Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Over the past few years, Australian production nurseries have been tested as frequent natural disasters including floods, droughts and cyclones have caused damage to stock and infrastructure.
Australian production nurseries have always been prone to natural disasters. By design, nurseries are often on flat ground, near rivers or other water sources increasing their risk of floods. More
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Nursery managers and staff are being encouraged to fill out a short survey developed by Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA) to help gather insights on the uptake of smart farming technologies in production nurseries.
Funded under the National Landcare program through a Hort Innovation strategic levy funded project, this survey seeks to not only identify what smart farming technologies are being used or would like to be used, but how these technologies are helping to manage and improve production. More
Pest
Liriomyza huidobrensis Serpentine Leafminer
17 June 2022
Werribee – Victoria
Serpentine leafminer (also known as Pea leafminer) Liriomyza huidobrensis has recently been found infesting a vegetable farm in Werribee (June 2022). Biosecurity and Agriculture Services, Agriculture Victoria (AgVic) will not be mounting a response to delimit (undertake surveillance) the current distribution of the pest due to Serpentine leafminer already being present in Queensland and New South Wales (2020). More
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Mid-year applications for the 2022 Hort Masterclass are open.
Delivered by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, with input from international research providers, the University of Tasmania’s Masterclass in Horticultural Business is a professional development program for those looking to accelerate their careers within horticulture.
The program brings together more than 30 individuals across Australian horticulture, including those from the nursery industry in 2022. More
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Project Update
Grey mould has a distinctive appearance that can potentially be identified with a microscope or even a good hand lens. It can grow on dead and decaying tissue and may cause a variety of symptoms including leaf and flower blights, spots, blotches, wilts, cankers, rots, damping off and storage diseases.
