Cowra cover crop and strip-till a winning combination for soil health
Cover crops provide multiple benefits, including reduced soil crusting, increased infiltration rates, reduced compaction, weed suppression and nutrient cycling. ...
Managing sodicity in vegetable crops
Sodicity is different to salinity, but it can still have a negative impact on soil structure and crop growth. ...
Pink rot fact sheet
Pink rot of potato is an important soil-borne storage disease of potatoes worldwide. It is caused by the fungus ...
What do weeds cost Australian vegetable growers?
In 2019, the University of New England completed a case study assessment of the farm-level impacts of weeds in ...
Article: Harvest Farms analyses irrigation
Tasmanian leafy salad growing operation Harvest Farms is taking part in a trial with SWAN systems, an irrigation and ...
Brown etch on butternut pumpkins – Beauty is more than skin deep
Researchers at Applied Horticultural Research (AHR) have been investigating the causes of brown etch on butternut pumpkins. Dr ...
VegNET Bugs and Biosecurity
This is a recording of a VegNET Tasmania webinar in the autumn of 2020. The webinar included presentations ...
Effective R&D support when face to face isn’t possible
The situation Coronavirus (COVID-19) will change the way we do our work, but as we still have important work ...
Viruses infecting Brassicas
This fact sheet provides an overview, identification, symptoms and economic impact of key viruses infecting Brassicas, including Turnip mosaic ...
Virus diseases of cucurbits in Australia
Cucurbits are susceptible to over 50 viruses, a significant number of which cause considerable economic losses in one or ...
Evaluation of postharvest treatments for the control of bacterial soft rot in potatoes – Research Report
Management of rots, both in the field and postharvest, is an ongoing challenge for potato producers. The issue is ...
Area Wide Management (AWM) of pests: guidelines and resources
Controlling pest species can be complex. Insect pests can be particularly hard to control due to their mobility and ...