European certification schemes, capsicum internal rot, Pirrone Brothers

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:

• European certification schemes for horticulture and what they could mean for Australian vegetable growers
• A levy-funded project investigating the causes and treatment of internal fruit rot of capsicum
• Moving from sugar cane to groundbreaking vegetable grower with Syngenta Grower of the Year winner Pirrone Brothers

Guests:

• Lucy Gregg, AUSVEG's National Public Affairs Manager
• Dr Jenny Ekman, Research Scientist, Applied Horticultural Research
• Ross Pirrone, Business Manager, Pirrone Brothers

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Chapters

• 1:12 European certification schemes
• 8:25 Capsicum internal rot
• 17:42 Syngenta Grower of the Year - Pirrone Brothers