AUSVEG SA

22/12/2025

🎉 This festive season, we’re reflecting on an incredible year and sending a heartfelt thank you to the amazing horticulture community.

Your energy, commitment and support continue to inspire everything we do, and your involvement made 2025 truly memorable.

Give the gift of growth, connection and innovation. Early Bird registrations for Hort Connections 2026 are now open. Start the new year with something to look forward to.

Secure yours now! https://bit.ly/3K8VJdK

Wishing you a safe, joyful and well-deserved break, and a fresh, fruitful start to the New Year.

AUSVEG International Fresh Produce Association ANZ

22/12/2025

Growing Leaders is the only national industry-specific leadership program for the vegetable industry designed in consultation with the industry.

15/12/2025

What started as a leap of faith from New Zealand to South Australia’s Mallee region 35 years ago to grow the humble spud, has transformed the Pye family into one of Australia’s biggest names in horticulture.

04/12/2025

17/11/2025

AUSVEG SA held a Regional Roundup for Northern Adelaide Plains growers last week!

Key topics of the day included:

🌱 Advocacy updates with our CEO Jordan Brooke-Barnett

🌱 A pest and disease update with Michael Rettke from SARDI

🌱 Introduction to the Level Up Hort program with Steff Carstairs from Planfarm

🌱 Grower takeaways from the VegNET Gatton AgTech Showcase and Lockyer Valley Study Tour and AUSVEG tour to New Zealand with Monika Fiebig and Lorry De Ruvo

10/11/2025

Are you a vegetable or onion grower in the Northern Adelaide Plains?

Come along this Friday afternoon at 2pm to Sneaky's Restaurant in Angle Vale for AUSVEG SA's Member Meeting and Regional Roundup!

As Anthony De Ieso from Thorndon Park Produce mentions in the video below, Thea Walker from Planfarm will be joining us again. You'll also hear from our CEO Jordan Brooke Barnett with special political guests the Hon Reggie Martin MLC and Tony Piccolo MP on key advocacy issues.

Register now with the following link: https://www.trybooking.com/DGLLQ

10/11/2025

I had the opportunity to speak with growers at the AUSVEG SA Regional Roundup in Murray Bridge on Wednesday evening.

It was an opportunity to hear concerns from growers and talk through my proposed carve-out of primary production within the Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act. Farmers should not be penalised for simply doing their job.

✅ For more details, follow my page and check out my next video from ABC Regional Drive.

06/11/2025

Growers from the Adelaide Hills and Murray Mallee area got together at our Regional Roundup yesterday.

We covered topics including:
- Grower takeaways from the VegNET Gatton AgTech Showcase and Lockyer Valley Study Tour with Josh Cranwell, Peter Scaman and Darren Rathjen
- An update on Hort Innovation projects from Mark Spees
- A pest and disease update with Michael Rettke from SARDI
- The Level Up Hort program with Thea Walker from Planfarm
- Advocacy updates with our CEO Jordan Brooke-Barnett and special guests the Hon Nicola Centofanti MLC and Adrian Pederick MP

Thanks to everyone who attended!

02/11/2025

Ready to take your vegetable or onion business to the next level? Learn how data-driven decisions can boost your profits and build a more resilient, profitable farming future.

Hear more about the Level Up Hort program from Planfarm consultant Thea Walker at this Wednesday evening's Regional Roundup at the Bridgeport Hotel in Murray Bridge!

Register here: https://lnkd.in/eSzHyCDd

02/11/2025

🌱 VegNET SA is strengthening grower engagement and knowledge sharing across the state.

This season, two standout initiatives have brought together growers, industry leaders and students to share insights and build connections.

At the Regional Round Up Murraylands and Mallee, more than 60 attendees came together for updates on national projects, water market strategies, succession planning, chemical regulation and emerging AgTech. The event provided practical knowledge and a valuable forum for discussion.

VegNET SA also engaged the next generation through a partnership with the University of Adelaide’s horticultural production program. Students toured commercial farms, learned from growers about production systems and industry challenges, and pitched innovative solutions to real-world horticultural problems.

🤝 These initiatives highlight the value of collaboration in supporting today’s growers while investing in the leaders of tomorrow.

Click to read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4q1b9km

VegNET 3.0 (VG21000) is a vegetable and onion industry extension program nationally coordinated by AUSVEG and funded by Hort Innovation using the vegetable and onion research and development levies and contributions from the Australian Government.

Adelaide University

31/10/2025

Yesterday AUSVEG SA hosted our annual Mission to Parliament where we bring a number of growers to Parliament to bring industry issues to key decision makers.

We thank our AUSVEG SA Parliamentary Friends of Horticulture patrons the Hon Nicola Centofanti MLC and the Hon Reggie Martin MLC for hosting us for the day.

We also thank the many members of parliament who made time to have meaningful discussions on some of the challenges the horticulture industry is facing leading into the next state election.

The day capped off with a reception in the parliamentary courtyard which gave our grower members in attendance an opportunity to discuss initiatives they would like to see for our $3 billion sector. We also were able to thank the ministers and members who regularly get on the phones with us week to week in support of our state's vegetable growers.

27/10/2025

💥 Reminder: Bites & Insights Webinar tomorrow ❗️

VegNET SA, VegNet Tasmania & VegNET WA will be sharing exclusive learnings from the Gatton AgTech Showcase & Lockyer Valley Study Tour 🌿