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Vegalogue

AUSVEG

39 episodes

1 week ago

In late August a group of Australian vegetable growers spent a week in New Zealand as part of the vegetable and onion study tour program, funded by Hort Innovation. ‘These industry study tours provide opportunities for Australian vegetable and onion growers and supply chain businesses to increase their awareness and knowledge of the research and innovations in the global horticulture industry through the delivery of tours to strategic vegetable and onion growing regions, conferences, faciliti...

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In late August a group of Australian vegetable growers spent a week in New Zealand as part of the vegetable and onion study tour program, funded by Hort Innovation. ‘These industry study tours provide opportunities for Australian vegetable and onion growers and supply chain businesses to increase their awareness and knowledge of the research and innovations in the global horticulture industry through the delivery of tours to strategic vegetable and onion growing regions, conferences, faciliti...

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Episodes (20/39)

Vegalogue

R&D: NZ Study Tour - The lessons learned

In late August a group of Australian vegetable growers spent a week in New Zealand as part of the vegetable and onion study tour program, funded by Hort Innovation. ‘These industry study tours provide opportunities for Australian vegetable and onion growers and supply chain businesses to increase their awareness and knowledge of the research and innovations in the global horticulture industry through the delivery of tours to strategic vegetable and onion growing regions, conferences, faciliti...

1 week ago

13 minutes

Vegalogue

Advocacy: A Better Way Forward: Reimagining Compliance in Vegetables

Compliance and regulation costs vegetable growers over $213M a year — but solutions are urgently needed. This episode explores key reforms to cut duplication, streamline processes, and give growers time back to their real jobs, rather than filling out endless forms. Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries. Join us for insights from growers, industry leaders, and researchers on the latest challenges and opportunities in Austra...

1 month ago

25 minutes

Vegalogue

R&D: Business benchmarking case study with Mountainview Fresh Farms

Level Up Hort, the business improvement and benchmarking program funded by Hort Innovation, released its 2024 season benchmarks in June. The project is led by Planfarm and supported by RMCG, and in its second seasonal report boasted a rise in grower involvement, as vegetable and onion growers around Australia considered the benefits of business benchmarking. One of those is Burdekin vegetable and melon grower Chris Lyne from Mountainview Fresh Farms. Chris is one of the participan...

1 month ago

16 minutes

Vegalogue

Advocacy: Healthy Futures: School Lunches & Veg Consumption

How can school lunches shape kids’ eating for life? Julie Dunbabin shares lessons from global programs and how Tasmania’s pilot is boosting attendance, food literacy, and children’s appetite for vegetables. Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg...

1 month ago

31 minutes

Vegalogue

Advocacy: Future Farming - GMO & Editing

How can GMOs and gene editing help solve real-world farm challenges? Dr Jai Denton of CropLife Australia breaks down the science, busts the myths, and shares how smarter regulation can unlock innovation and resilience for Australian horticulture. Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the...

3 months ago

25 minutes

Vegalogue

R&D: Lessons from the Soil Wealth ICP Skye trial site

On a windy day in May, 20 vegetable industry members got together to hear the latest lessons from a trial site hosted by Butler Market Gardens near Melbourne, run by the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection project. Butler Market Gardens has hosted a Soil Wealth ICP trial at their Skye farm for a number of years, and the trial has been a useful vehicle for the business to explore its own practices, as well as generating lessons for the wider industry. AUSVEG's Tom Bicknell caught up at ...

4 months ago

8 minutes

Vegalogue

R&D: How do you integrate new agtech into your business?

A few episodes ago we spoke to grower Dan Hodges about some of the cutting-edge agtech he’d seen on a study tour of the US. Well in April, some of that leading tech was on display in Tasmania at the Ag Innovation Expo 2025, held at the Hagley Farm School by the Tasmanian Agricultural Productivity Group. Ian Layden from the Queensland Department of Primary Industries was at the expo to run a farm mechanisation field demo as part of the VegMech project, a three-year project to help Australian v...

5 months ago

8 minutes

Vegalogue

Advocacy: National food security starts on the farm

Discover why resilient local agriculture is critical to national security. Andrew Henderson shares practical steps to safeguard Australia's food systems for a more secure, sustainable future. Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries. Join us for insights from growers, industry leaders, and researchers on the latest challenges and opportunities in Australian horticulture. Thanks for listening to Vegalogue! You can find ou...

5 months ago

34 minutes

Vegalogue

R&D Edition: Controlling herbicide resistant ryegrass in onions with pre-emergents

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. Annual ryegrass is one of the most costly weeds for the Australian ag industry. It’s a major problem in grain crops, and it causes significant issues in horticulture as well. For many years, farmers have relied on herbicides to control ryegrass, but in Australia the weed has now evolved resistance to multiple chemistries, partic...

6 months ago

15 minutes

Vegalogue

Advocacy Edition: Education and the path to a stronger horticulture workforce with Luciano Mesiti

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. Workforce shortages remain a major challenge for horticulture, with nearly half of Australian vegetable growers reporting difficulty in filling skilled and semi-skilled roles. In this episode, we explore how early education and industry engagement can shape a stronger, more sustainable horticulture workforce. Luciano Mesiti, CEO...

6 months ago

24 minutes

Vegalogue

R&D Edition: Recapturing water and nutrients on WA’s deep sands

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. The deep, sandy soils of Western Australia’s Swan Coastal Plain are among the most infertile in the world. They’re also where many of the state’s vegetables are produced, however, and growers have long struggled with the low ability of these soils to retain nutrients or moisture. More than 60 percent of irrigation water and nitr...

7 months ago

16 minutes

Vegalogue

Advocacy Edition: The new Food and Grocery Code of Conduct with Neil Rechlin (pt2)

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. Join us as we discuss the many diverse facets of commercial vegetable production in Australia with growers, industry figures, researchers and many more of the incredible people who make up our vibrant sector. The Australian vegetable industry is at a crossroads. With the new mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct set to take...

8 months ago

16 minutes

Vegalogue

R&D Edition: Agtech lessons from the US for Peninsula Fresh Organics

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. Historically, Australian producers have been rapid adopters of new technology and innovation, and the current generation is no different. Growers are looking to new agricultural technologies, or agtech for short, to help them confront the pressure from climate change, labour shortages, rising input costs and changing market dema...

8 months ago

14 minutes

Vegalogue

Advocacy Edition: The new Food and Grocery Code of Conduct with Neil Rechlin (pt1)

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body, AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. Join us as we discuss the many diverse facets of commercial vegetable production in Australia with growers, industry figures, researchers and many more of the incredible people who make up our vibrant sector. With the new mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct set to commence on 1 April 2025, and the ACCC Supermarket Inquir...

8 months ago

17 minutes

Vegalogue

R&D Edition: Regenerative agriculture with Mulgowie Farming Company

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. Facing rising input costs and greater environmental awareness, an increasing number of Australian vegetable growers are practicing a system of farming that has come to be known as ‘regenerative agriculture’. Regenerative agriculture means different things to different people, but in a broad-brush sense it’s a holistic way of m...

9 months ago

24 minutes

Vegalogue

R&D Edition: Good biosecurity saves costs for Butler Market Gardens

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. The need for good biosecurity practices on farm has been painfully underlined recently, with the incursion of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus in South Australia costing growers millions. But the benefits of good on-farm biosecurity go a lot further than just this kind of rare but high-impact exotic incursion. Good biosecuri...

10 months ago

8 minutes

Vegalogue

Advocacy Edition: 2024 Year in Review with Bill Bulmer

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. The Australian vegetable, potato and onion industry currently faces a range of operating challenges threatening the viability of growers who supply 98 percent of the fresh vegetables bought and consumed in Australia. Bill Bulmer is a dedicated advocate for vegetable, potato and onion growers, drawing on his experience as a respe...

10 months ago

19 minutes

Vegalogue

Advocacy Edition: Supermarket Scrutiny - Navigating Competition & Consumer Rights with Professor Allan Fels AO

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body, AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. Join us as we discuss the many diverse facets of commercial vegetable production in Australia with growers, industry figures, researchers and many more of the incredible people who make up our vibrant sector. The Australian supermarket sector is under significant examination, with government reviews focusing on market competiti...

11 months ago

19 minutes

Vegalogue

R&D Edition: Hyper-local weather forecasting for growers

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. In the aftermath of any weather event, if you talk to five growers in a given region, you’ll get six different weather reports. General weather forecasts rarely provide the local accuracy needed to make crucial farming decisions. Recognising that shortcoming is a levy funded project started earlier this year that applies AI to...

1 year ago

19 minutes

Vegalogue

Advocacy Edition: Reaching net zero in horticulture with Richard Heath

Vegalogue is a regular podcast from vegetable, potato and onion industry peak body AUSVEG, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector. Join us as we discuss the many diverse facets of commercial vegetable production in Australia with growers, industry figures, researchers and many more of the incredible people who make up our vital industry. With the Australian government pushing for net zero emissions by 2050 and customers, retailers, and financial institutio...

1 year ago

16 minutes