SPRING 2026 ▪ VOL.61 NO.03

3  vegetablesWA CEO update
6  Understanding the APC
8  Award winner Nardia Stacy
10 Award winner Dr Sukhvinder Pal (SP) Singh

12 Producer Tony Colotti
15 Plus One Serve of vegetables
17 Nematode answer

19 Conference floor to the paddock
22 Hort Connections 2026
25 One year at vegetablesWA
26 Growing above the ground
30 Portuguese delegation
33 Gingin Demo Day
35 vegetablesWA Gingin Roadshow
37 The real value of Meet the Buyer™
39 Exploring careers in horticulture
42 New irrigation apprenticeship
44 Managing allium rust in WA
47 Smarter irrigation
50 Revolutionizing weed control
52 Built by Industry, for industry
54 Beyond the carbon footprint
56 Ready for WA's changing climate?
58 Rural West support

61 International Fresh Produce Safety Symposium 2026

64 WorkSafe safety forum
66 Traffic safety in packhouses
68 Visiting your GP

71 Industry update
73 A tale of two success stories
75 PSHB research investigation
77 Chemical thinning

81 From the industry
82 Chilli thrips an emerging pest
85 Innovation in the citrus industry

91 Favourable winter chill
91 across all growing regions
92 New crop thinning technology
94 Growing industry leaders

97 A quiet partner
99 Spring build-up... or hidden trouble?
103 BICWA update

107 From challenges to opportunities
109 Risk-based food safety for cut watermelon

112 The spring kitchen