Strength in collaboration and shared learning benefits growers
Vegetable and potato growers across Australia will be familiar with the name E.E. Muir & Sons, a national distributor ...
Pest and disease management in focus at SA workshop
On Thursday 25 March 2021, AUSVEG, PIRSA and RMCG held a pest and disease management workshop at Sneaky’s Restaurant ...
Cover crops for weed control and single-use plastic elimination
Grower Kim Ngov has sown another cover crop trial on his intense vegetable farm near the southwest outskirts of ...
Ag-tech trial turns up the heat on weeds
Problem weeds such as oxalis and nutgrass could be a thing of the past for vegetable growers following an ...
Integrated weed management – Oxalis (Oxalis spp.)
There are about 30 oxalis species in Australia, including soursob and creeping oxalis, which are discussed here. Preventing the ...
Cover crops used for weed suppression in snow pea production (7 minutes)
Kim Ngov grows snow peas on trellises with the alleys heavily infested with weeds and the added problem of ...
iMapPESTS: Monitoring airborne pests and diseases to help on-farm pest management
iMapPESTS is a national program of research, development and extension designed to put actionable information into the hands of ...
Integrated weed management (Webinar 3 of 3): The future of integrated weed management in vegetable farming
Click on below links for additional resources on topics discussed in the webinar: Case study on innovation in ...
Integrated weed management – Nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus)
Nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus), also known as purple nutsedge, Java grass, coco-grass and red nutsedge, is a major problem for ...
Better managing soilborne diseases with pathogen DNA testing
Soilborne diseases can have a serious impact on vegetable quality and yield. Pre-plant soil DNA testing allows growers to ...
Crop management: Advancement of drone applications in Bundaberg, Qld
According to Jamin Fleming, owner of OzTech Drones based in Bundaberg, QLD, vegetable growers in the local area are continuing to find ...
Integrated weed management (Webinar 2 of 3): How cover cropping can improve its use for vegetable growers
This webinar will look at the capacity of both summer and winter cover crops to out-compete weeds during ...