Ausveg spokesperson Andrew White said the hotline would provide vegetable growers with ‘unparalleled access to technical agronomy information’ and would benefit many vegetable growers across Australia by providing them with technical insights relevant to their circumstances.
“This is a unique and innovative initiative for the Australian vegetable industry that will be particularly useful for those growers that cannot afford to employ a full-time technical agronomist on staff, or are unable to easily access technical information relevant to their circumstances due to the remoteness of their farm,” said White.
“Technical advice will be provided through the service by a leading Australian agronomy service provider,” he added. “The hotline will provide a useful resource for growers to obtain technical advice in a range of areas, including pest control and identification of pest problems, weed control, nutrition, post-harvest, seed/genetic selection, protected cropping and other on-farm technical issues.
“Growers will be provided with up to date information relevant to their circumstances, and may also be guided to the industry’s Knowledge Management R&D database located on the Ausveg website for additional information where it’s appropriate.”
The pilot project is being funded by Horticulture Australia using the National Vegetable Levy, with matched funds from the Australian government.
Source: Ausveg
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