Events

The QDAF project team will lead delegates through the trial area where various cover crop varieties are grown as part of the “VG16068 Optimising cover cropping for the Australian vegetable industry” project.

Researchers at Applied Horticultural Research (AHR) have been investigating the causes of brown etch on butternut pumpkins. Dr Jenny Ekman will explain how you can predict when brown etch is likely to occur in a crop, and what you can do to control it. She will also discuss the new fact sheet that is a must have guide for all pumpkin growers.

Development of brown etch means butternuts may be left to rot, fed to pigs or sent to landfill. But those blotches and blemishes are only skin deep – the pumpkin's bright orange flesh is still perfect for soups, pies, cakes, curries and the Sunday roast.

Learn more about how to manage brown etch from Dr Jenny Ekman’s webinar - Friday 17th April, 1:00pm NSW, Vic, Tas, Qld / 12:30 pm SA, NT / 11:00am WA

Come and visit the experts from the Soil Wealth ICP project team at Hagley Farm School to see the latest in precision agriculture, and how this can help you improve soil and plant health.

Come and visit the Koo Wee Rup demo site and experience the results of the precision agriculture trial first hand.

Key findings from Year 2 and field demonstrations will be provided on remote monitoring insect stations, variable rate nutrition, drone technology and innovations in field measurement instruments.

East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days. Tenth International Spinach Conference now postponed.

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.