Vegalogue
A dialogue on research, advocacy and people in the Australian vegetable industry from AUSVEG, Australia's peak industry body for the vegetable, potato and onion sectors.
Vegalogue
Latest Episodes
R&D: New AUSVEG Biosecurity Handbook
Earlier this year AUSVEG released it’s updated Biosecurity Handbook, which provides a guide to how vegetable growers can ensure they’re up to date with the latest industry standards.The Farm Biosecurity Manual has been produced as part o...
R&D: Europe Study Tour to Fruit Logistica & Spain
In February 2026 a group of 13 Australian vegetable growers spent a fortnight in Europe on the first study tour of the year.Led by AUSVEG and supported by Hort Innovation the tour spent the first week in Berlin attending Fruit Logistica,...
Advocacy: Carbon Reporting and Scope 3 for Growers
Carbon reporting and Scope 3 are becoming big topics in the fresh produce supply chain. Claire McClelland and Chris Cosgrove unpack what emissions reporting actually means for horticulture growers and what they need to focus on.Growers c...
R&D: The Open Weed Locator Project in Manjimup, WA
In March 2025 a group of Western Australian vegetable growers, based in the south west of the state began work on developing a low cost, do it yourself, open source weed detection and management tool.Once the growers decided on what they...
R&D: 2026 Nuffield Scholar Yumeng Chen
Yumeng Chen is one of the 2026 Nuffield Scholars who has been sponsored by Hort Innovation.Her project will explore how virtual modelling can optimise production systems and decision-making in vegetable growing. As she describes it the p...
