Vegalogue

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 that project, Peter Schreurs and Sons, and how it started them on a cover cropping journey that has changed the face of their farm.

You can watch a video version of this interview here.

Guests:

• Darren Schreurs, Peter Schreurs & Sons
• Mark Schreurs, Peter Schreurs & Sons

Learn more about the project discussed in this episode:

• Optimising cover cropping for the Australian vegetable industry (VG16068)

Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg.com.au. Subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, or Tik Tok.

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 a little complex.

It’s important to be clear on what you want to get out of a cover crop, according to Dr Kelvin Montagu, a research scientist with Applied Horticultural Research.

Dr Montagu has done quite a bit of work in cover cropping, including a levy-funded project a few years ago called Optimising cover cropping for the Australian vegetable industry, which helped veg growers use cover cropping to boost soil health and improve productivity.

Learn more about the projects discussed in this episode:

• Optimising cover cropping for the Australian vegetable industry (VG16068)

Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg.com.au. Subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, or Tik Tok.

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 project.
• An aerial drone spraying demonstration night run by VegNET Gippsland.

Guests:

• Paul Omodei, Director of Horticulture and Agronomy, Planfarm
• Emily Scott, VegNET Regional Development Officer, Food & Fibre Gippsland
• Cherry Emerick, VegNET National Coordinator, AUSVEG
• Adam Schreurs, Director, Schreurs & Sons

Learn more about the projects discussed in this episode:

• Level Up Hort - National vegetable and onion benchmarking program (MT22009)
• VegNet 3.0 (VG21000)

Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg.com.au. Subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, or Tik Tok.

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:

• Brad Hicks, After Sales and Service Manager, Tolsma Australia

Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg.com.au. Subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, or Tik Tok.

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 changing structure of canteens that may make it possible.
• A sensor-studded smart farm that's building a model to squeeze every bit of efficiency out of chilli and avocado production.

Guests:

• Nathan McIntyre, National Manager, Events & Partnerships, AUSVEG.
• Shadia Djakovic, Senior Project Manager: Schools & Community, Healthy Kids Association.
• David de Paoli, Founder and Chairman, AustChilli Group.
• Kaushal Gunasekara, Farm Business Development Manager, AustChilli Group.

Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg.com.au. Subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, or Tik Tok.

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each month 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:

• How the transition from varroa mite eradication to management has gone, and the priorities for the new plan.
• The cross-agriculture collaboration to manage Fall armyworm amidst the largest outbreak of the pest since it was detected in Australia.
• Why cauliflowers need a sun hat, and what growers are looking for in new cauli varieties.

Guests:

• Zarmeen Hassan, National Manager of Biosecurity and Extension, AUSVEG
• Dr Melina Miles, Principal Entomologist, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
• Eliza Seymour, Regional Business Manager - Victoria & Tasmania, Bayer Vegetable Seeds.

Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg.com.au. Subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, or Tik Tok.

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each month 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:

• How the Australian horticulture levy system works, and how it gives Australian growers an edge.
• New glasshouse films that could reduce energy consumption and increase productivity in protected cropping.
• A new plan that's finding ways to reduce the horticulture sector's on-farm food waste for the benefit of growers’ bottom line, as well as the environment and food security. Read the plan here: https://endfoodwaste.com.au/horticulture/

Guests:

• Andrew Francey, General Manager of Industry Service and Delivery, Hort Innovation Australia.
• Associate Professor Chris Cazzonelli, Professor Zhong-Hua Chen, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University.
• Melissa Smith, End Food Waste Australia.

Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg.com.au. Subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, or Tik Tok.

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each month 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:

• How the state-by-state rollout of the new Primary Production and Processing (PPP) Standard for leafy vegetables, berries and melons is progressing.
• A major new project developing a national biosecurity strategy for vegetables, the Vegetable industry biosecurity and business continuity strategy (VG22004).
• Changes to the vegetable industry seen during 60 years as a potato grower and 20 years on the AUSVEG Board with outgoing Director Geoff Moar.

Guests:

• Zarmeen Hassan, National Manager of Biosecurity and Extension, AUSVEG
• Dr Rosalie Daniel, Program Manager - Biosecurity, AUSVEG
• Dr Lucy Tran-Nguyen, General Manager of Partnerships and Innovation, Plant Health Australia
• Geoff Moar, owner, Moar GR & L

Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg.com.au. Subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, or Tik Tok.

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each month we'll be taking 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 Onions Australia merger with AUSVEG
• Pre-harvest sanitation of leafy green vegetables
• The opportunities and hurdles for vegetables as snack foods
• The Gatton AgTech Showcase

Guests:

• Michael Coote, CEO, AUSVEG
• Adjunct Professor Tom Ross and Senior Research Fellow Dr Alieta Eyles,  University of Tasmania
• Martin Kneebone, Managing Director, Freshlogic
• Ian Layden, Director for Vegetables, Systems and Supply Chains, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries 

Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg.com.au. Subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, or Tik Tok.

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each month we'll be taking 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 big developments on the horizon for the horticulture sector as we move into 2024
• Research presented at the levy-funded South Australian Onion Growers Growers Lunch
• Boomaroo Nurseries Women in Horticulture Award 2023 winner Angela Candeloro

Guests:

• Michael Coote, CEO, AUSVEG
• Professor Lindsey du Toit, Department of Plant Pathology Chair, Washington State University
• Dr Sam Kleemann, Plant Science Consulting
• Dr Peter Boutsalis, Plant Science Consulting
• Angela Candeloro, Director, Tripod Farmers

Vegalogue is the podcast from AUSVEG, the peak body for Australia’s vegetable, potato, and onion industries, where we examine the pressing issues and latest developments in our sector.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg.com.au. Subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, or Tik Tok.