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Recent E-News articles |
Who Grew My Dinner?
If you eat, you should be interested in agriculture...
Nearly 90% of Australians now live in cities and large towns and outsource the growing of food to farmers.
Yet few know where or how... Read the article now.
Industry Partnership Night at Lindenow
Marketing and free trade agreements were among many topics discussed at the Vegetable Industry Partnership Night, at Lindenow on 7 July 2010.
Organised by local grower Andrew Bulmer, of Bulmer's... Read the article now.
Marketing your crop
Growers at last week's Hydroponic Farmers Federation conference at Cranbourne were encouraged to regain marketing control and add value to their products to avoid the crisis facing the industry in... Read the article now.
Growers urged to boost soil health
Keynote speaker at the 2010 AUSVEG convention, Major General Michael Jeffery, AC, AO(Mil), CVO, MC (Retd), and former Governor-General of Australia., has urged growers to improve the health of their... Read the article now.
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Latest newsletters |
Snow Pea IPM Workshop
Gippsland Snow Pea growers benefited from the recent Integrated Pest Management workshop at Korumburra.
The workshop was delivered by Dr Paul Horne and Jessica Page fromGo to newsletter.
Pacific Seasonal Workers Scheme
Vegetable growers struggling to source local labour should consider the ‘Pacific Seasonal Worker Scheme’ being offered by the Australian Federal Government.
The three year ... Go to newsletter.
FarmReady - FREE training
Have you heard about the FarmReady program ?
Hundreds of FREE courses are now available for growers to develop business skills, OH&S and Food safety to name just a few.
Although training... Go to newsletter.
Locusts 2010
Victoria is gearing up for the greatest locust threat in 40 years ...
Australian Plague Locusts can be devastating pests of agriculture due to their ability to quickly develop very large... Go to newsletter.
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Most recent videos |
04:14 minutes Specialised and skilled roles within the vegetable industry are increasing... Go to video.
02:32 minutes Vegetable farming now requires management of the environment, people, and... Go to video.
07:42 minutes Two years on, Peter Schreurs & Sons continue... Go to video.
03:21 minutes Darren
Schreurs tells of his experience... Go to video.
07:11 minutes Part 2 of the Lettuce IPM field day held in Victoria,... Go to video.
Grower field day demonstrating IPM control of Lettuce Aphid in Fepuary 2006.
05:52 minutes... Go to video.
02:43 minutes Retired growers encourage Victorian vegetable growers... Go to video.
01:46 minutes Victorian vegetable growers recall some of the changes... Go to video.
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Latest vegetable " Matters of fact " |
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Latest Research and Development PDFs |
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Events
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2010-10-15 VGA Annual General Meeting
Hear it first hand and have your say at the
Annual General Meeting
of the
Vegetable Growers Association of Victoria Inc.
When : ... See event details.
2010-09-15 Locust Update for Vegetable Growers
Vegetable growers in the Sunraysia region are invited to hear the latest information on preparations for the locust outbreak, predicted for late September.
As... See event details.
2010-09-03 ChemClear Collection
ChemClear have announced a collection across Victoria in October 2010
We encourage chemical users to take advantage of this opportunity to clear out your chemical... See event details.
2010-08-18 Soil Health and Vegetable Diseases
Managing soil health and vegetable diseases
Presented by DPI Victoria
Sclerotinia- Oscar Villalta
Soilborne diseases – Caroline Donald
... See event details.
2010-08-06 VGA Golf Day 2010
Enjoy a sensational day of banter and play at the Annual Vegetable Growers Golf day
Lang Lang Golf Club is commonly referred to as the... See event details.
2010-08-05 IPM Workshop for Snow Pea growers
IPM Workshop for Snow Pea growers
Presented by Jessica Page and Paul Horne,
IPM Technologies
When: Thursday 5th of August, 1-3 pm
... See event details.
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