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Discover vegetable levy investments into Vegetable Fund R&D initiatives

The vegetable levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.

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Horticulture trade data (MT19005)

This investment provided Hort Innovation with a subscription to the Global Trade Atlas Database.

22 March 2023

Completed project Final Research Report

Vegetable business benchmarking (VG17000)

This project developed a comprehensive benchmarking tool for Australian vegetable growers

19 July 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

Co-developing and extending integrated Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) management systems for the Australian vegetable industry (VG20003)

This project supported the rapid co-development of an integrated fall armyworm management strategy

6 December 2023

Completed project

Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)

Among other thing, this project produced the Ag Chemical Updates, detailing chemical issues and reviews.

9 July 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

Sowing success through transformational technologies (VG15021)

This investment brought together and further evaluated transformational precision technologies for the vegetable industry, developed through previous levy-funded work.

30 June 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

Field and landscape management to support beneficial arthropods for IPM on vegetable farms (VG16062)

This investment provided Australian vegetable growers with crop and regionally specific guidelines for field and landscape management to support beneficial arthropods as part of integrated pest management (IPM) approaches.

1 June 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

Identifying potential parasitoids of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, and the risk to Australian horticulture (MT19015)

This project examined potential parasitoids of fall armyworm and delivered extension materials to growers on how to effectively manage this pest.

28 September 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

RD&E program for control, eradication and preparedness for vegetable leafminer (MT16004)

This project assisted the vegetable industry prepare and protect against the potential spread of the vegetable, serpentine and American serpentine leafminers.

16 March 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

Novel technologies and practices for the optimisation of pollination within protected cropping environments (ST19000)

This program has laid the groundwork for new and integrated crop pollination methods to reduce the risks associated with the high dependence on honey bees and enhance pollination outcomes in protected cropping systems across a range of horticultural crops.

12 June 2024

Completed project Final Research Report

Phenomenom - The Good Mood Food Module (ST19041)

This project, which was completed during 2020, expanded the number of Phenomenom resources available by adding a module that educates children, parents and teachers on the beneficial mood effects of a diet and lifestyle encompassing horticulture products.

22 February 2021