VegNET - The National Vegetable Extension Network
Horticulture Innovation Australia has teamed up with members of the vegetable industry to develop VegNET (National Vegetable Extension Network). The aim of VegNET is to effectively communicate information to growers through 10 regionally-based extension projects, with coordination and support provided by Applied Horticultural Research.
Researchers have previously made great progress in developing and testing new methods for pest and disease control, post-harvest handling, soil health, biosecurity, crop agronomy, nutrition, irrigation, health and nutrition, and more.
The role of VegNET is to communicate this vitally important research-based information to Australian vegetable growers.It may surprise you to know just how much information has been produced by current and already completed vegetable R&D projects:
The Australian vegetable industry and Hort Innovation has funded 235 separate research or development projects over the past 10 years;
There are more than 600 R&D outputs currently available on the AUSVEG InfoVeg website (ausveg.com.au/infoveg), as well as relevant outputs from other horticultural industries, R&D from the private sector and international scientific literature;
A recent review of vegetable industry extension materials identified and reviewed nearly 300 extension resources including facts sheets, ute guides, books, CDs and DVDs, websites and posters.
How it works?
Regional projects: The lifeblood of VegNET flows from 10 regionally-based extension projects. The regional extension projects and the leaders’ contact details are listed below.
Region
Industry development officer
Local website
Bowen Gumlu and FNQ
Cherry Emerick
Wide Bay Burnett
Bree Grima
Adam Harber
Lockyer Valley
Pat Salter
ido@lockyervalleygrowers.com.au
NSW
Matthew Plunkett
matthew.plunkett@lls.nsw.gov.au
Sylvia Jelinek
Western Australia
Truyen Vo
Samantha Grubisa
sam.grubisa@vegetableswa.com.au
Northern Territory
Greg Owens
Laura Cunningham
South Australia
Hannah McArdle
Tasmania
Emma Egan
Theresa Chapman
Donna Lucas
Victoria - Gippsland
Shayne Hyman
shayne.hyman@foodandfibregippsland.com.au
Victoria - Northern, Western and South Eastern
Carl Larsen (South-Eastern region)
Clinton Muller (Western region)
Ken Orr (Northern region)
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