Vegalogue

AUSVEG
Vegalogue

A dialogue on research, advocacy and people in the Australian vegetable industry from AUSVEG, Australia's peak industry body for the vegetable, potato and onion sectors.

  1. 16 HR. AGO

    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 biosecurity ...

    9 min
  2. Advocacy Edition: 2024 Year in Review with Bill Bulmer

    5 DAYS AGO

    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 respect...

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

    NOV 20

    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 competition...

    19 min

  4. OCT 30

    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 the...

    19 min
  5. Advocacy Edition: Reaching net zero in horticulture with Richard Heath

    OCT 11

    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 institutions ...

    16 min

  6. OCT 2

    R&D Edition: Vegetable production in the Northern Territory

    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.With two distinct seasons, the Northern Territory’s vegetable industry has one principal growing window that is ideally placed to meet the needs of Australia’s southern states during their winter.Most of the NT’s young vegetable industry’s output is sent interstate, which has had a big impact on its structure and crops, but the e...

    18 min
  7. Advocacy Edition: Lean management for horticulture with Simon Drum

    SEP 11

    Advocacy Edition: Lean management for horticulture with Simon Drum

    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.Lean management is an approach that optimises efficiency by minimising waste and maximising value for businesses. It can be...

    21 min

  8. SEP 2

    R&D Edition: Understanding the 'farmscape' to manage onion pests with Dr Daniel Drost

    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 US is the fourth largest onion producer in the world, and harvests more than 12 times the annual onion volume of Australia.But despite being an order of magnitude larger, the fundamentals in the field are very similar, and pests, diseases and weeds are as much a threat to the US onion industry as they are in Australia.Managin...

    12 min
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A dialogue on research, advocacy and people in the Australian vegetable industry from AUSVEG, Australia's peak industry body for the vegetable, potato and onion sectors.

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  • Creator
    AUSVEG
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 AUSVEG
  • Show Website
    Vegalogue

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