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Hi Carl,
Welcome to the January edition of the Bulletin where you can find the latest on upcoming events, demonstration site news and resources on soil management and plant health in the Australian vegetable industry.
Information and support for our readers impacted by the current bushfires can be found here. Click here to find out more about providing assistance.
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VegNET R&D Roadshow - biosecurity and surveillance, VIC
Hear from leading researchers and practitioners on the final year results from the vegetable leafminer project, iMapPESTS Sentinel Surveillance project and other biosecurity innovations.
This event is being delivered in conjunction with VegNET Victoria (Northern, Western and South-Eastern). |
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SAVE THE DATE: Vegetable Crop Nutrition Masterclass 2020, SA
The Vegetable Crop Nutrition Masterclass (1.5 days) is for vegetable growers and agronomists. It will provide you with the knowledge and principles to assist you in developing and managing crop nutrition programs on your farms.
The program is at a Masterclass level, so you need to have at least a basic level of understanding of crop nutrition and its management. |
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Remote monitoring trial and celery planting complete, Koo Wee Rup, VIC
Over the past month the project team have been calibrating the remote monitoring insect station with manual scouting. The aim was to better train the identification algorithm to pick up the correct pest and beneficial species. This has been a great process, but not without the challenges of some cooler and wetter spring and early summer weather at the site.
The final beds of the trial block were planted out in mid-December. We're now going to use a new set of chemical analysis handheld meters to test nutrient uptake in the trial and control blocks between now and March. These instant in-field results will also be compared with lab sap testing.
Will the crops in the variable rate technology (VRT) trial have better and more consistent uptake of nutrients compared to the non-VRT control bays? Stay tuned to find out more! |
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Soilborne disease management in greenhouse capsicums demonstration report - Virginia, SA
A farm demonstration trial was set up for a preliminary assessment of the effect of soil amendment, Brassica carinata pellets (BioFence), on root health and crop growth of greenhouse capsicums in the Northern Adelaide Plains by the Hort Innovation soilborne diseases project (VG15010).
This report presents findings from a grower led, on-farm demonstration trial. Grower led pilot trials provide preliminary feasibility assessments of new practices. They can lead to on-farm adaptation of practices and/or replicated research trials to rigorously test assumptions made because of initial findings.
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Technology for controlling weeds in vegetable production
Watch this interactive webinar session to hear from leading industry experts on some of the most interesting and practical advances in weed management. |
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Biological Products Database
This Biological Product Database is a tool for growers that will assist with navigating the array of ‘biological’ products currently available to their farming business. We have compiled the information in response to questions from growers about available products.
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Seasonal rainfall outlook for vegetable growing regions (January - March 2020)
Irrigation and water management remains of paramount importance, as the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a drier and hotter than average remainder of summer. This comes after the dry year 2019 with some vegetable growing regions receiving less than half of their usual rainfall. |
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Internal rot of capsicums/chillies - Call for samples
AHR is leading a new Hort Innovation-funded project aimed at developing effective control measures for internal rot of capsicums.
The project team is currently calling for samples of affected capsicums and chillies in order to determine the causal agent(s) in Australia and to develop effective control measures.
For more information contact Dr Len Tesoriero 0447 623 487 or Dr Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyse 02 8627 1040 or pieter@ahr.com.au.
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To find out more about the Soil Wealth ICP project visit the website, or join the Soil Wealth ICP Community of Practice online. You can also follow us on Twitter @ProtectingCrops or @SoilWealth for the latest news and updates. |
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