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WEBINAR: Smart Farming Partnerships Project

Thursday, 17 June 2021

A webinar hosted by Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA) is set to introduce a new Smart Farming project to industry, which will showcase the success and benefits of embracing new technologies on-farm.

Funded under the National Landcare program through a Hort Innovation strategic levy funded project, the smart technology and remote sensing webinar will educate producers on how utilising smart communications technology can help improve on farm practices, resource management and business performance.

Key details

Date: Thursday, 22 July 2021

Time: 1pm – 1:40pm (AEST)

CASE STUDY CALL OUT: Have you made productivity, profitability, or sustainability improvements at your nursery?

by Levy Communications • NGI Updates

Thursday, 17 June 2021

Have you implemented changes in your business based on NIASA best management practices? Have you seen impacts from the Plant Life Balance and Greener Spaces Better Places programs? Or have you or a staff member turbo-charged their career through levy-funded career development programs? We want to hear from you! More

WEBINAR: Weed Management in Production Nurseries

by Levy Communications • NGI Updates

Proactive weed management is very important to produce healthy and saleable nursery stock in a cost-effective manner. Weeds can reduce the rate of crop growth, crop saleability, increase crop management costs and may spread pests and disease in the nursery and through the supply chain.

Effective weed management strategies are relatively simple but can be challenging to consistently implement. More

WEBINAR: The search for heat and drought tolerant urban plants

by Levy Communications • NGI Updates

Thursday, 17 June 2021

The team at Which Plant Where (WPW) will be leading a webinar to discuss how to best plan for urban green space, utilising heat and drought tolerant plants that will be resilient to predicted warmer and drier climates. This project has been funded through Hort Innovation’s Green Cities fund.

Key Details

Date: Tuesday, June 22

Time: 2pm – 3pm (AEST)

UPDATE: New Minor Use Permits Available

by Levy Communications • NGI Updates

Friday, 28 May 2021

Two new Minor Use Permits applications have been approved by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) for the nursery industry.

Through the ‘National Biosecurity and Sustainable Plant Production Program’ (NY20001), levy funds and additional contributions from the Australian Government were used to apply for the new Minor Use Permit (MUP). The below MUP numbered PER89239 and PER90147 are now available. More

88% of councils have an Urban Forest Strategy according to Greener Spaces Better Places

by Levy Communications • NGI Updates

Monday, 17 May 2021

The latest Greener Spaces Better Places ‘Where Will all the Trees Be?’ Local Government survey results are now available.

Led by RMIT University and funded by Hort Innovation, this report is the third of its kind, providing results from surveying 169 Local Government Areas (LGA) on urban green cover increase and decline. People surveyed included those responsible for implementing greenspaces at a local council level including council planners, arborists, sustainability officers and more.

Looking at changes in green cover over time, this report identifies what places will be most and least challenged to grow and maintain green cover in the future. More