers through trade and Taste Australia
Article
Telling the sustainability story
Media Release
Nation’s fruit and veggies bear weight in 2030 debate
Ongoing project
Ex-post impact assessment (MT18011)
Ongoing project
World Potato Congress and European potato conference study tours (PT18002)
Completed project
Potato industry communication program 2016-18 (PT15007)
Media Release
Next Gen genetic testing to give growers competitive edge
Media Release
Reverse trade mission to entice our Asian neighbours
Ongoing project
Improving plant industry access to new genetics through faster and more accurate diagnostics using next generation sequencing (MT18005)
Ongoing project
Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2018-19 to 2020-21 (HA18002)
Media Release
Horticulture leads Australian agriculture in value and on-farm efficiency
Ongoing project
Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)
Media Release
Research initiative ramps up investments to secure plant biosecurity
Ongoing project
Nuffield scholarship for a horticulturalist from the potato industry (PT18001)
Media Release
The 2017/18 Hort Stats Handbook released
Completed project
Potato stakeholder needs analysis and extension strategy development (PT18003)
Ongoing project
Mechanisms and manipulation of resistance to powdery scab in potato roots (PT17003)
Media Release
Hort funded Fellowships now open for application
Completed project
Navigating the wealth of soil health information and identification of opportunities (PT16003)
Completed project
Monitoring psyllids and psyllid predators in Australian potato crops (PT14001)
Completed project
Improving management of white-fringed weevils in potatoes (PT09027)
Media Release
Consumer insights show increase in “trendy” vegetable purchases
Ongoing project
Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2018 (ST17000)
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Strategic Investment Plan

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Potato – Fresh Fund Annual Report

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