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Vegetable Growers Association of Victoria

Mail Box 111,
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542 Footscray Rd,
West Melbourne, VIC, 3003

Tel: 03 9687-4707
Fax: 03 9687-4723

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Soil Health

06:25 minutes Victorian vegetable growers reflect on soil-care practices of the past including the use of crop rotations, animal manures, composts and cover crops.

Advances in mechanised equipment after WWII made it possible to quickly work in crop trash and enabled multiple cropping of the same piece of land.

Intensification of production raised crop yeilds dramatically but also led to difficulties with soil workability & drainage and more frequent problems with soil-borne pests and diseases such as nematodes, fusarium and club root.

20 years on, soil health has become widely recognised as a key indicator of sustainable farming systems and is the subject of a major soil health program funded through the National Vegetable R&D .

Interviews with Jack Walker, Luis Gazzola, John Milburn, Rob Allen, Angelo Taranto, Keith Allen, Peter Schreurs and Les Giroud.

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2011-11-05 Regional Dinner Dance

We are pleased to announce our 2011 Regional Dinner Dance. Reserve your table and enjoy the fellowship of all vegetable growers, their families,... See event details.

2011-10-14 Annual General Meeting

VGA Victoria Members, have your say ! Annual General Meeting of the Vegetable Growers Association of Victoria Inc. When : Friday, 14th October... See event details.

2011-10-06 Strategic Investment Plan

AUSVEG is holding a final round of Grower Consultation meetings around Australia to validate a draft report on a new Vegetable Industry Strategic Investment... See event details.

2011-09-28 Gippsland Grower Dinner

Growers Invitation You are invited to attend East Gippsland Vegetable Growers Dinner Meeting When: Wednesday 28 September 2011 from 6.30 pm Where: Lindenow... See event details.

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