AUSVEG potato workshop set to lead growers forward
Crop management and protection practices that help prevent soil-borne diseases in potato crops will be the key focus of a special potato research and development (R&D) workshop to be held in Berrigan, NSW, Australia
juli 30, 2014
Yum Tasmania Gourmet Potatoes add colour to any dish
Yum Tasmania Gourmet Potatoes are now being used by top chefs and home cooks across Australia and overseas to add colour to their dishes
juli 30, 2014
Potato Soil testing service Predicta Pt Awarded by AUSVEG
Predicta Pt, the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) soil testing service for the potato industry, has received the John Deere Productivity Partner Award at the 2014 AUSVEG Awards for Excellence in June.
juli 24, 2014
Australia: Potato growers in negotiations about Safries facility
Potato farmers are looking to take control of the Penola Safries plant to use it for storage.
juli 14, 2014
AUSVEG welcomes review of Australia's Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis process
Australia’s industry association of vegetable and potato growers, AUSVEG, has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Minister for Agriculture that the Federal Government will review the current process by which biosecurity threats are assessed.
juli 03, 2014
Virologist Brenda Coutts has been named the 2014 AUSVEG Researcher of the Year
The West Australian virologist Brenda Coutts has been named the 2014 AUSVEG Researcher of the Year.
juni 29, 2014
Australia: Victorian government is working to facilitate seed potato exports to Indonesia
The Government of the Australian State Victoria is working to facilitate seed potato exports to Indonesia before the end of the year
juni 11, 2014
Seed potato growers on South Australia Kangaroo Island doing well this year
Seed Potato growers on South Australia's Kangaroo Island have welcomed a boost in yields.
Prices for potato crops grown for Simplot's north-west Tasmanian factory are set to rise by AU$20 a tonne.
mei 27, 2014
Biosecurity protection a primary focus of Queensland potato forum
Potato growers attending today’s potato research and development (R&D) workshop in the Lockyer Valley in south east Queensland will hear about exotic and endemic biosecurity risks facing their businesses, and the practical steps they can take to protect themselves.
mei 21, 2014
Expanding work programs will help ease the burden on Australian growers
Australia’s vegetable and potato industries have backed calls from northern Australian growers for the expansion of the Seasonal Worker Program, to address major labour shortages in horticulture.
mei 11, 2014
AUSVEG calls for refined Country of Origin Labeling
The Australian vegetable and potato industries are calling for consumers to be given certainty about the food they are eating once-and-for-all, through refined Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) laws, according to AUSVEG.
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april 03, 2014
AUSVEG: Downplaying Zebra chip risk is a dangerous game
Claims New Zealand potatoes do not pose a “substantive risk” to the Australian industry have been slammed as irresponsible and reckless by AUSVEG.
maart 30, 2014
Australia: Extreme weather brings potato shortage and sends prices soaring
Australian Potato shoppers are spitting chips over the rising cost of washed potatoes amid reduced supplies.
maart 03, 2014
South Australian potato producers to benefit from R&D workshop series
AUSVEG, will host a series of potato research and development (R&D) workshops in South Australia this month, as part of activities arranged for the Potato Industry Extension Program.
McCain Foods agriculture director John Jackson in Australia has admitted the company’s relationship with the region’s potato growers has been damaged in recent years.
januari 15, 2014
AUSVEG: Breathe easier with Vegetables
Recent research has linked the rise of fussy fruit and vegetable eaters in Western society to the population’s increased development of allergic asthma over the past 50 years.
januari 13, 2014
South Australian Potato Industry receives over AU$400,000 in Federal Funding
Potatoes South Australia Incorporated, the peak industry body for the potato industry value chain, has been awarded funding of AU$409,800 (excl GST) through the Federal Department of Agriculture’s National Landcare Innovation Grants for a two year project which will help develop a more reliable soil Phosphorus test.