Hello all and welcome to the latest edition of wa grower, my name is simon moltoni, the executive officer of the potato growers association (pga).

Melbourne, victoria 3–5 june 2024

Hort connections melbourne 2024

The mornington peninsula farm tour began on monday morning at the incredible butler market gardens, continued at peter schreurs & sons vegetable farm, and concluded with the team at gazzola farms. From leeks to celery and every fresh herb in between, we witnessed how three of the region’s leading operations are innovating in the field.

Gnangara horticulture water use efficiency

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Total Quality Assurance Systems (TQAS) has been operating without any serious disruption to services. Our food safety activities have been recognised as an essential service to the food industry.

The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection (ICP) project works with growers nationally to put soil management and plant health research into practice.

Over the course of their journey from the open fields to the produce displays at grocery stores, fresh vegetables and fruits can sometimes get contaminated by microorganisms. These items can then spoil other produce, spreading the contamination further and increasing the number of food items that can cause illnesses.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has been responding to a Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) outbreak within the Perth metropolitan area since March 2020.

Australian potato industry members embarked on an overseas adventure to New Zealand’s Canterbury region from 12-15 February, where 19 representatives from Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia gained an insight into Tomato potato psyllid (TPP) and how the New Zealand potato industry has managed this pest.