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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.

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14:13

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

Vegalogue ·

2025/02/27

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...

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17:15

Advocacy Edition: The new Food and Grocery Code of...

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2025/02/11

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...

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24:59

R&D Edition: Regenerative agriculture with Mulgowie...

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2025/01/29

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 manag...

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8:34

R&D Edition: Good biosecurity saves costs for Butler...

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2024/12/22

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 ...

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19:11

Advocacy Edition: 2024 Year in Review with Bill Bulmer

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2024/12/17

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...

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19:05

Advocacy Edition: Supermarket Scrutiny - Navigating...

Vegalogue ·

2024/11/20

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...

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19:19

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

Vegalogue ·

2024/10/30

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...

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16:19

Advocacy Edition: Reaching net zero in horticulture...

Vegalogue ·

2024/10/11

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 ...

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17:41

R&D Edition: Vegetable production in the Northern...

Vegalogue ·

2024/10/02

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...

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20:31

Advocacy Edition: Lean management for horticulture...

Vegalogue ·

2024/09/11

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...

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11:30

R&D Edition: Understanding the 'farmscape' to manage...

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2024/09/02

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...

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21:26

Advocacy Edition: Talking workforce and industrial...

Vegalogue ·

2024/08/15

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.This episode is the first of our new Advocacy Editions, where we'll be unpacking the big issues facing the industry with a ...

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23:43

Rocky Lamattina & Sons - Syngenta Grower of the Year...

Vegalogue ·

2024/08/01

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each episode we take a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and onion sectors, unpacking levy-funded research and meeting some of the incredible people who make up the vegetable industry.At Hort Connections in Melbourne in early June, 10 of the horticulture industry’s leading lights were recognised with the presentation of the Horticulture Awards for Excellence for 2024.The winners of these awards...

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14:46

Cover cropping converts Peter Schreurs & Sons

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2024/07/16

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each episode we take a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and onion sectors, unpacking levy-funded research and meeting some of the incredible people who make up the vegetable industry.In the last episode we had a chat with Dr Kelvin Montagu about a project he ran a few years ago exploring the benefits of cover cropping for vegetable growers.This episode, we speak with a grower who was part of t...

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31:50

Cover crops done right with Dr Kelvin Montagu

Vegalogue ·

2024/07/01

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each episode we take a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and onion sectors, unpacking levy-funded research and meeting some of the incredible people who make up the vegetable industry.This episode, we look at the benefits of cover cropping, which are many and varied. Vegetable growers are increasingly working cover crops into their rotations, but getting a good return on the investment can get ...

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14:50

The growers earning $20k/ha extra, VegNET drone...

Vegalogue ·

2024/06/17

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each episode we take a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and onion sectors, unpacking levy-funded research and meeting some of the incredible people who make up the vegetable industry.This episode, we discuss:The common factor driving a $20,000 per hectare difference between Australia's most profitable vegetable and onion growers and the industry average, as discovered by the Level Up Hort proj...

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24:38

Onion drying & curing with Tolsma's Brad Hicks

Vegalogue ·

2024/06/02

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each episode we take a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and onion sectors, unpacking levy-funded research and meeting some of the incredible people who make up the vegetable industry.This episode, we discuss drying and curing onions with Brad Hicks of vegetable storage and handling company Tolsma Australia, and the pros and cons of different curing shed designs used around Australia.Guests:Bra...

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21:11

Hort Connections 2024, veg in school canteens,...

Vegalogue ·

2024/05/20

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each episode we take a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and onion sectors, unpacking levy-funded research and meeting some of the incredible people who make up the vegetable industry.This month, we discuss:The upcoming Hort Connections 2024 conference and trade show, the biggest event of its kind in the southern hemisphere.How to get more vegetables onto primary school canteen menus, and the c...

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27:41

Varroa mite, fall armyworm, cauliflower breeding

Vegalogue ·

2024/04/29

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32:37

How levies work, more efficient glasshouses, on-farm...

Vegalogue ·

2024/03/27

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