Hort Connections 2024, veg in school canteens, sensor-studded smart farm

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.

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Chapters

• 1:21 Hort Connections 2024 preview with Nathan McIntyre
• 6:35 Getting more vegetables in school canteens with the Healthy Kids Association
• 11:58 AustChilli smart farm project