wa grower september 09

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Potato GrowersAssociation Inc.

SINCE 1948Vol. 42 No 3. September 2009

AUSVEG new CEO Visits

Western Australia

Field Trip First of Three

Grower ProfileDamien Rigali

FEATURES

4 Grower Profile – Damien Rigali

6 Field Trip First of Three

11 AUSVEG new CEO Visits Western Australia

13 WA Fresh Produce Retailer of The Year Award Winners

15 Modern Day Potato Pioneers in Dandaragan

16 National Vegetable Industry Development Program Moving Ahead

17 Grower Profile – Tony Colotti (Brookrise Pty Ltd)

19 Surviving a Cut in your Water Allocation

20 Potato Growers Welcome Variety and Quality Initiatives

21 How Leaders Grow

22 President’s Annual Report

23 Consumers get a taste of the Innovator!

25 Important Seasonal Reminder Stable Fly Management

26 Safety Issues

28 GardenNote

30 Food Industry Headlines

31 Nutrition

33 vWA Marketing Program Gathers Momentum

34 Climate Change Fact Sheet

36 Vegetable and Potato Growers Meetings on Water Issues

37 Call for Expressions of Interest for Grower Hosts

38 Industrial Relations

40 Horticulture Industry Award

42 Minor Use Permits

47 Classifieds

Cover photo: Left to right: Daniel Rigali, Aaron Tedesco, Damien Rigali and Elia Rigali

Contact Details for Horticulture House vegetablesWA, Potato Growers Association, Western Potatoes Horticulture House 103 Outram Street West Perth 6005 t: (08) 9481 0834 f: (08) 9481 0024 e: [email protected]

Executive Officer Jim Turley m: 0410 697 842 e: [email protected]

Program Manager Georgia Thomas m: 0431 444 918 e: [email protected]

Caring for Our Country Project Manager Gavin Foord t: 0435 018 189 e: [email protected]

Finance / Administrator / Magazine Advertising Valeria Kozak t: 9481 0834 e: [email protected]

PA/Communications Officer Elizabeth Daly t: 9481 0834 e: [email protected]

Field Extension Officer John Shannon t: 9481 0834 e: [email protected]

Life Members A.J. Anderson, D.J. Arbuckle, J. Arbuckle Snr*, J.H. Arbuckle* (M.B.E.J.P), S. Calameri, G. Kiriros*, R.G.Leach*, F. Natoli, S. Sawle, R.M. Schultz. C.P.Stevens, W.R. Stevens* (M.B.E.J.P), HR. Ashby*, Amy Harris*, A. Ingrilli. * deceased

Richard with Steve Trandos the star of Woolworths’ “This week at the Markets” advertisements.

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Grower Profile – Damien Rigali Quality not quantity the focus

Born and raised into a family of successful growers it is no surprise that Damien Rigali is

now working in the vegetable growing industry.

The family business started when Damien’s father, Elia, purchased 5 acres in Wanneroo over 20 years ago and began growing vegetables. Ten years later, his son Daniel joined him on the farm, followed by Damien a few years after that. Today, the Rigali family grow gourmet lettuce, baby leaf rocket, spinach and herbs at their two properties in Wanneroo.

Following high school, Damien’s father Elia, told him he couldn’t work on the family farm without first completing an apprenticeship. After finishing his mechanical apprenticeship at Healy’s Store in Wanneroo, Damien began working on their Mary Street property and says now he ‘wouldn’t have it any other way‘. The knowledge gained from his mechanical apprenticeship has proven beneficial to their on-farm operations with Damien able to repair their farming equipment and machinery.

Damien’s innate urge to fix and repair has also driven him to pursue improved methods of operation. With a thirst for knowledge he is always looking for a better way to run their business, reduce operation costs and produce higher quality yields.

Damien says it has taken a lot of work to optimise production on the two properties. Originally the Mary Street property struggled with salinity issues and when the Sydney Street property was first rented it was incredibly neglected. Damien, his brother Daniel and their cousin Aaron Tedesco worked solidly for 3 months to repair the irrigation and clean the valves.

Damien admits his knowledge of farming was very limited when he first started working with his father a few years back. Elia gave Damien the opportunity to operate the newly rented Sydney Street property and says the first few crops were terrible, ‘I had no idea what I was doing’ Damien admitted. He said after 3 years working on the property he still wasn’t satisfied with the quality of the produce and his father reminded him

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to focus on smaller high quality yields as they were taking on too much work for the three staff running the property.

Upon taking Elia’s advice, they cut back and focussed on a smaller crop and Damien says this was a reminder that growing the highest quality vegetables is by far their biggest priority and would never compromise the quality of their produce to obtain a higher yield.

Damien said their current objective is to consolidate the farms they are already operating, but believes if he were to obtain his own farm now it would be very viable with the knowledge he has gained through working with the Department of Agriculture. ‘The industry is changing’ Damien comments, amongst other things ‘we now have to cut back on water usage’ which has pushed Damien to explore alternative methods of operation.

The Sydney Street property is now not only more economical, but the growing costs have reduced and they are achieving better yields. Damien says that this is due to the assistance he received from Rohan Prince from the Department of Agriculture, who has supported Damien in establishing effective irrigation and fertigation systems on the property.

Although fertiliser and watering plans have been implemented at the Sydney

Street property and various changes have been applied to improve crop production Damien states they are careful not to over-invest in the rental property.

It’s not ‘all work and no play’ on the Rigali farm with a team cricket match held on the last Friday of each month with market gardeners competing against tradesmen. Another incentive for workers who finish early is the opportunity to grow their own produce on the property which currently includes a small crop of garlic and cherry tomatoes.

Each Saturday morning the Rigalis sell their own produce at the Claremont Growers Market. Damien says that this has been invaluable as he is able to speak directly with customers and receive feedback on what they really want. When Damien was initially approached to attend the markets he was apprehensive and didn’t believe it would be viable. After recording poor sales in the opening week Damien reluctantly agreed to attend just once more and it was a huge success selling most of the produce in the truck.

Damien commented that the markets were a really positive experience for his father Elia, as it allowed him to speak to the customers and receive some really positive feedback. Damien said that through customer feedback he was able to adapt the service he

provided to suit customer demand and customers have been satisfied with the knowledge they are paying for the freshest vegetables possible.


Field Trip First of ThreeGood Practice Field Trip

About forty people attended the first of three Good Practice field trips planned for the

lead-up to summer. vegetablesWA and the Department of Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA) were out in force to ensure growers were provided with a good learning environment to view and discuss a range of practices aimed at a sustainable WA vegetable industry.

This trip focused on practices implemented at Baldivis Market Garden on Eighty Rd Baldivis and on innovative fertiliser trials at Medina Research Station. DAFWA specialists Rohan Prince and Bob Paulin were on hand to support Sam Calameri discussing a commercial view on the benefits of improving irrigation systems and soil performance. At Medina, Dennis Phillips and Aileen Reid showed the group the latest in a series of trials.

BALDIVIS MARKET GARDENBaldivis Market Garden was established in 1974 and is a family owned business located in Baldivis,

approximately 50 kilometers south of Perth. The business originally grew onions, cauliflowers, carrots and potatoes. They now specialise in carrots for the export market and potatoes for the local ware market. The market garden covers 55ha of irrigated land and crops 110ha per year.

Sam Calameri is the owner and manager of Baldivis Market Garden.

Sam’s reputation as an industry leader comes from his continued support to grower committees and his commitment to research and development. Baldivis Market Garden has been offered as a demonstration site for a range of activities over the years, allowing research to be put into practice on a commercial scale. This is again demonstrated through his participation in the project, Good practice and better environmental outcome in vegetable production.

Making positive changesThrough participation in Water Wise on the Farm, Sam made adjustments to his irrigation system, resulting in

a vast improvement in his irrigation system performance. “When we had a close look at our irrigation system I was surprised that our uniformity was not as good as it could be.“ said Sam “With a few, relatively small and inexpensive changes, we were able to improve our distribution uniformity so that it exceeded international standards. This not only saved us water, it meant that our system was uniform enough for us to start fertigating with confidence that we were keeping more of our water and fertiliser in the rootzone. This has been a positive change for us, we are growing a more even crop and continue to see improvements in our yield and quality.”

Rohan Prince provided the following Top Tips for a good irrigation system:

Check the pressure at your •sprinklers. There should be no more than 10% difference from the valve to each end of the lateral line.

Check the pressure at the pump. •If it’s considerably more than the pressure at the sprinklers there may be an issue.

Test your uniformity so you know •your application rate and wetting pattern - Refer to the Good Practice Guide, Water Management chapter for details.

A well designed, installed and •maintained irrigation system is an asset that will make you money.

A poorly designed system is a •liability. It will increase your water use and cost you more in fertiliser and electricity.

Improving soil improved yield and qualityIt has long been acknowleged that the sandy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain

By Gavin Foord


leave a bit to be desired in terms of water holding capacity and nutrient retention. In recent years, Baldivis Market Garden has been the site of a number of trials aimed at using compost to improve soil performance. Sam has worked with DAFWA and Custom Composts to commercially put research into practice.

“We got involved in compost work because we were concerned about the condition of our soil” said Sam “We have a more intensive cropping program now, growing crops all year round. We need to maximise our returns from the same area of land and minimise issues with declining soil and water quality.

The benefits we gained in cauliflowers were better yield and quality and improved uniformity. Our soil

organic matter more than doubled, which gave us improved water and nutrient holding capacity and disease suppression. Better uniformity meant fewer harvests and reduced harvest costs. The disease suppresion was an added bonus, saving on the cost of fumigation.”

For details on how to improve your soil performance see the Soil management chapter of the Good Practice Guide and the DAFWA Compost Bullettin 4746.

MEDINA RESEARCH STATIONMedina has been a key site for DAFWA’s horticultural research since the closure of the Churchlands Horticultural Station in 1963-64. Forty five years on, work conducted by a

research team led by Dennis Phillips is focused on developing vegetable fertiliser programs that:

Maximise the efficiency of fertiliser •use

Minimise loss through leaching•

Maximise return on the dollars •spent on fertiliser.

This work builds on the development of successful programs for broccoli and lettuce detailed in two new DAFWA publications:

Farmnote 375, The 3Phase 1. method for growing broccoli on sandy soils 2009

Farmnote 377, The 3Phase 2. method for growing lettuce on sandy soils 2009

For more information visit our website www.agric.wa.gov.au

The Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Food and the State of Western Australia accept no liability whatsoever by reason of negligence or otherwise arising from the use or release of this information or any part of it.

Important Disclaimer

Phase 3Maturation

Phase 2Rapid Growth

Phase 1Establishment

The 3-phase fertiliser schedule presented here is based on eight years of fertiliser trials on iceberg lettuce grown on the sandy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain with sprinkler irrigation. This schedule gave the highest yields and best quality throughout the year, while being practical to apply and economical with labour. The schedule is also suitable for cos lettuce with small changes to application timings and has been successfully adapted by growers for use on other leafy and heading lettuce crops. However, boom spray applications recommended in Phase 1 are not suitable for use on some soft-leaved types such as Green Festival and Buttercrunch.The sandy soils of the coastal plain provide a free-draining, easily worked growing medium for a variety of vegetable crops. The nature of this soil allows nutrients to be freely available in the soil solution for uptake by plants. Some nutrients are therefore also highly mobile and easily lost through leaching. Nitrogen in the form of nitrate is particularly susceptible to leaching in this soil and is a major groundwater pollution concern.Careful attention must be paid to fertiliser application to:

maximise the efficiency of fertiliser use•minimise loss through leaching•maximise return on the dollars spent on fertiliser.•

The schedule outlined here is based on research conducted on some of the least fertile sandy soils in the region. It aimed to develop cost-effective strategies for maximising yield in a ‘worst case’ situation. Trial sites had no previous vegetable cropping history and irrigation water did not contain nutrients from past cropping activities. We did not use soil amendments such as compost and manure.Fertiliser and cost savings are achieved in the ‘3Phase’ method by making informed choices about fertiliser type, application rates, application methods and the timing of applications—matching fertiliser application to crop demand. To achieve this, the life of the crop is considered in three phases: establishment, rapid growth and maturation (see Figure 1). Different fertiliser strategies are used to optimise growth in each of these phases.

It takes approximately two weeks in summer and four weeks in winter for the root zone of a lettuce crop to become extensive enough to intercept nutrients placed everywhere on the soil surface. By maturity, the roots of a lettuce plant can access water and nutrients from the top 20–30 cm depth of soil.

The ‘3-phase’ method for growing lettuce on sandy soils 2009Dennis Phillips, Aileen Reid and Helen Ramsey

Note: 375July 2009

Figure 1 Growth phases from planting to harvest.


Busting fertiliser myths with 3PhaseDennis Phillips and Aileen Reid (DAFWA) showed growers through cabbage and celery trials that test the effectiveness of this new approach to applying fertiliser, locally known as the 3Phase program.

“Fertiliser and cost savings are achieved in the ‘3Phase’ method by making informed choices about fertiliser type, application rates, application methods and the timing of applications—matching fertiliser application to crop demand” said Dennis. “To achieve this, the life of the crop is considered in three phases: establishment, rapid growth and maturation. Different fertiliser strategies are used to optimise growth in each of these phases.”

So what myths are we busting?

That there is only one way to grow •a successful crop and only you know the secret

You can’t grow a successful crop •without poultry manure

You can’t do it any cheaper than •you are now and grow a good crop

You won’t get a marketable crop if •you don’t pile on the potash close to harvest

Two more field trips before summerTwo more field trips are planned as part of this project, one in September visiting demonstration sites at Gingin and Gingin West. The other in October will visit properties at Myalup. These are great opportunities to network while looking at sustainable farm practice where it happens, on the farm.

This project is supported by vegetablesWA, through funding from the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country, the Department of Agriculture and Food WA and Horticulture Australia Ltd.


CHUYẾN THỰC ĐỊA – CHUYẾN ĐẦU TIÊN CỦA BAKhoảng 40 người đã tham dự

chuyến đi đầu tiên trong 3 chuyến thực địa Thực Hành

Tốt chuẩn bị cho mùa hè sắp tới. vegetablesWA và Bộ Nông Nghiệp và Thực Phẩm WA (Department of Agriculture and Food WA – DAFWA) nỗ lực đảm bảo người trồng được cung cấp một môi trường học tập tốt để quan sát và thảo luận một loạt các lối thực hành hướng tới một ngành trồng rau quả bền vững ở WA.

Chuyến đi này tập trung vào những lối thực hành áp dụng ở Nông Trại Rau Baldivis ở Eighty Rd Baldivis và các thử nghiệm phân bón đổi mới ở Trạm Nghiên Cứu Medina. Các chuyên gia DAFWA gồm Rohan Prince và Bob Paulin đã sẵn sàng hỗ trợ Sam Calameri thảo luận một quan điểm thương mại về những lợi ích của việc cải thiện hệ thống tưới tiêu và năng suất đất trồng. Tại Medina, Dennis Phillips và Aileen Reid đã trình bày cho cả nhóm biết tin mới nhất một loạt các thử nghiệm.

NÔNG TRẠI TRỒNG RAU BÁN BALDIVIS

Nông trại trồng rau bán Baldivis được thành lập năm 1974 và là một cơ sở kinh doanh gia đình đặt tại Baldivis, khoảng 50 ki-lô-mét về phía nam Perth. Doanh nghiệp này đầu tiên trồng hành, súp-lơ, cà-rốt và khoai tây. Giờ đây họ chuyên về cà-rốt cho thị trường xuất khẩu và khoai tây cho thị trường hàng nội địa. Nông trại trồng rau bán này có 55ha đất tưới và trồng 110ha mỗi năm.

Sam Calameri là người chủ và quản lý Nông Trại Trồng Rau Bán Baldivis. Sam nổi tiếng là người đầu ngành do ông liên tục hỗ trợ các ủy ban trồng trọt và tận tâm với việc nghiên cứu và phát triển. Nông Trại Trồng Rau Bán Baldivis được cho phép dùng như là địa điểm trình bày của nhiều hoạt

động trong nhiều năm, cho phép đưa nghiên cứu vào thực hành trên quy mô thương mại. Điều này lại được thể hiện thông qua việc ông tham gia vào dự án Thực Hành tốt và kết quả môi trường tốt hơn trong lĩnh vực sản xuất rau.

Thay đổi tích cực

Qua việc tham gia vào Sử Dụng Nước Nông Nghiệp Thông Minh, Sam đã điều chỉnh hệ thống tưới tiêu, kết quả là cải thiện đáng kể hiệu suất hệ thống tưới tiêu. “Khi chúng tôi xem kỹ hệ thống tưới tiêu của chúng tôi, tôi ngạc nhiên là khả năng tưới đều không tốt như có thể”, ông Sam nói. “Với một vài thay đổi tương đối nhỏ và rẻ, chúng tôi đã có thể cải thiện độ tưới đều để nó vượt các tiêu chuẩn quốc tế. Việc này không chỉ tiết kiệm nước, nó còn có nghĩa rằng hệ thống của chúng tôi có thể tưới đều để bắt đầu dẫn phân hòa tan, và chắc chắn rằng chúng tôi giữ thêm nước và phân ở khu vực rễ. Đây là một thay đổi tích cực cho chúng tôi, thu hoạch được đều hơn và sản lượng và chất lượng tiếp tục cải thiện.”

Rohan Prince đưa ra những Lời Khuyên Tốt Nhất để có một hệ thống tưới tiêu tốt:

Kiểm tra áp suất bình tưới. Chênh •lệch từ van đến mỗi đầu đường bên không quá 10%.

Kiểm tra tra áp suất bơm. Nếu nó •cao hơn nhiều áp suất bình tưới, có thể có vấn đề.

Kiểm tra độ tưới đều để quý vị biết •tỉ lệ bám dính và đường hướng ướt – Tham khảo Hướng Dẫn Thực Hành Tốt, chương Quản Lý Nước để biết thêm chi tiết.

Một hệ thống tưới tiêu được thiết •kế, lắp đặt và bảo trì tốt là tài sản sẽ đem lại lợi nhuận cho quý vị.

Một hệ thống được thiết kế tồi là •gánh nợ. Nó sẽ tăng lượng nước dùng và thêm chi phí phân bón và điện.

Cải thiện đất trồng nâng cao sản lượng và chất lượng

Từ lâu người ta đã thừa nhận rằng đất cát ở Đồng Bằng Ven Biển Swan ít hấp dẫn vì khả năng giữ nước và hấp thụ chất dinh dưỡng. Trong những năm gần đây, Nông Trại Trồng Rau Bán Baldivis là địa điểm của nhiều cuộc thử nghiệm nhằm sử dụng phân ủ để cải thiện năng suất đất trồng. Sam đã làm việc với DAFWA và Custom Composts để đưa nghiên cứu vào thực tiễn về phương diện thương mại.

Sam cho biết “Chúng tôi đã tham gia vào việc phân ủ vì chúng tôi quan tâm tới điều kiện của đất trồng”. “Hiện giờ chúng tôi có chương trình thâm canh hơn, trồng trọt suốt năm. Chúng tôi cần tối đa hóa lợi nhuận từ vùng đất tương tự và giảm thiểu những vấn đề làm giảm chất lượng đất và nước.

Lợi ích chúng tôi đạt được về xúp-lơ là sản lượng và chất lượng tốt hơn và tưới tiêu đều hơn. Chất hữu cơ trong đất tăng gấp đôi, cải thiện khả năng giữ nước và chất dinh dưỡng và ngăn chặn bệnh. Độ tưới tiêu đều hơn có nghĩa là ít lần thu hoạch hơn và giảm chi phí thu hoạch. Một phần thưởng nữa là sự ngăn chặn bệnh, tiết kiệm chi phí phun khử trùng.”

Để biết thêm chi tiết về cách cải thiện năng suất đất trồng, xin xem chương Quản Lý Đất Trồng trong Hướng Dẫn Thực Hành Tốt và Bản tin DAFWA Compost Bullettin 4746

TRẠM NGHIÊN CỨU MEDINA

Medina là địa điểm chính để nghiên cứu trồng trọt của DAFWA kể từ

Do Gavin Foord soạn viết


khi đóng cửa Trạm Trồng Trọt Churchlands vào năm 1963-64. Sau 40 năm, công việc của nhóm nghiên cứu do Dennis Phillips đứng đầu tập trung vào xây dựng chương trình phân bón rau cải:

Tối đa hóa hiệu suất sử dụng •phân bón

Giảm thiểu thiệt hại do xói mòn•

Tối đa hóa lợi nhuận từ tiền đầu •tư phân bón.

Công việc này tiếp nối sự phát triển của những chương trình thành công với cây bông cải xanh và rau diếp được ghi chi tiết trong 2 ấn phẩm mới của DAFWA :

Farmnote 375, phương pháp 1. 3Phase (3Giaiđoạn) để trồng bông cải xanh trên đất cát 2009

Farmnote 377, phương pháp 2. 3Phase (3Giaiđoạn) trồng rau diếp trên đất cát 2009

Xóa bỏ những ngộ nhận về phân bón bằng 3Phase (3Giaiđoạn)

Dennis Phillips và Aileen Reid (DAFWA) cho người trồng thấy qua những thử nghiệm trên cải bắp và cần tây, kiểm tra tính hiệu quả của hướng

tiếp cận mới này để bón phân, ở đây được gọi là chương trình 3Phase.

“ Phương pháp ‘3Phase’ tiết kiệm phân bón và chi phí nhờ có những lựa chọn đầy đủ thông tin về loại phân, tỉ lệ bón, phương pháp bón và thời gian bón – bón phân phù hợp với nhu cầu cây trồng” Dennis cho biết. “Để đạt được điều này, đời sống của cây được xem xét làm 3 giai đoạn: bắt đầu, sinh trưởng nhanh và trưởng thành. Các chiến lược phân bón khác nhau được sử dụng để tối ưu hóa sinh trưởng trong mỗi giai đoạn này.”

Vậy chúng ta đang xóa bỏ những Ngộ Nhận nào?

Chỉ có một cách trồng cây thành •công và chỉ có quý vị mới biết bí quyết

Quý vị không thể trồng cây thành •công mà không có phân gia cầm

Quý vị không thể làm rẻ hơn như •bây giờ và trồng một vụ tốt

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tháng 9 tới thăm địa điểm thử nghiệm tại Công Ty Rau Diếp Lá Rời tại Nông Trại Gingin và Bogdanich ở Gingin West. Chuyến còn lại vào tháng 10 sẽ thăm Nông Trại Ivankovich và Graham và trang trại Mia Rose ở Myalup. Đây là những cơ hội quý giá để giao lưu trong khi xem phương pháp trồng trọt bền vững ngay tại trang trại.

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Recipe Muesli & Carrot Muffins

Ingredients: 1 ½ cups Sanitarium Natural Muesli 1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour, sifted ½ cup sugar 1 cup firmly packed, grated carrot ½ cup firmly packed, grated zucchini ½ cup Sanitarium Sultanas 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/3 cup oil 1 cup Sanitarium So Good Essential

Method:Place muesli, sifted flour, sugar, carrot, zucchini and 1. sultanas in a large bowl. Combine egg, oil and So Good Essential. Add liquid 2. ingredients to dry ingredients and mix gently until just combined. Spoon mixture into lightly greased muffin tins. Bake in a 3. moderately hot oven (190° Celsius) for 30 minutes.

Servings: 12 Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Level: easy

Nutrition Facts per serve Kilojoules 980kJ Calories 235Cal Protein 4g Fat 9g Carbohydrate 33g

Sodium 90mg Potassium 230mg Calcium 20mg Iron 1mg Fibre 3g

An easy to prepare high fibre snack, great for school lunchboxes.

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AUSVEG new CEO Visits Western AustraliaRichard Mulcahy was excited

to meet with Western Australian vegetable and

potato growers when he visited for a whirlwind 2 ½ day tour in the middle of August.

He was keen to canvas the major issues with growers who were also keen to ask Richard what Ausveg can achieve for the growers.

Some of the issues discussed included the Horticulture Award, where he is awaiting a response from Julia Gillard relating to AUSVEG’s deputation, export issues with carrots into Taiwan, Horticulture Code of Conduct (transparency), R & D issues, grower representation on the Industry Advisory Committees, and the direction of AUSVEG under the control of their new board.

There were many other issues that were discussed at length while we visited the growers with Paul Bogdanich, WA representative on the AUSVEG board.

Richard’s visit also included a very successful meeting with the Minister for Agriculture the Hon Terry Redmond.

Richard with Pennie Patane inspecting their new packing operation, the development is certainly a credit to Michael and Pennie in Myalup.

Richard and Paul Humble in the greenhouse discussing industry

issues.


Left to right: Paul Bogdanich, Michael Le and Richard Mulcahy

At Centre West Exports. Left to right: Paul Bogdanich, Peter Wauchope, Frank Tedesco (owner) and Richard

Mulcahy.


in Carabooda.



At Centre West Exports. Left to right: Paul Bogdanich, Peter Wauchope, Frank Tedesco (owner) and Richard

Mulcahy.

At Centre West Exports. L to R: Paul Bogdanich, Peter Wauchope,

Frank Tedesco (owner) and Richard Mulcahy.

Richard meeting with the leaders of the potato industry in WA. L to R: Bert Russell, Richard, Sam Calameri, Georgia Thomas, Darryl

Smith and Andrew Tempra.

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Western Australia’s brightest and best fresh fruit and vegetable retailers received

their just rewards at the 2009 WA Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year Awards held in July this year.

The Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries in WA (CFVIWA) started the awards in 2002 to recognise and reward fresh produce retailers demonstrating excellent customer service and retailing standards.

This year’s awards were presented at the 2009 Market City Ball at the Burswood Entertainment Complex on Friday, July 24 and hosted by the CFVIWA and the Perth Market Authority (PMA).

With 75 entrants from the South West to Geraldton, all award categories were very hotly contested, said CFVIWA Chief Executive Officer, Robert McFerran.

Yet again The Herdsman in Churchlands, Scutti A Taste of Europe and Gwelup Fruits and More were the big winners, with all three making a habit of winning awards for excellence in fresh fruit and vegetable retailing.

The award for Excellence in Potato Retailing for 2009 was won by Gwelup Fruits and More and accepted by Mark Kidd and Anthony Pullela.

The Herdsman took out the Open Section of the WA Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year Award, the second year in a row it’s won the award, which it also won in 2005.

South Perth’s Scutti A Taste of Europe similarly took out the award for Best Small Store for the second successive year, proving that small really is beautiful.

Geraldton Fruit & Vegetable Supply tasted success twice, winning the Excellence in Apple and Pear Retailing and the Best Regional Fresh Produce Retailer awards.

WA Fresh Produce Retailer of The Year Award Winners

The Award for Excellence in Potato Retailing for 2009 was accepted by Mark Kidd and Anthony Pullela from Gwelup Fruits & More

from Anne Kirou.

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Modern Day Potato Pioneers in DandaraganDavid Fox and Brett De Campo

were the first to plant seed potatoes on I & D Fox’s

property in Dandaragan in 2007. The following year Rob Kuzich, Mark Hyde and Craig Ryan planted seed potato crops on different properties.

They are pioneers in that, apart from being the first to grow potatoes in Dandaragan, the district has its own

specific environmental characteristics which is something they have all experienced. “You find out the hard way” Rob said. “Differing weed species, pest management methods, environmental issues etc. - it is a steep learning curve”.

In Dandaragan most water allocations have been taken up by local growers and corporations. Water quality is also

a concern as it varies considerably throughout the district. This does not mean there is no water available however a very cautious approach when trying to obtain water is certainly the way to go.

The potato industry admires the pioneering spirit of these growers who will supply potatoes in line with consumer demands.

David Fox inspecting his crop


Bert Russell and Jim Turley inspecting potatoes grown by Rob Kuzich.


Bert Russell and Jim Turley inspecting potatoes grown by Rob

Kuzich.

Bert Russell, Chairman of the Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC)

discussing the opportunities for the Dandaragan district with Larry Hegarty, Production Manager PMC.

Bert Russell and Jim Turley inspecting potatoes grown by Rob

Kuzich.

Bert Russell, Chairman of the Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC)

discussing the opportunities for the Dandaragan district with Larry Hegarty, Production Manager PMC.

Bert Russell, Chairman of the Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC) discussing the opportunities for the Dandaragan district with Larry Hegarty,

Production Manager PMC.


National Vegetable Industry Development Program Moving Ahead Successful tenders announced

Following a thorough and rigorous review and tendering process, the HAL Board has

approved the recommendations of the Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) and the new providers are detailed below.

Please note that the IAC has chosen not to recommend a provider for the Local Information & Farm Productivity Subprogram at this time. The specification has now been re-drafted and the program re-named InnoVeg – vegetable innovations for the future.

The InnoVeg program is critical as it provides the link between the growers and relevant information. The program has been advertised for tender as of this week and should be resolved by November. vegetablesWA is in talks with potential partners to determine how we can best be involved.

Who were selected and why?Program Coordination - Rural •Directions Knowledge Management – •AUSVEG in conjunction with Freshlogic & Ruralscope People Development – AUSVEG •in conjunction with Dianne Fullelove & Associates Consumers & Markets – •AUSVEG in conjunction with Freshlogic

The outstanding attributes of the successful tenders were:Program Coordination – The Rural Directions application was well presented and based on sound logic, strong monitoring and evaluation, good risk management, output and

outcome focused, clear idea of change management and proven past experience within the rural sector.

Knowledge Management – The application submitted by AUSVEG in conjunction with Freshlogic and Ruralscope detailed an experienced and creditable team, an underlying comprehensive of the task and convincing logic, proven performance for a range of rural stakeholders, good networks, use of adult education processes and innovative value chain engagement.

People Development – The application submitted by AUSVEG in conjunction with Dianne Fullelove & Associates demonstrated a strong and proven track record, good monitoring and evaluation, potential additional funding sources, links to other programs, innovative strategies, relevant vegetable and horticultural experience and good ability to identify potential leaders.

Consumers & Markets – The application submitted by AUSVEG in conjunction with Freshlogic detailed a strong and proven track record, the development of vegetable market model, market segments were well described and specified, a good understanding of commercial reality and a well planned data delivery system.

Who is Rural Directions?

Program Coordination for the Vegetable Industry Development Program will be provided by Rural Directions Pty Ltd.

Rural Directions Pty Ltd Managing Director, David Heinjus, has provided national program management

services for DAFF, Meat and Livestock Australia, Fishing Industry Council and Australian Wool Innovation. Specific National Coordination roles have included the National Property Management Planning Campaign, Edge Network and Bestprac. He has also been a sub contractor for the delivery of several national programs for the fishing, dairy and pork industries. This has provided substantial expertise in managing service delivery teams, sub contractors, managing complex industry issues.

David will be assisted by Lu Hogan who has provided a national program management service with the design and implementation of national research, development and extension projects including Land, Water & Wool, Grain & Graze, Pastures Australia, Wool industry business networks, and Lifetime Wool. These national programs involved managing and contracting multiple service providers at a state and regional level and delivery services for a range of target audiences.

Another member of the team is Barry Philp who has extensive experience in managing multidisciplinary teams for developing and delivering various horticulture industry state strategic plans (eg citrus, olives, potato, apple), disaster response programs (eg apple fire blight outbreak) and regional development strategies (eg Adelaide Plains Blueprint) in South Australia.

For further information please contact Georgia Thomas, Program Manager vegetablesWA on [email protected] or 9481 0834.

By Georgia Thomas


Grower Profile – Tony Colotti (Brookrise Pty Ltd)Balance is the key

A balance of work and family life is essential for vegetable grower Tony Colotti, who lives

on their Neergabby property with wife Kym and three young children Josh (10), Jorja (5) and Olivia (3).

Raised into a farming family, Tony’s parents, Frank and Silvana, owned a farm in Balcatta years ago and his grandparents also worked in the vegetable growing industry. It is clear that horticulture is in his blood and Tony says he has always believed that ‘farming offers a good lifestyle’.

After studying Horticulture at TAFE, Tony worked in the retail industry and grew turf before buying a property in Wanneroo. In 2006 Tony purchased a property more than three times the size in Neergabby and began growing vegetables.

The family owned and operated farm is run by Tony and his wife, Kym, who manages the administration and payroll with 6 other staff members assisting with the running of the property.

The Neergabby property was previously a wildflower farm growing a variety of native Australian wildflowers. The heavily wooded land had to be cleared, levelled out, dams, bores and irrigation installed and a new shed built. After developing the land in two separate stages it became fully operational within 2 years.

On the property Tony grows gourmet lettuce and spinach all year round and broccoli for 8 months of the year.

Tony says one of the benefits of buying land not previously used for vegetable growing is that there has been ‘very little issues with insects,

pests or disease due to the property still being so new’.

Tony is quick to express his gratitude for the work the Department of Agriculture and in particular, Rohan Prince, has done on his farm and says that ‘Rohan’s work has been invaluable in achieving optimum results’.

With his support Tony is now not only saving power and water but believes that he is leaching a lot less than he could be.

Tony has also had lysimetres installed at his property by the Department of Agriculture and utilises the vegetablesWA SMS system to monitor rain, evaporation and the forecasted weather. Tony says these systems have helped him operate his farm more effectively and continually improve his crops.

Tony states that the focus of the farm has always been to grow consistently

superior quality crops as opposed to generating high volumes.

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Surviving a cut in your water allocationGnangara Sustainability Strategy

The extensive groundwater system that underlies the Swan Coastal Plain has

provided high quality, easily accessible water to our community for many years. Vegetable growers, like many others, have been fortunate to have access to this resource. However, over recent years the water extracted has exceeded the amount returned (recharged) to the system by drainage and rainfall. This has resulted in falling groundwater levels.

Something had to be done and the recently released draft Gnangara Sustainability Strategy (GSS) recommends a 20 per cent reduction in groundwater allocations on the Gnangara Mound. Fortunately, 13 per cent of the required 20 per cent saving has been made by reclaiming unused licensed allocations.

Another important recommendation of the GSS is that in the near future groundwater should be managed in a consumptive pool arrangement. This will bring all groundwater allocations together to form the pool. This pool will be allocated as a percentage of your licensed volume according to annual rainfall and recharge rates. This means that allocations may vary from year to year and in some years allocations might be lower than at present.

Valuing our waterOn the Gnangara Mound, one megalitre (ML) or one million litres of irrigation water is estimated to cost from $70 to $100 including pumping costs. Domestic consumers in WA pay $1075 for 1 ML plus a supply charge. In the Eastern States temporary trades of high security irrigation water

range from about $350 to $1000/ML and permanent transfers cost between $1500 and $3500/ML plus pumping costs and licence fees.

Irrigation systems with low performance and poor uniformity necessitate the overuse of water to grow a uniform crop. Due to the low cost of water in WA there has been a lack of incentive for some to invest in improving their water use efficiency.

Improving irrigation uniformity allows you to grow a better crop with less water and less fertiliser. An irrigation system with distribution uniformity (DU) of 90 per cent, for example, can produce a crop using 30 per cent less water and less fertiliser than a system with a DU of 65 per cent.

What you can doReducing water use by increasing irrigation efficiency will reduce your risk of losses in low allocation years. It may also allow you to trade any water saved that year or allow you to increase your cropping area within that year. Either way, your business will have the potential to make more profit.

Regardless of the actual or potential value of water, using a certified designer or reputable company to design and install your system is a smart business decision. A correctly designed irrigation system will more than pay for itself with better crop performance and savings in fertiliser and irrigation costs.

Top tips for improving irrigation efficiency

Check that sprinkler heads •and nozzles are standardised

throughout the farm unless designed otherwise. Check the pressure at your •sprinklers. There should be no more than 10 per cent difference between sprinklers on the same shift.Check the pressure at the pump. •If it’s considerably more than the pressure at the sprinklers the whole system should be checked.Test sprinkler uniformity so you •know the application rate and wetting pattern. Refer to the Good Practice Guide’s Water Management chapter for details. Maintain irrigation systems as you •would any important asset on the farm.

A poorly designed system is a liability. It will increase water use and cost you more in fertiliser and electricity. A well designed, installed and maintained irrigation system is an asset that will make you money.

If you would like help with an assessment of your irrigation system, please contact Rohan Prince, 0429 680 069.

The Draft GSS is available online at www.gnangara.water.wa.gov.au.

Valuing our water

On the Gnangara Mound, one megalitre (ML) or one million litres of irrigation water is estimated to cost from $70 to $100 including pumping costs. Domestic consumers in WA pay $1075 for 1 ML plus a supply charge. In the Eastern States temporary trades of high security irrigation water range from about $350 to $1000/ML and permanent transfers cost between $1500 and $3500/ML plus pumping costs and licence fees.

Irrigation systems with low performance and poor uniformity necessitate the overuse of water to grow a uniform crop. Due to the low cost of water in WA there has been a lack of incentive for some to invest in improving their water use efficiency. Improving irrigation uniformity allows you to grow a better crop with less water and less fertiliser. An irrigation system with distribution uniformity (DU) of 90 per cent, for example, can produce a crop using 30 per cent less water and less fertiliser than a system with a DU of 65 per cent.

What you can do

Reducing water use by increasing irrigation efficiency will reduce your risk of losses in low allocation years. It may also allow you to trade any water saved that year or allow you to increase your cropping area within that year. Either way, your business will have the potential to make more profit.

Rohan Prince, Development Officer,

Department of Agriculture and Food


On the 14th of August 2009, the potato industry was invited to attend a day of activities

including Freshcare training and an industry meeting at the Lord Forrest Hotel, Bunbury.

Around 30 growers attended the event and there were many positive comments about the information presented.

Annemie McAuliffe, Chairperson of the Potato Industry Development Committee (PIDC) and Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC) Board Member, kicked off the afternoon with an introduction highlighting some issues revealed in a recent consumer survey of 850 shoppers. The research, conducted by Curtin University of Technology for Western Potatoes Pty Ltd, revealed 22% of consumers were not happy with quality once out of every five occasions they purchased potatoes. The main problems consumers experience are internal browning or discolouration, greening, rotten tubers and soft tubers.

In response to potato quality and variety development concerns, the PIDC put together a program of presentations to inform industry about research activities, new proposals and strategies to assist industry meet consumer needs in WA. The emphasis of the afternoon was on a supply chain approach to improvement in the industry, whereby all participants in the chain, from seed grower, grower, transport, wash packer and retailer were responsible for making improvements.

The Freshcare training session was put together by Neil Graham of the PMC and presented by Helena Whitman. The decision to move to the new Freshcare system was taken due to it being an Australian run program, and as the cost of auditing will be less than for other similar programs. Further dates for training will be announced in the near future.

In his role as a consultant to Western Potatoes Pty Ltd, David Anderson presented an overview of the variety development strategy for Western Australia. He talked about the need for a long term approach to variety development and coordination and collaboration between relevant parties. Also mentioned that the industry needs to sign off on the document and it will represent a significant step forward.

Rachelle Crawford and Andrew Taylor from the Department of Agriculture and Food, WA gave an update on the Horticulture Australia project: “Improving the visual quality of WA ware potatoes to meet consumer needs”. The update raised a few questions about how soil temperature may impact quality, as well as demonstrating the impacts on a potato as it moves through a harvester and then through the wash packing procedure.

Neil Graham spoke about the PMC’s Quality Improvement Proposal which includes a proposal to conduct agronomic reviews for growers and the development of a pool of relevant agronomists for growers to use in the future.

Finally, Western Potatoes Pty Ltd (WPPL) gave a presentation about their activities in marketing and promotion, variety development and value added product development. Some of the key work by WPPL is to present to schools and community groups, building relationships with retailers and supporting new varieties like the Innovator variety (see page 19). In this final session a number of growers put forward good ideas and suggestions for the way forward.

For information about this meeting, please contact Georgia Thomas, EO of WPPL on [email protected] 9284 6266.

Potato Growers Welcome Variety and Quality Initiatives Freshcare training and industry meeting held By Georgia Thomas


N.B. as the crispiness of the skin of the potatoes is the real highlight of this dish it works well with gourmet coloureds as well as with large coloureds, preferably Royal Blue

Twelve (12) passionate vegetable individuals graduated as a team of

leaders from the inaugural HAL Vegetable Industry Strategic Leadership Course (VISLC) 2009 in Canberra on the 20th of August 2009. They presented three (3) strategies to the industry that the team of leaders believe will assist the whole industry to move forward. The Vegetable Industry Strategic Leadership Course were officially graduated by Tasmanian Senator Richard Colbeck and witnessed and congratulated by key industry stakeholders at the Graduation Dinner on the evening of 20th August.

The VISLC is the leadership platform being delivered through funding from Horticulture Australia Ltd. in response to Vegvision 2020. The VISLC is the only national industry specific leadership program for the vegetable industry and was designed in consultation with the industry. The program commenced on 24th of February 2009 in Devonport and the final residential finished with the Graduation Dinner on the 20th August 2009 in Canberra.

The six month course drew participants from across the nation and the supply chain. Marcus Brandsema – grower from Tasmania’s north says that the diversity of the participants in the program was of great benefit to all. “We have developed relationships that I expect to continue, particularly as we progress our leadership within the industry - to be able to maintain this “network” with a group of such diversity is vitally important.”

During final stages of the Vegetable Industry Strategic Leadership Course the participants are self-managing the majority of the activities. “The industry meetings, the mission launch and the graduation dinner in Canberra are all self-managed activities” said Jill Briggs, Project Manager, “The course is carefully constructed to provide the team with skills, confidence and feedback to ensure that during the final stages the participants are operating as a leadership team with little input from the facilitators”. VISLC 2009 graduates were successful in securing meetings with the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry -

Tony Burke, Research Organisations including Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation and members of the Shadow cabinet. “By the third residential and final stage in Canberra we have complete confidence in the group and we know that they are more than capable of managing a professional meeting resulting in strong “action” outcomes for all involved” said Jill.

At the final residential in Canberra last week, participants presented a Mission Launch to the industry. The launch consisted of three strategies that the participants believe will make a difference to how the industry communicates and interconnects – a database, a communication network and an industry services guide. The strategies will be managed by the VISLC 2009 team until a clear industry partner is identified who can ensure that these valuable resources are used to benefit the whole industry.

Further Information, interviews and photos contact; Jill Briggs – Manager - Vegetable Industry Strategic Leadership Course 2009 – 02 6035 7284; 0409 455 710

How Leaders Grow - Vegetable Industry Strategic Leadership Course - 2009

Ingredients:

Medium to large potatoes (coloured varieties are best)Olive OilSea Salt Lemon zest (optional)Flat leaf parsley (optional)

Method: 1. Pre-heat oven to 220°C.2. Wash potatoes leaving the skin on.3. Bring the unpeeled potatoes to the boil in plenty of salted water and cook for 12 to 15 minutes until just tender. 4. Drain off water and thoroughly dry the potatoes.5. Place the potatoes in an oiled roasting pan, squashing the potatoes down until the skins are broken and the potatoes cover the pan. 6. Drizzle with a little olive oil and season with sea salt. 7. Bake for 30 minutes on a high shelf until thoroughly crisped and browned. 8. Remove from oven, and serve with lemon zest (optional) and/or freshly chopped flat leaf parsley.

Recipe Smashed not MashedBy Annemie McAuliffe, Chairperson of the Potato Industry Development Committee


President’s Annual ReportThis 12 months that I have

been President has gone so quickly and there have

been many challenges and issues to contend with. But, there have been many successfully achieved outcomes. That is due to the exciting and proactive team of Jim, Georgia, Gavin, Liz and Val at Horticulture House. vegetablesWA is held up as a shining light in the vegetable industry. I feel it has been my privilege to serve as President for this year and now have the honour of serving another year. Thank you to the Committee of Management in re-electing me.

This year, the committee has seen resignations from several members. Being a committee member sometimes will seem a difficult task but it is very rewarding. To be able to work together with fellow growers and the staff at Horticulture House to achieve representation for the Western Australian growers and to promote their industry is a fantastic experience. It is often thought that it is hard to attend meetings, and perhaps read the necessary information. We are all so busy in our business. However, being able to manage 2-3 meetings per year helps, not only the industry develop but also the member can encourage others to promote the vegetable industry in other ways. It is the grower’s passion when they serve on the committee that they want to see results gained from meetings – especially in regard to the issues of the day such as water, the environment and the horticultural award and the promotion of vegetables.

Thank you to the new members that have joined the Committee – we look forward to exciting times

ahead. To those members who have resigned – may your businesses prosper. vegetablesWA has a new vice president in Denise Ellement and a new treasurer in Anthony Marinovich. This year we have held committee meetings in regional areas. The first one was in the Gingin area and was quite successful. The one in Manjimup was great for those that represent the great southern area. Check out the website www.vegetableswa.com.au for the member closest to you.

During the year fliers have been produced to show the work that vegetablesWA have been achieving. Another flier produced is that of projects the Fees for Service monies being attributed to. If you are not receiving any of these fliers, please phone Liz at the office and ask her for some. I would encourage you to pass them on to your customers and spread the great word that your vegetable industry is achieving.

This year, Horticulture House started to produce its own E news. E news is sent out on a fortnightly basis to keep one and all abreast of what is happening not only in the vegetable industry but other networks. Again – if you are missing this – please phone Liz.

Networking is great and as is on farm meetings. A big thanks to Leon Canzirri and his family for the 3 absolutely successful meetings held at his farm. Each meeting had approximately 35 growers in attendance. Discussions have been about the Horticultural Code of Conduct, the issue of nitrates in the water, and then recently a meeting regarding the Gnangara water

sustainability. These meetings are very well attended and issues are discussed in a formal manner initially, then on a one to one basis – which proves to be great.

vegetablesWA have also had several other field trips to grower’s farms, especially with the Caring for Country Project. Buses have been provided to enable better networking, not only with the growers who attend but also the many and varied industry people that attend. This is great networking! Many thanks to those that open their farms for these projects and events.

Recently vegetablesWA hosted a trip by Richard Mulcahy, the CEO of AUSVEG. He was extremely impressed with our organisation (vegetablesWA), the team at Horticulture House and also of the growers that he had met. Richard was taken on a tour to see growers from the northern areas of Perth, to Gingin and Bunbury, Myalup, Baldivis etc.– he was very impressed!

I can only encourage you all to shine your “light” and keeping growing!

Maureen DobraPresident 2009


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Consumers get a taste of the Innovator!

A joint effort between Western Potatoes Pty Ltd (WPPL), the Potato Marketing Corporation

and the Potato Growers Association is currently underway to develop a long term strategy for quality and variety development in Western Australia.

Recently, the project focused on the promotion of the Innovator potato which was available through July and early August at about 2-4 tons a week.

WPPL coordinated a range of activities including the following:

Gathering consumer, retailer and •wash packer feedback on variety

Assess options for packaging and •display

Development of point of sale •materials (recipe/information cards)

Work with wash packer to develop •list of “target” retailers for commercial trial

Visit retailers and give them •information about the new variety, when it’s in season, how much will be in stock and its eating qualities.

Additionally, WPPL worked with Spudbar and Lakeside Joondalup shopping centre to run a consumer tasting of the new variety. Spudbar

baked the Innovator and the WPPL staff gave out samples and asked consumers to fill out a short survey and rate their experience. 80 surveys were gathered in 2 hours and results were generally very positive. 71% of respondents indicated that they would buy the potato in a retail store and 81% of tasters rated the overall taste as good or very good.

A full report of the commercial trial of the Innovator potato will be available in the next few weeks. Please contact Anne Kirou on [email protected], or 9284 6266 for more details.

Long term strategy for quality and variety By Georgia Thomas


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Bridgetown - Greenbushes Bridgetown Waste Facility 9761 1555

Busselton Dunsborough Waste Facility 0417 179 596

Donnybrook- Balingup Donnybrook Landfill Site 9780 4200

Balingup Landfill Site 9780 4200

Harvey Harvey Landfill 0428 950 120

Manjimup Manjimup Refuse Site 9777 2332

Pemberton Waste Transfer Station 0427 767 010

Armadale City Armadale Landfill & Recycling Facility 9399 0127

Mindarie Tamala Park 9305 5246

Broome Broome Waste Management Facility 9193 8018

COUNCIL SITE/ COLLECTION INFORockingham Miller Rd Landfill

One day in March & September

Gingin Frogmore Shire DepotFirst Wednesday each month by appointment ph: 9571 2211

Carnarvon Browns Range Landfill SiteMonday to Friday 8.00am to 5.00pm

Eastern Metropolitan Red Hill Waste Disposal SiteSecond Wednesday each month between 8.00am to 12 noon

Wyndham - East Kimberly KununurraContact the council


Chicken Manure

E NewsEach fortnight E-news delivers important and relevant information to a wide range of Western Australian vegetable growers and stakeholders between delivery of the WA Grower magazine.

E News:

- delivers time sensitive information to growers and affiliates efficiently;- is concise, timely and informative;- distributed fortnightly;- includes current events, workshops, grower news and information, scholarships/sponsorships etc.

To subscribe email [email protected] or call (08) 9481 0834.

The use of raw poultry manure within Stable fly affected areas ceased on the 1st of

September and from September 2011, there will be a total ban on its use within most local government areas on the Swan Coastal Plain.

Growers are urged to apply the ‘Good practice management of manure and vegetable crop residue’ that are provided in the ‘Good Practice Guide’. Please note that this is an important part of your responsibility to neighbours and other rural industries.

These practices apply to all situations and include the use of poultry manure as well as other animal manures and the management of crop residues.

Factors contributing to fly breeding are discussed and during this period, particular attention is needed to

managing crop residues including the management of harvested crop residues from packing operations. During the coming months, poorly managed crop residues are the main source of Stable fly breeding.

Managing fly breeding is a serious responsibility and failure not only leaves the grower liable to prosecution, but reflects badly on the vegetable industry as a whole.

IMPORTANT Seasonal reminderStable Fly Management

By Bob PaulinA grower responsibility


Safety IssuesReimbursement now available on accreditation trainingChemCert WA has good news for growers. The 2-day accreditation programme “Risk Management in Pesticide Use” is now an approved training course under the FarmReady Reimbursement Grants programme. This means eligible growers can claim up to $1500 per financial year to reimburse the cost of attending approved courses, such as “Risk Management in Pesticide Use.”

FarmReady, a part of the Australia’s Farming Future initiative, is funded by

the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Under FarmReady, primary producers, their family and managerial workers (eg farm overseers) are eligible for the reimbursement of the course cost of $425 for Risk Management in Pesticide Use.

For more information or to apply for FarmReady support please visit www.farmready.gov.au. Growers need to send the form for pre-approval of the

reimbursement to FarmReady at least 10 working days before the ChemCert WA course. After the course, growers use the claim form to apply for reimbursement and are eligible if they submit it within 30 days of the course conclusion. For further queries please call 1800 087 670.

ChemCert WA scheduled courses are listed on the website www.chemcertwa.com.au. For any queries please call 9341 5325.

Lend your vehicle to an unlicensed driver and it could disappear for a while.New laws now mean that if you lend your car or work vehicle to a driver without a valid licence and they’re picked

up by WA police, the car will be impounded immediately for a period of 28 days. This means that you need to be

fully aware of the driver’s licence status if you’re going to lend them your car. This new law will have an immediate

impact in removing unlicensed drivers from our roads to make it safer for all. So if you know an unlicensed driver, do

your part and don’t lend them your car. Visit the website www.ors.wa.gov.au for full details.

Rural properties can be wonderful places for children, where independence and responsibility is fostered, where family relationships are strengthened, and where children are exposed to unique experiences. However farms and rural properties are both a home and a workplace, and children may be placed at great risk when playing or helping out.

Every year, around 20-30 children die on Australian farms. Many more are injured seriously enough in farm related incidents to require hospitalisation. The greatest risk for toddlers (0-4 yrs) is drowning - most commonly in dams - but rivers, pools, troughs and dips are also drowning hazards. For older children (5-14 yrs), working farm machinery, farm

vehicles, motorcycles and horses are the biggest risks.

A safety checklist can be downloaded from Farmsafe Australia’s website at www.farmsafe.org.au

Source: Farmsafe Australia Inc.

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Application for a Dangerous Goods Security Card

Under the Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 and regulations, access to explosives and security risk substances (SRS) such as some products containing more than 45% ammonium nitrate, is now strictly controlled in Western Australia. These controls implement security provisions of the council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreement of 25 June 2004 on counter-terrorism measures.

Holders of licences for the storage handling, transport, manufacture, sale, import and use of explosives and SRS and people with unsupervised access to explosives and SRS must be security cleared. Security cleared individuals will be issued with

a photographic Dangerous Good Security Card (DGSC) that is valid for a period of five years.

The assessment process for security clearances includes identity checks, national criminal history checks, ASIO checks and other background checks by the WA Police. Once individuals are security cleared, WA Police will monitor their status to ensure that they remain suitable to hold a DGSC.

Who requires a DGSC?

Persons 18 years or older who work in the transport, farming and mining industries along with those involved in the manufacture, sale and import of explosives and SRS may be affected by these regulatory changes.

Where a licence is issued to an individual, that person must be security cleared.

Where a licence is issued to a company or partnership, a person must be nominated by the licence holder as being responsible for the safety and security of the explosives or SRS. The nominated person must be security cleared.

For more information or to obtain an application form please visit the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection website at www.docep.wa.gov.au or call WorkSafe on 1300 30 78 77.

Safety Issues continued


In March 2009 the Hon Terry Redman, Minister for Agriculture and Food, released the

Government’s Priority Plan for Agriculture in Western Australia. The Minister identified five key areas critical to ‘making every hectare count’:1) Improve long term profitability of the agriculture and food sectors;2) Develop effective natural resource management policy to manage land assets, climate variability and Biosecurity;

3) Build industry capacity to adapt and grow;4) Improve market access for WA product; and5) Promote a positive profile of WA agriculture and food.To address the Government’s priorities the department has drafted four Plans to Support Industry Development. These plans are potential blueprints for maximising opportunities for growth and profitability while effectively managing our natural resources in key agricultural areas: Food, Grains,

Horticulture and Livestock. The plans outline industry status, potential, and needs. The roles of government and industry are examined in light of the government’s priorities to determine the focus of the department.Go to http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/PC_93580.html?s=750055472 to download the Horticulture Industry Plan and template for comments. The due date to ensure that your feedback is considered is Monday 5 October 2009.

Plans to support industry development - for discussion

Food Industry HeadlinesThe world of food moves quickly

and in order to keep up with news and announcements the

WA Grower will provide you with this list of recent headlines from various sources.

Australian shoppers keen to fill trolleys with home-grown produce (August)Food lovers around the nation are confident that Australian grown food is best, according to new research by craft beer specialist James Squire. The consumer study discovered that around 84% of Australian shoppers would rather purchase locally sourced produce because they believe it tastes better.

The local food mantra goes beyond mere thoughts and considerations, however, with more than half of Australian consumers actually prepared to pay up to 20% more for good quality, local produce, according to the research.

http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2009/08/25/australian-shoppers-keen-to-fill-trolleys-home-grown-produce.html

Seven changes to food buying habits (July)How has the economic downturn affected the simple family dinner? A recent survey of over 5,000 Australian families has found one third of Australian families have changed their dinner habits due to the economy. The research identified seven key changes to food purchasing habits:

More bulk buying and bulk 1. cooking.

Buying home brands over name 2. brands.

Cutting back on meat or buying 3. lesser cuts of meat.

Using vegetables as a money 4. saving substitute to meat.

Planning purchases to avoid 5. impulse buys.

Greater price awareness and 6. price comparison.

Eating less takeaway. 7.

http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2009/07/09/australian-families-reveal-seven-changes-to-food-buying-habits.html

Consumers rate the top health foods (August)According to the new International Food Information Council (IFIC) FunctionalFoods/Foods for Health Consumer Trending Survey, carried out in the US, eighty-nine per cent agree that certain foods have benefits that go beyond basic nutrition, and may reduce the risk of disease or other health concerns - a significant increase from just two years ago.

According to the 2009 survey, the top “functional foods” named by consumers are:

1) fruits and vegetables; 2) fish, fish oil, seafood; 3) dairy (including milk and yoghurt); 4) meat and poultry; and 5) herbs/spices, among others.

But beyond their interest in individual foods, the research shows that people are increasingly associating them and their components with specific health benefits such as:

calcium and vitamin D for bone • health;

whole grains for reduced risk of • heart disease;

antioxidants for protection against • free radical damage;

probiotics for digestive and • immune health; and

omega-3 fatty acids for cognitive • development, especially in children.

http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2009/08/14/consumers-rate-the-top-health-foods.html

WA not yet on Aldi’s radar (July) Discount grocer Aldi has suggested that Western Australia is not in their short-medium term plans after announcing expansion plans.

http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2009/07/17/wa-not-yet-on-aldis-radar-report.html

New Zealand is aiming for a $10 billion industry (July)Horticulture New Zealand has indicated that Kiwi innovation will result in a doubling of the size of their fruit and vegetable industry to $10 billion by 2020. Growers will have to shrug off apathy and individualism to grow the industry and prevent decline.

www.stuff.co.nz/business/2666125/Growing-a-10-billion-industry

Walmart demands greater sustainability from suppliers, launches eco-ratings (July)Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has reported plans to develop a worldwide sustainable product index that will see an eco-rating placed on all grocery products sold at their



stores. “Customers want products that are more efficient, that last longer and perform better,” Mike Duke, Walmart’s president and CEO, noted. “And increasingly they want information about the entire lifecycle of a product so they can feel good about buying it. They want to know that the materials in the product are safe, that it was made well and that it was produced in a responsible way.”

The company will introduce the initiative in three phases, beginning with a survey of all its suppliers around the world. The survey, which will go out to over 100,000 companies, will focus on four areas:

Energy and Climate: Reducing • Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Material Efficiency: Reducing • Waste and Enhancing Quality

Natural Resources: Producing High • Quality, Responsibly Sourced Raw Material

People and Community: Ensuring • Responsible and Ethical Production

http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2009/07/17/walmart-demands-greater-sustainability-from-suppliers-launches-eco-ratings.html

Tesco begins displaying carbon footprint on milk (August)Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has begun displaying a carbon footprint label on their full fat, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk ranges as part of the company’s groundbreaking work to include carbon labels on all their private label goods. The retailer hopes to have the carbon footprint label on 500 products by the end of the year.

http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2009/08/19/tesco-begins-displaying-carbon-footprint-on-milk.html

Our Wonderful Leafy VegetablesSpinach and LettuceWhen I first started to take my health seriously by consuming more veggies, I couldn’t believe that the ‘good old’ lettuce could actually be packed full of nutrition.

Apart from the fact that lettuce has been around for over 4,500 years (just ask the Egyptians!), and that lettuce is great for salads, it also very good for us as well.

So what’s so good about lettuce? Well, let’s start with water. Generally we consume too little water, and lettuce is made up of almost 90% pure water.

As an added bonus, this leafy green vegetable also contains folate (essential for all of us but particularly mums’- to - be), vitamin C and calcium.

Lettuce is always available and is a great veggie to add to juices as well as salads and healthy burgers. And when you consider 100grams of lettuce contains only 13 calories, you can go ahead and eat for your life!

So next time you are eating lettuce just give a thought to the great benefits your body is deriving from this simple, yet wonderful food.

And that brings me to a real super-food. Spinach. Popeye was ‘spot-on’ about the benefits of eating spinach.

Packed with ‘caratanoids’ (anti-cancer elements), and full of vitamin A (beta-carotene), vitamin B, vitamin C, Calcium and folate (just 4 oz of spinach delivers almost 100% of our daily needs for folate) spinach is a really fantastic food.

But did you know that spinach really can help your eye-sight as it can assist in the reduction of ‘AMD’ – Age Related Macular Degeneration – of the eyes?

Some ‘experts’ like to tell you about the so called ‘downside’ of spinach: Oxalic acid, which inhibits the uptake of calcium in the body. The good news is that if you consume spinach ‘raw’ the Oxalic Acid remains dormant and does not impeded the uptake of calcium, so this is any case for juicing your veggies in their raw form.

Spinach and lettuce can be used in juicing, or to make an excellent and tasty salad by just adding some avocado, sun dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes.

They also will do your body a great favour by increasing its pH. We eat so many acid-forming foods these days (soft drinks, wine, beer, coffee, steaks, packaged cereals) our bodies desperately need alkaline-forming foods to keep us ‘in balance’. Spinach and lettuce are great ways of getting this alkalinity into our bodies whilst making a delicious meal at the same time.

Enjoy.Ross Taylor

Author, ‘Creating Health...Yourself’ and ‘Living Simply with Cancer”Ross is also the chairman of Western Potatoes

nutrition


Unit ed Crat e Co Operat ive Providing a low cost alt ernat ive

United crate is a Co Operative formed by growers to provide a low cost packaging Solution. We pride ourselves in offering good service together with Perth’s most competitive crate and bin pricing. We also have four regional depots to better serve our customers in the Carnarvon, Manjimup and Donnybrook areas.

Please view the table below for an example of our Perth pricing.

Crate Type Cash price On Account price Deposit Trays 40c Plus GST 45c Plus GST $3.00

22L 40c Plus GST 45c Plus GST $8.00

36L 40c Plus GST 45c Plus GST $8.00

84L Cabbage 45c Plus GST 50c Plus GST $8.00

84L Square 40c Plus GST 45c Plus GST $8.00

Uni Bin $200.00* $5.00 Plus GST $5.00 Plus GST

Contact our friendly staff on Ph: (08) 9455 1540 Fax: (08) 9455 2376 Email: [email protected] Web: www.unicrate.com.au


vWA Marketing Program Gathers Momentum

The first stage of building an innovative marketing and promotional program for

vegetables in WA is well underway. Paul Graham from Market Strategy Ltd has been conducting a desktop study to determine what activities have taken place to market WA vegetables in the past, gathering market intelligence and linking with stakeholders.

Paul has found that there have not been any major collaborative marketing activities conducted by the vegetable industry in Western Australia. However, there are some excellent national and State campaigns (such as 2&5) that we can learn from. Additionally, Paul will now investigate individual commercial

campaigns (including those run by supermarkets) to see what has been done.

Paul has identified a good base of market intelligence that is available at a national level. However there are distinct gaps in WA specific market intelligence availability. As such, the vWA Marketing Program will need to include strategies for linking with organisations that can provide data, such as AusVeg, and bring this into a local context to assist our promotional program.

Over the next 6 months, vWA’s Marketing Program will be working with Curtin University of Technology to undertake a Consumer Preferences Study and a study linking wine and vegetables together. These two pieces

of work will be very beneficial in the development of the promotional program for WA vegetables.

vWA recently joined Western Potatoes Pty Ltd at the Every Woman Expo in Perth where 20,000 people came to learn about products and services. This event was a great promotional opportunity and next year vWA will have its own stand near the WPPL stand to create even more of a buzz about fresh, local produce.

The vWA Marketing Program is funded by the APC VPC and the Australia’s Governments Promoting Australian Produce initiative. For more information, please contact Georgia Thomas on [email protected] or 9481 0834.

Recipe Pasta with Spinach & Roast Capsicum Ingredients: 2 red capsicums, roasted, skin peeled and sliced thinly 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 leek, finely sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 500g English spinach leaves, plus extra to serve 1 cup water 1 x 10g vegetable stock cube 250ml low-fat evaporated milk 1/4 cup basil leaves 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional) 500g pasta of choice Parmesan cheese to serve

Instructions:Heat oil in a large frying pan, add leek and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes on a medium heat until soft and transparent. Add the spinach and stock. Cook for 3-5 minutes with a lid on the pan so spinach softens. Transfer to a food processor and add the evaporated milk, basil and salt. Process for a few minutes until combined. Return to saucepan to heat through. Serve on pasta with finely sliced roast capsicum, parmesan cheese shavings and extra English spinach leaves.

Servings: 6 Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Level: easy

Kilojoules 1550 Calories 371 Protein 15g Fat 5g Carbohydrate 64g

Sodium 464mg Potassium 626mg Calcium 169mgIron 3mg Fibre 5g

Nutrition Facts:

© Recipe and images kindly provided by Sanitarium Health Food Company.

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the south west where their reputation for listening to the growers is appreciated.

We wish them all the very best in their endeavours.

AuSVeG

Recently AuSveG, Australia’s peak vegetable industry body voted unanimously to adopt a new constitution.

Hopefully this will stop all the bad publicity that has plagued AuSveG over the past two years.

Both our organisations in WA support an Australian peak industry body and we are all looking forward to working with AuSveG for the benefit of the growers.

Jim TurleyExecutive Officer

vegetablesWA

Potato Growers Association of WA

ScienceDaily (May 30, 2008) — The green peach aphid, despite its name, is a pest of potatoes. Besides siphoning off juices from potato plants, the aphid can infect the plants with viruses that cause an estimated $100 million annually in yield losses.

Now, tracking where and when the aphid is likely to transmit potato viruses could be easier to do, thanks to a new marker technique devised by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) entomologist Tom unruh. His approach, which uses egg whites, plastic-mesh screens and an antibody-based test, is still experimental. But, ultimately, information derived from its use could help potato growers improve the timing of insecticide application to deter virus-laden aphids from feeding on plants.

unruh devised the technique to support studies to determine whether virus-carrying aphids are flying into potato fields from nearby

weed patches. existing methods of capturing and marking the dash-sized pests have been difficult and unreliable, according to unruh, with the ARS Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory in Wapato, Washington.

His solution involved mixing egg-white proteins with water to create a solution that can be sprayed onto potato plants or associated weeds like nightshade. Aphids pick up the egg proteins while crawling over treated areas. To track them, unruh relies on wide-mesh screens secured below a teepee-like scaffold that can be placed in or near potato fields. An adhesive holds the aphids so they can be returned to the laboratory for analysis using an immunological assay, which employs antibodies to detect egg proteins if they’re present.

In fields near Wapato, more than 50 per cent of green peach aphids that contacted treated potato plants tested positive for egg proteins. More field tests are under way.

A little bit of egg makes tracking aphids easier

Climate Change Fact SheetHorticulture and the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

An Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is one mechanism that

governments can employ to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. An ETS is often preferred over other mechanisms (such as carbon tax or direct regulation) because it gives businesses some flexibility to tailor their responses to suit their particular needs.

The Australian version of an ETS will be called the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). Agricultural industries will not be directly involved in the CPRS when it is launched in 2011 but may be added to the scheme in 2015 (at the earliest). An ETS has been running in the European Union since 2005 and many other nations are evaluating options for emissions trading.

How does the CPRS work?The CPRS is based on the cap and trade principle. The government will set a cap on the total level of emissions it will allow and issues a number of emissions permits equal to the cap (1 permit allows 1 tonne of emissions). Businesses will be able to trade these permits on an open market and the price will be set by supply and demand. A central permit register will facilitate trade. Businesses that emit more than their permits allow will face heavy penalties.

If a business has insufficient permits to cover its emissions, it can:

a) reduce emissions

b) buy additional permits (at auction or from other businesses that have reduced their emissions)

c) buy offsets for their emissions (eg. carbon credits from agroforestry)

d) any combination of the above.

The decision on which is the best option for a particular business will be based on the relative costs of emissions reductions (which may require investing in new equipment or technology) and the current cost of emission permits.

An example of the CPRS at work:

What should the two businesses do? Business A should sell its spare 5000 permits at $25 / t, fully offsetting the costs of its efficiency programme. Business B should take the cheaper available option and buy the necessary permits. The end result? Total emissions are reduced by 10 000 t while the total cost is reduced by $125 000.

Horticulture and the Carbon Pollution Reduction SchemeSome of the fine print…

• The scheme is scheduled to start on July 1, 2011 if approved by the Senate.

• A decision on whether to include agriculture in the scheme will be made in 2013 with a potential starting date of 2015. The uncertainty over agriculture results from the current lack of a cost-effective method for accurately

measuring agricultural emissions across a large number of small entities.

• Only direct (i.e. on-site) emissions are counted under the scheme.

• Six different greenhouse gases are covered but their effects are expressed in a common unit – carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2-e).

• The general participation threshold is 25 000 tonnes of emissions, but a lower threshold might apply to agriculture if it is included in the scheme.

• For the first 12 months, the carbon price will be fixed at $10/tonne with unlimited permits available (in effect, a flat carbon tax).

• Full trading will commence in 2012 and there will be a sliding price limit for the first few years to reduce the potential for price shock.

• The cap will be progressively reduced to reflect the desired “emissions trajectory” (to reduce emissions by 5-25 per cent by the year 2020, and by 60 per cent by the year 2050).

• The exact emissions reduction target will be influenced by international negotiations. Eg. 5 per

Business A

Emissions: 100 000 tPermits: 95 000 tCost of additional permits:$125 000 ($25 / t)Cost to increase efficiency:$125 000 for 10 000 t reduction ($12.50 / t)5000 spare permits to sell

Business B

Emissions: 100 000 tPermits: 95 000 tCost of additional permits:$125 000 ($25 / t)Cost to increase efficiency:$150 000 for 5000 t reduction ($30 / t)Requires 5000 extra permits


cent is unconditional, while 25 per cent depends on comprehensive international agreements.

• Some industries will be classed as “emissions-intensive, trade-exposed” (EITE) and be allocated a proportion of their permits for free to reduce the initial impact and prevent competitive disadvantage in international markets.

• There are other transitional assistance measures, eg. a cent-for-cent fuel tax offset.

• Other complementary measures (such as R&D, renewable energy, carbon capture and energy efficiency initiatives) will assist in reaching emissions

Impacts on horticultureHorticulture businesses are very small emitters of greenhouse gases and are unlikely to be direct participants in the CPRS even if agriculture is included in 2015. No horticulture business exceeds the general threshold of 25 000 tonnes. There is a possibility that a lower threshold will apply to agriculture, but even a reduced threshold is unlikely to capture fruit and vegetable growers.

However, growers will experience increased farm input costs resulting from higher fuel, electricity and fertiliser prices regardless of whether or not agriculture is included in the CPRS.

Preliminary economic modeling by the Australian Farm Institute suggests that a typical fruit and vegetable farm’s cash margin will be reduced by about 3 to 5 per cent in 2016, and 4 to 7 per cent in 2030. Models produced by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) predict a small increase in production costs (0.1 to 0.5 per cent) when the CPRS is introduced, increasing slightly (0.9 to 1.3 per cent) in 2015 when some transitional concessions will be phased out. The Centre for International Economics suggests that the costs of emissions will make up about 1.5 per cent of all horticulture production costs in 2020.

UncertaintiesUnfortunately, there are some uncertainties that make it difficult to determine the exact effects of the CPRS on horticulture. Will agriculture be included in the CPRS beyond 2015? Will it be subject to a different

participation threshold? Will the costs apply at another point of obligation in the supply chain (either upstream with suppliers or downstream with processors)? Are there other policy measures that are more appropriate for agricultural industries? Further policy details are required to address these uncertainties before Growcom can complete a detailed assessment of the implications.

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the south west where their reputation for listening to the growers is appreciated.

We wish them all the very best in their endeavours.

AuSVeG

Recently AuSveG, Australia’s peak vegetable industry body voted unanimously to adopt a new constitution.

Hopefully this will stop all the bad publicity that has plagued AuSveG over the past two years.

Both our organisations in WA support an Australian peak industry body and we are all looking forward to working with AuSveG for the benefit of the growers.

Jim TurleyExecutive Officer

vegetablesWA

Potato Growers Association of WA

ScienceDaily (May 30, 2008) — The green peach aphid, despite its name, is a pest of potatoes. Besides siphoning off juices from potato plants, the aphid can infect the plants with viruses that cause an estimated $100 million annually in yield losses.

Now, tracking where and when the aphid is likely to transmit potato viruses could be easier to do, thanks to a new marker technique devised by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) entomologist Tom unruh. His approach, which uses egg whites, plastic-mesh screens and an antibody-based test, is still experimental. But, ultimately, information derived from its use could help potato growers improve the timing of insecticide application to deter virus-laden aphids from feeding on plants.

unruh devised the technique to support studies to determine whether virus-carrying aphids are flying into potato fields from nearby

weed patches. existing methods of capturing and marking the dash-sized pests have been difficult and unreliable, according to unruh, with the ARS Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory in Wapato, Washington.

His solution involved mixing egg-white proteins with water to create a solution that can be sprayed onto potato plants or associated weeds like nightshade. Aphids pick up the egg proteins while crawling over treated areas. To track them, unruh relies on wide-mesh screens secured below a teepee-like scaffold that can be placed in or near potato fields. An adhesive holds the aphids so they can be returned to the laboratory for analysis using an immunological assay, which employs antibodies to detect egg proteins if they’re present.

In fields near Wapato, more than 50 per cent of green peach aphids that contacted treated potato plants tested positive for egg proteins. More field tests are under way.

A little bit of egg makes tracking aphids easier

More information

Department of Climate Change: http://www.climatechange.gov.au/emissionstrading/index.html

Agriculture and the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Australian Bureau for Agricultural and Resource Economics): http://www.abare.gov.au/publications_html/ins/insights_09/a2.pdf

Informationfor this fact sheet obtained from Growcom

Level 1/385 St Paul’s Tce Fortitude Valley 4006

www.growcom.com.au

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With the inquiry into Water Resource Management and Planning Charges by

the Economic Regulation Authority (ERA), the Gnangara Sustainability Strategy (GSS) and the South West groundwater areas allocation plan back in May, growers are very concerned for their future water use.

Submissions for the first two are now (1st September 09) closed. Both vegetablesWA and the Potato Growers Association of WA (Inc) have forwarded their submissions highlighting in the case of the GSS and ERA, equity, fresh food security, growers viability, water licence

charges, security of water allocation and recycling water etc.

Both our Presidents and I have visited the Hon Graham Jacobs, Minister for Water and Mental Health. Our message was very clear, please listen to the growers. During our discussion the Minister listened, however, there is certainly a lot of competing forces lining up to express their views.

Expressions like user pays, cost recovery, reducing abstractions, managing water and land use of the system under a drying climate and of course the environment. I have requested the Minister meet with a small group of water users to work

with Ministerial staff and Department of Water Directors on the major issues before the legislation is written.

Surface and underground water users have many common issues of concern that will affect their viability if these issues are not addressed. Therefore, I have raised with the government on many occasions the issue of fresh vegetable supplies (food security) to the metropolitan and country areas in this state. I believe this has struck a note with the government. Whether or not it counts when the main issues are addressed we will have to wait and see.

EveryWoman Expo 2009Key messages delivered

This year Western Potatoes Pty Ltd (WPPL) and vegetablesWA (vWA) joined forces to promote

healthy and nutritious products at the EveryWoman Expo in June. Women are major decision makers when it comes to household purchases, especially food! As such, this event provided WPPL and vWA a target audience to deliver our key messages about the benefits of potatoes and vegetables.

EveryWoman is a great event which offers women a chance to escape for a little ‘me time’. It’s an opportunity to touch, smell, taste, hear and discover the latest in cosmetics, fashions,

health and beauty, wines and foods. This years event was a huge success with over 20,000 people attending over 3 days.

The WPPL/vWA stand was busy from start to finish. The team handed out over 3000 showbags, and dished up over 100kg of premium Royal Blue mash which was sampled with a garnish of fresh rocket lettuce.

The stand had an impressive display of potatoes and vegetables, along with banners and brochures for passersby to collect. Based on the success of the venture this year, vWA has reserved its own stand near the WPPL stand for 2010.

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The Department of Agriculture and Food and vegetablesWA are calling for growers to

put their names forward to host visitors from interstate and overseas wishing to learn more about the vegetable industry in WA. Every year the Department receives requests from visiting delegations, mostly from overseas to visit horticultural properties while they are in the state. These delegations can be visiting scientists, delegations from countries who have Sister State relationships with WA or scientists/growers attending training courses from countries receiving Australian Government overseas aid. Most requests for visits are received by

the Department but occasionally vegetablesWA is approached directly.

Growers who nominate will have their names added to a register and will be contacted from time to time for a farm visit where the interests of the visitors match the crops and locality that the grower has to offer. There will be no obligation for the grower to accept a visit, and every situation will be assessed on it’s merits. Where there is no direct personal benefit to the grower or his business for hosting a delegation, the grower is being offered a flat rate of $250 per hour for their time (charged in 30 minute blocks after the first hour). Visits would normally be a maximum of 1-2 hours

duration and growers are not required to do any organization other than escort visitors while they are on farm.

Hosting delegations is of great benefit to the industry and the State generally. It allows close relations to be built with our trading partners, reciprocal visits can be arranged, technology and innovations can be discovered and it can also lead to economic benefits later down the track.

If you would like to be included in the Grower Host register, please contact Dennis Phillips at DAFWA on [email protected] or 9368 3319.

Call for Expressions of Interest for Grower Hosts

AWARD MODERNISATION—UPDATE September 2009

The following outlines a number of positive develop‐ments in award modernisation and our struggle to havethe ‘modern’ Horticulture Award reviewed.

28/8/09: MINISTER REFERS HORTICULTURE AWARDBACK TO THE AIRCIn a welcome move, Workplace Relations Minister JuliaGillard referred the new Horticulture Industry Award backto the AIRC for review, specifically requesting that:

“The Commission should enable employers in the horti‐culture industry to continue to pay piece rates of payto casual employees who pick produce, as opposed toa minimum rate of pay supplemented by an incentivebased payment; and and and

Where a modern award covers horticultural work, theCommission should have regard to the perishablenature of the produce grown by particular sectors ofthe horticulture industry when setting the hours ofwork provisions for employees who pick and packthis produce; and and and

Provide for roster arrangements and working hours thatare sufficiently flexible to accommodate seasonaldemands and restrictions caused by weather as towhen work can be performed.”

We are heartened that the Minister has demonstrated anunderstanding of the issues facing horticulture growers,specifically the harvest‐sensitive nature of produce, theimpact of weather, and the price‐taking nature of the in‐dustry, when it seemed for some time that our concernswere falling on deaf ears.

This was a major breakthrough for the industry and dem‐onstrates that industry’s dogged persistence and effortsin pursuing these matters have paid off.

2/9/09: THE AIRC RULING ON TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTSThe AIRC has published its decision on transitioning to thenew modern awards for Stage 1 and Stage 2 industries, in

which the Full Bench acknowledged the “potentially com‐peting” requirement to neither disadvantage employeesnor increase costs for employers.

In its decision, the AIRC delayed the implementation ofthe new award provisions until 1 July 2010. This coincideswith Fair Work Australia’s first minimum wage review.

Increases and decreases to pay, allowances and penaltieswill then be phased in at the rate of 20% per year, overthe full five year period available, “where phasing in isnecessary”. Minimum wage increases can be absorbedinto existing over‐award payments.

In a surprising development, the AIRC has opened theway for employer groups to make application to vary theHorticulture award, an avenue not previously availableto us. The Full Bench has stated that, if an application isreceived, they will schedule the matter for this year withany new award applying from 1 January 2010.

This ‘variation’ approach goes much further than a reviewand puts the onus squarely back onto industry employersand representatives to sort it out. The AWU has publiclystated, and we can fully expect, that they will fight anyreduction in the terms and conditions of the current draftaward. There is much work yet to be done.

The AIRC decision also highlighted that in this process (ievariation), they will consider evidence which demon‐strates the cost impact of the new award. The awardmodernisation process to date has not focussed on suchevidence, with the Full Bench relying on the MinisterialRequest to set the parameters

HAC AWARD MODERNISATION TASK FORCE AGENDAThe HAC Award Modernisation Task Force determined onMonday 7th September to move quickly to take up theAIRC proposal to submit an application to the Full Benchto vary the HIA 2010. In doing so, the HAC CEO will ap‐proach the NFF to advise them of our agenda and seek

AWARD MODERNISATION—UPDATE September 2009

The following outlines a number of positive develop‐ments in award modernisation and our struggle to have the ‘modern’ Horticulture Award reviewed. 28/8/09: MINISTER REFERS HORTICULTURE AWARD BACK TO THE AIRC In a welcome move, Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard referred the new Horticulture Industry Award back to the AIRC for review, specifically requesting that: “The Commission should enable employers in the horti‐

culture industry to continue to pay piece rates of pay to casual employees who pick produce, as opposed to a minimum rate of pay supplemented by an incentive based payment; and

Where a modern award covers horticultural work, the Commission should have regard to the perishable nature of the produce grown by particular sectors of the horticulture industry when setting the hours of work provisions for employees who pick and pack this produce; and

Provide for roster arrangements and working hours that are sufficiently flexible to accommodate seasonal demands and restrictions caused by weather as to when work can be performed.”

We are heartened that the Minister has demonstrated an understanding of the issues facing horticulture growers, specifically the harvest‐sensitive nature of produce, the impact of weather, and the price‐taking nature of the in‐dustry, when it seemed for some time that our concerns were falling on deaf ears. This was a major breakthrough for the industry and dem‐onstrates that industry’s dogged persistence and efforts in pursuing these matters have paid off. 2/9/09: THE AIRC RULING ON TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS The AIRC has published its decision on transitioning to the new modern awards for Stage 1 and Stage 2 industries, in

which the Full Bench acknowledged the “potentially com‐peting” requirement to neither disadvantage employees nor increase costs for employers. In its decision, the AIRC delayed the implementation of the new award provisions until 1 July 2010. This coincides with Fair Work Australia’s first minimum wage review. Increases and decreases to pay, allowances and penalties will then be phased in at the rate of 20% per year, over the full five year period available, “where phasing in is necessary”. Minimum wage increases can be absorbed into existing over‐award payments. In a surprising development, the AIRC has opened the way for employer groups to make application to vary the Horticulture award, an avenue not previously available to us. The Full Bench has stated that, if an application is received, they will schedule the matter for this year with any new award applying from 1 January 2010. This ‘variation’ approach goes much further than a review and puts the onus squarely back onto industry employers and representatives to sort it out. The AWU has publicly stated, and we can fully expect, that they will fight any reduction in the terms and conditions of the current draft award. There is much work yet to be done. The AIRC decision also highlighted that in this process (ie variation), they will consider evidence which demon‐strates the cost impact of the new award. The award modernisation process to date has not focussed on such evidence, with the Full Bench relying on the Ministerial Request to set the parameters HAC AWARD MODERNISATION TASK FORCE AGENDA The HAC Award Modernisation Task Force determined on Monday 7th September to move quickly to take up the AIRC proposal to submit an application to the Full Bench to vary the HIA 2010. In doing so, the HAC CEO will ap‐proach the NFF to advise them of our agenda and seek

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their engagement as an industry partner.

Our approach will include Minister’s Gillard’s varied consoli‐dated request as set out above as well as present evidence todemonstrate the cost impact of the new award.

Obviously this approach needs to be funded and HAC is devel‐oping a plan for ensuring that all the necessary activities asso‐ciated with this application are adequately funded.

Financial modelling will form an important part of any sub‐mission in this application. Approaches to CIE will be made inrelation to their financial modelling of various commodityinputs and costs. We have already completed the compara‐tive table of pre‐existing horticulture awards against the draftHIA 2010. Approaches may be made to individual enterprisesto discuss the possibility of applying the draft HIA 2010 to aset of working scenarios to assess the cost implications at theenterprise level. Growcom has developed a spreadsheetwhich can accommodate this activity. We will be in contactwith PIBs and industry partners should we require assistancewith identifying growers who may be willing to participate.

HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY COMPLIANCE PROGRAMKris Newton (HAC CEO) and Donna Mogg (Growcom IR Man‐ager) had a teleconference with Minister Gillard’s senior advi‐sor Andrea Lester, yesterday to discuss the Horticulture In‐dustry Compliance Program announced at the same time asthe Minister’s intervention and varied request to the AIRC. We sought some detail of this program as well as undertak‐ings that HAC will be named an industry partner in the pro‐gram, along with the federal government, the Fair Work Om‐budsman, the AWU, NFF, and the AiG. The details of this pro‐gram will not be completed until such time as the new HIA2010 is handed down by the AIRC.

NOTE ON STATE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSWe are advised that the South Australian parliament votedyesterday to hand over their industrial relations powers tothe federal government, thereby bringing the government’splan for one national IR system closer to reality. This will bringall private sector non‐incorporated bodies (Sole Traders andPartnerships) under the federal Fair Work Act, and eventually,the Horticulture Industry Award 2010 (whatever form thatinstrument ultimately takes).

Although the Queensland parliament has not yet made a finaldecision, it appears likely that they will take a similar road. Victoria ceded their IR powers in the early 1990’s, and weunderstand that Tasmania, like Queensland, has indicated in‐principle support.

Informal advice is that while the transfer will take effect from1 January 2010, non‐incorporated entities (ie sole traders andpartnerships) may be granted 12 months to transition acrossto the new Horticulture Industry Award 2010. If this is thecase, this would provide breathing space for employers toconsider their options, as they will still be regulated by theexisting state award for that period.

We are seeking to confirm this advice and will update mem‐bers as news comes to hand.

NOTE ONWORKPLACE AGREEMENTSWe are receiving many calls from employers regarding work‐place agreements and whether they should move forwardonto an agreement, or wait the outcome of the application tovary the award

We can only advise that it is unlikely that any new award willbe handed down before the end of November. Because anagreement takes a minimum of 4 weeks to develop, by thattime, it will be almost too late to get an agreement up andrunning.

While there can be no iron‐clad guarantees, it seems unlikelythat any new award will undercut the current draft award.Given the varied request from Minister Gillard, and the AIRC’sown stated concerns about the cost impact of the new award,it seem likely at least that there will be some modificationswhich provide relief in this regard.

There is, however, still a real potential for wage costs to in‐crease under any new award. This may include the 25% cas‐ual loading (which is standardised across all industries andnew awards), the 5 level classification structure and the 4leading hand allowances. At a minimum, we will be seekingremoval of the 200% Sunday penalty rate and the span ofhours for packing house workers, with recognition of theflexibilities required by the nature of the industry and itscommodities.

The difficulties arise in trying to arrive at one national awardwhich neither disadvantages employees nor increases costsfor employers. The challenge is for us to try and accomplishwhat the AIRC failed to do. So, the situation remains the same – a workplace agreementcan provide certainty for up to 4 years. If developed and ap‐proved by the end of the year, the agreement will be as‐sessed against the current relevant award provisions. Thisallows incorporation of all current existing flexibilities andconditions, and can provide some certainty for employers andemployees over the coming years. (For example, in Qld, thecurrent award provides for 38 ordinary hours per week,worked on any five days out of seven; the new Pastoral Indus‐try Award provides for 152 hours over 4 weeks, etc.)

So time is running out to get an agreement in place. We rec‐ognise that this situation presents something of a dilemma toemployers ‐ to go, or to sit and wait for the new award.

Employers who are contemplating these issues and wantmore information should speak with their IR Advisor to dis‐cuss the issues and options early. Agreements take amini‐mum of 4 weeks to develop, and often longer.

Growcom offers a comprehensive Enterprise Bargaining(agreement‐making) service

HorticultureHorticulture AustraliaAustraliaAustraliaAustralia Council todaytoday announcedannouncedannouncedannounced itsitsits intentionintentionintentionintentionintentionintention to apply to the AustralianAustralianAustralianAustralian IndustrialIndustrial RelationsRelations CommissionCommissionCommission (AIRC)(AIRC)(AIRC) tototo varyvaryvary the newHorticultureHorticultureHorticultureHorticulture IndustryIndustryIndustry Award.Award.

ThisThisThisThis followsfollows thethe AIRC’sAIRC’sAIRC’s decisiondecision toto referreferrefer the newnewnew HIAHIAHIA backbackbackbackback to employergroupsgroupsgroupsgroupsgroups inin orderorder to resolve concerns aboutabout somesomesome ofof itsits provisions.provisions.provisions.provisions.provisions.

HACHACHAC Chair, StuartStuartStuart Swaddling,Swaddling, said thethe industryindustryindustry investmentinvestmentinvestmentinvestmentinvestmentinvestmentinvestment in preparing itscase wouldwouldwould bebe worthwhile if it ensured the financialfinancialfinancial viabilityviabilityviabilityviabilityviabilityviabilityviability of horticulturalenterprises,enterprises,enterprises, and so securedsecured theirtheirtheir workers’workers’workers’ jobsjobsjobs intointo thethethe future.future.future.future.future.future.

Mr SwaddlingSwaddlingSwaddling saidsaid that the AIRC’s actionaction inin consideringconsideringconsidering aa variationvariationvariationvariationvariationvariationvariationvariation ofofofof thethetheaward indicatedindicatedindicated that the FullFull BenchBenchBench had recognised significantsignificantsignificant issuesissuesissuesissuesissues whichwhichwhichwhichwhichwarrantedwarrantedwarranted a re‐appraisalappraisalappraisal ofof the Award.

“In“In part, thethe FullFullFull Bench may bebe respondingrespondingresponding toto federalfederalfederal Workplace RelationsRelationsMinister JuliaJuliaJulia Gillard’s amendmentsamendmentsamendments to herherher originaloriginal RequestRequest ininin regardsregardsregardsregardsregardsregards tohorticulture,horticulture,horticulture, asking thatthatthat thethe AIRC:

•• enables employersemployersemployers in thethe horticulturehorticulturehorticulture industryindustryindustry tototo continuecontinuecontinue to paypaypaypiece ratesratesrates of pay to casualcasualcasual employeesemployeesemployees who pickpickpick produce,produce,produce, asopposedopposedopposed to a minimumminimumminimum rate of paypaypay supplementedsupplementedsupplemented by ananan incentiveincentiveincentivebasedbasedbased payment;

• paypaypay regardregard to thethethe perishableperishableperishable naturenature ofofof thethe produceproduce growngrown by thethethehorticulturehorticulturehorticulture industryindustryindustry whenwhenwhenwhen settingsettingsetting hours of workwork provisionsprovisionsprovisions forforemployeesemployees whowhowho pick andandandand packpack the produce; andandand

• providesprovides forforfor roster arrangementsarrangementsarrangements and workingworkingworking hours in thehorticulturehorticulturehorticulture industryindustryindustry that are sufficientlysufficiently flexibleflexibleflexible to accommodateaccommodateaccommodateseasonalseasonal demandsdemands and restrictionsrestrictions causedcausedcaused by weather as tototo whenwork cancancan be performed.performed.performed.performed.

“In mountingmounting ourour case,case, thethe Horticulture industry will ask thethethe AIRC to removeandand replace thesethesethese provisionsprovisionsprovisions of the Award, in line withwith existingexisting provisionsacrossacrossacross the 1111 ProductionProductionProduction Horticulture Awards, andand withwith our previoussubmissionssubmissionssubmissions andand argumentsargumentsarguments about the specificspecificspecific naturenature and demands of fruitfruitfruitandand vegetablevegetablevegetablevegetable growing.growing.growing.growing. WeWe havehavehave strongstrong evidence that the revisedprovisionsprovisionsprovisionsprovisions in thethe newnew AwardAward are economically unsustainable forhorticulturalhorticulturalhorticulturalhorticulturalhorticultural enterprises.enterprises.enterprises. “However,“However,“However,“However,“However, thethe FullFull BenchBenchBench notes slightly different issuesissues tototo bebe addressed inthe Award,Award,Award,Award, comparedcomparedcompared toto thethe amendedamended RequestRequest fromfromfrom MinisterMinister Gillard; particularlyparticularlyparticularlyparticularly evidenceevidenceevidence suggestingsuggestingsuggestingsuggesting thethe impactimpact on wage costs of up to 40%. The Full BenchBenchBench hashashas also acknowledgedacknowledgedacknowledged the federal government’s“potentially“potentially competing”competing”competing”competing”competing” requirementrequirementrequirement to neither disadvantage employeesnor increase costscostscosts forforfor employers.employers.employers.

Horticulture Industry prepares to apply

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“It is pleasing to see that the Commission has apparently acknowledged our argument that the horticulture industries require flexibility; the majority of fruit and vegetables need to be picked and packed 7 days a week, and this is determined by the weather, not the grower”, said Mr Swaddling. “At the same time, we will be cognisant of the needs of our employees under the old Awards. Skilled and reliable labour is one of Horticulture’s most important assets, and our efforts to vary the Award will be an attempt to secure jobs for horticultural employees for the future through viable and sustainable provisions under the new Award.” Mr Swaddling said that in inviting employer groups to apply to vary the Award, the AIRC had gone much further than simply reviewing the provisions and making a decision. The onus was now on industry employers to present a watertight case to the AIRC. “There is much work to be done, and still great uncertainty ahead,” he said. Regarding the transitional arrangements, Mr Swaddling said that whatever the AIRC decided, following the applications by employer groups, the Award would still begin on 1 January next year. “

Contact: Stuart Swaddling, HAC Chair, ph 0418 75 1875; or Kris Newton, CEO, (02) 6273 9600; 0439 960 040

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Prophet – Uniform broccoli with thick stems, medium beads and heavy head weight. Cuts well from late autumn through winter into spring. Not recommended for cutting later in spring, as it performs best under cooler conditions.

Origin – New release, a top performer in trials. Relatively slow bolting with IR to some Club Root strains.

Miyako – Green stem Pak Choi which has dominated the market, especially where Club Root is a problem. IR to Club Root.

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PER8813 AG Trifluralin / Parsnips / wintergrass CURRENT 10-Aug-07 9-Aug-12PER8819 AG Filan Fungicide (boscalid) / Brassicas & Brassica leafy vegetables, Lettuce & Beans

/ Sclerotinia rotCURRENT 10-Oct-05 31-Oct-09

PER8833 AG Metribuzin/Field Peas/Broadleaf and Grass Weeds CURRENT 3-Nov-05 4-Nov-10PER8907 AG Sencor 480 SC (metribuzin) / Tomatoes / Weed Control CURRENT 9-Dec-05 31-Dec-10PER8927 AG Amistar Fungicide/ Cucumber(greenhouse)/ Alternaria Leaf Spot (Alternaria cucumerina) CURRENT 26-Jun-06 30-Jun-11PER8928 AG Score Foliar Fungicide/ Beetroot/ Leaf Spot CURRENT 30-Aug-06 30-Aug-11PER8929 AG Trifluralin/ Chillies, Paprika and Eggplant/ Various Broad Leaf and Grass Weeds. CURRENT 30-Mar-06 30-Mar-11PER8963 AG Applaud 440 SC / Cucumber / Greenhouse Whitefly and Silver Whitefly CURRENT 30-Jun-06 1-Jul-10PER8971 AG Chemagro dalapon/ carrot crops (for seed) / promotion of bolting and grass weed control CURRENT 14-Mar-06 30-Nov-09PER9052 AG Score Foliar Fungicide / Celery / Cercospora Leaf Spot & Septoria Spots CURRENT 9-Aug-07 31-Aug-10PER9063 AG Regent 200 SC / Sweet Potato / White Fringed Weevil & Wireworm CURRENT 21-Mar-06 1-Dec-11PER9064 AG Methomyl / Eggplant / Heliothis species CURRENT 19-Apr-06 12-Dec-10PER9103 AG Tilt 250 EC (propiconazole) / Spinach / Leaf Spot (Cercospora spp.) CURRENT 4-Jan-08 30-Jun-11PER9104 AG Pyranica / Cucumbers / Two-spotted mite CURRENT 3-Apr-07 2-Apr-12PER9125 AG Clethodim / Radish / Control of grasses CURRENT 17-Jul-06 16-Jul-11PER9127 AG Folicur 430 SC Fungicide / Lettuce / Sclerotinia rot CURRENT 30-Aug-07 30-Aug-09PER9130 AG Tilt 250 EC / Beetroot / Leaf Spot CURRENT 2-Jun-06 30-Jun-11PER9134 AG Alpha-cypermethrin / Potatoes / Garden weevil CURRENT 31-May-06 31-Jan-11PER9169 AG Lontrel / Cauliflower / Capeweed and Clover CURRENT 21-Aug-06 1-Sep-11PER9186 AG Chlorothalonil/ Radish/ White blister (Candida albugo) CURRENT 1-May-06 1-May-11PER9200 AG Azoxystrobin / Almonds / Anthracnose CURRENT 1-Jan-07 1-Jan-12PER9203 AG Alpha-cypermethrin / Chicory,Leeks, Spring Onions / Red Legged Earth mite CURRENT 1-Sep-06 1-Sep-10PER9213 AG Deltamethrin & Iprodione / Cut flowers for export / Quarantine pests and diseases CURRENT 14-Mar-06 14-Mar-11PER9229 AG Karate with Zeon Technology / Radish / Diamondback Moth & Looper CURRENT 8-Sep-06 31-Mar-10PER9241 AG Pirimicarb / Various situations / Aphids (consolidated application) CURRENT 23-Feb-07 31-Mar-10PER9255 AG Propiconazole / Almonds, celery / Blossom blight, anthracnose, Septoria spot, early

blightCURRENT 22-Dec-06 30-Jun-11

PER9274 AG Endosulfan / Avocadoes / Greenhouse thrips CURRENT 12-Jul-06 30-Sep-11PER9317 AG Chess Insecticide/ Snow peas and sugar snap peas/ Aphids CURRENT 26-Oct-06 31-Mar-11PER9318 AG Abamectin / Hydroponically grown lettuce/ Two-spotted mite CURRENT 4-Jan-07 4-Jan-10PER9325 AG Ambush Emulsifiable Concentrate Insecticide/ Rhubarb/ Green Peach Aphid, Green

Looper, Light Brown Apple Moth and BudwormsCURRENT 5-Apr-07 31-Mar-12

PER9343 AG Various Pesticides / Mustard / Multiple Pests CURRENT 2-Mar-07 3-Mar-12PER9355 AG Alpha-cypermethrin / Silverbeet and Spinach / Thrips, Vegetable weevil and

Redlegged Earth MiteCURRENT 23-Feb-07 31-Mar-12

PER9424 AG Methiocarb / Ornamentals / Green snail CURRENT 4-Oct-06 30-Jun-11PER9425 AG Fipronil / Asparagus / Garden Weevil CURRENT 4-Oct-06 30-Jun-11PER9485 AG Acrobat / Snow peas / Downy mildew CURRENT 5-Apr-07 30-Apr-12

Minor Use Permits continued


PER9666 AG Dimethomorph / Spring Onions and Shallots/ Downy Mildew and Purple Blotch CURRENT 22-Jun-07 1-Jan-10PER9669 AG Iprodione / Brassica Leafy Vegetables / Sclerotinia, Grey Mould, Alternaria Leaf Spot CURRENT 30-Jun-07 30-Jun-12PER9694 AG Lorsban / Taro / African Black Beetle CURRENT 6-Mar-07 5-Mar-12PER9722 AG Talstar (bifenthrin) / Sweet Potato / Wireworm CURRENT 31-Mar-09 30-Sep-13PER9775 AG Chlorothalonil / Various crops / Consolidated use patterns CURRENT 14-Apr-08 31-Mar-10PER9778 AG Ecocarb Fungicide / Various Greenhouse-grown Vegetables / Powdery Mildew CURRENT 6-Sep-07 5-Sep-12PER9779 AG Diazinon / Parsley and coriander / Onion maggot CURRENT 7-May-07 31-Mar-12PER9795 AG Bifenthrin, Imidacloprid & Mancozeb / Quarantine pests / Selected nursery stock CURRENT 1-Apr-07 31-Mar-12PER9796 AG Bifenthrin / Nursery Stock / Quarantine Usage CURRENT 1-Apr-07 31-Mar-12PER9839 AG Permethrin (Ambush ) / Celery / Heliothis and Looper CURRENT 20-Feb-08 31-Mar-13PER9840 AG Chlorpyrifos 500g/L / Capsicum / Cluster Caterpiller CURRENT 5-Mar-07 1-Feb-10PER9859 AG BALAN (benfluralin) / lettuce / grass and broadleaf weed control CURRENT 1-Apr-07 31-Mar-12PER9892 AG Pendimethalin/ Brassica Leafy Vegetables/ Weeds CURRENT 2-Aug-07 30-Nov-10PER9893 AG Methidathion / Peppers and eggplant / Rutherglen Bug CURRENT 8-May-08 31-May-13PER9894 AG Imidacloprid / Rhubarb / Aphids CURRENT 2-Aug-07 30-Jun-11PER9895 AG Thimet 100G / Leeks / Onion maggot and Thrips CURRENT 21-Jul-07 30-Jun-12PER9904 AG Tribinul, Juggler 700, Tribunax 700 WP / Leeks / Broadleaf weeds CURRENT 1-Aug-07 31-Jul-12PER9916 AG Ridomil Gold Plus / Leeks, Cucumber, Radish, Swede & Turnips / Downy Mildew,

Purple Blotch & White BlisterCURRENT 7-Sep-07 30-Sep-10

PER9918 AG Switch Fungicide /Protected and Field Grown Cucumbers, Capsicums, Lettuce (head varieties only) / Botrytis

CURRENT 4-Feb-08 30-Jun-10

PER9919 AG Euparen Multi 500 WG Fungicide / Cucumbers / Botrytis Rot CURRENT 7-Dec-07 30-Sep-10PER9920 AG Flint 500 WG Fungicide / Capsicums / Powdery Mildew CURRENT 4-Sep-07 31-Dec-09PER9921 AG Tribunil Herbicide / Spring Onions and Shallots / Various broadleaf and grass weeds CURRENT 16-Jul-07 15-Jul-12PER9922 AG Phos acid / Rhubarb / Downy mildew CURRENT 3-Aug-07 1-Jul-12PER10009 AG Carbendazim / Mushrooms / Dry Bubble, Wet Bubble & Green Mould CURRENT 1-Oct-07 1-Oct-09PER10044 AG Permethrin / Potted culinary herbs or leafy vegetables / Quarantine Usage CURRENT 10-Jul-07 31-Mar-12PER10047 AG Various products / Export CURRENT 16-Aug-07 16-Aug-12PER10058 AG Bifenthrin / Various crops / Various pests (Consolidated use patterns) CURRENT 15-Apr-08 30-Apr-10PER10088 AG Dithane Rainshield / Leeks and shallots / Purple Blotch and downy Mildew CURRENT 30-Sep-07 1-Jan-12PER10089 AG Chlorpyrifos / Parsley & Potato / Vegetable Weevil & Black beetle CURRENT 12-Feb-08 30-Sep-13PER10091 AG Acramite 480 SC / Snow Peas and Sugar snap peas (field and greenhouse) / Mites CURRENT 3-Feb-08 31-Mar-11PER10147 AG Methomyl / Parsley and Coriander / Thrips and Western Flower Thrips CURRENT 1-Jul-08 30-Jun-10PER10149 AG Abamectin / Snow Peas & Sugar Snap Peas / Two spotted mite CURRENT 1-Apr-08 30-Sep-10PER10152 AG Agri-Fos 600 / Brassicas / Downy Mildew CURRENT 13-Feb-08 30-Jun-10PER10166 AG Avatar (indoxacarb) / Asparagus / Garden Weevil CURRENT 18-May-09 30-Sep-11PER10184 AG Products containing potassium salts of fatty acids @ 285 g/L /Glasshouse and

hydroponically grown capsicums, lettuce and cucumbers / Glasshouse whitefly and Silverleaf whitefly

CURRENT 20-Feb-08 28-Feb-13

PER10218 AG Acramite Miticide / Cucumbers, Capsicums and Tomatoes / Various Mites CURRENT 3-Jun-08 30-Jun-10PER10219 AG Mancozeb / Cucumbers / Grey Mould CURRENT 16-Apr-08 30-Apr-13PER10227 AG Fipronil / Eucalyptus, Pinus and Sandalwood Plantations / Wingless Grasshopper CURRENT 23-Apr-08 31-Mar-10PER10236 AG Maldison / Plantation Blue Gum & Shining Gum / Wingless Grasshoppers & Locusts CURRENT 9-Oct-08 31-May-13PER10240 AG DuPont Vydate L Insecticide / Capsicums & tomatoes / Root Knot Nematode CURRENT 17-Feb-08 30-Sep-09PER10261 AG Azoxystrobin / Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Beans, Lettuce and Cauliflower / White

Blister and Sclerotinia rotCURRENT 3-Jan-08 1-Jan-10

PER10263 AG Phosphorus acid / Macadamia trees / Phytophthora trunk canker CURRENT 1-Oct-07 30-Sep-12PER10265 AG Methidathion / Peppers, ornamentals, eggplant & tomatoes / Western flower thrips CURRENT 18-Mar-08 30-Sep-12PER10267 AG Acephate / Ornamentals, Tomatoes & Peppers / Western flower thrips CURRENT 1-Nov-07 30-Sep-10PER10273 AG Bifenthrin / Sweet potato / Sweet potato weevil & Bean spider mite CURRENT 22-Feb-08 30-Sep-13PER10277 AG Perma Guard D-10 Insecticide / Managed honey bee hives / Small hive beetle CURRENT 6-Mar-08 1-Feb-10PER10279 AG Abamectin / Cucumber, Zucchini and Squash / Two spotted mite CURRENT 22-Feb-08 30-Sep-13PER10280 AG Various active constituents / Forest firebreaks, sandalwood plantations, Pinus

pinaster plantations / Various weedsCURRENT 9-Oct-08 30-Sep-13



PER10283 AG Chlorpyrifos / Potato / Black Beetle, Wingless Grasshopper, Red Legged Earth Mite CURRENT 9-Jun-09 30-Sep-14PER10311 AG Eco-Oil (Botanical Oil) / Greenhouse & hydroponic capsicum, cucumber & lettuce /

Greenhouse whitefly & Silverleaf whiteflyCURRENT 7-Feb-08 30-Sep-13

PER10316 AG Avatar Insecticide (indoxacarb) / Celery / Heliothis, Lightbrown apple moth, Lucerne leaf roller and Vegetable weevil

CURRENT 3-Mar-08 30-Sep-12

PER10334 AG Methomyl / Specified Fruiting vegetables, Legume vegetables and sweet potato / Heliothis, cucumber moth and cluster caterpillar

CURRENT 9-Oct-08 30-Sep-10

PER10335 AG Petroleum oil / Lettuce (greenhouse & hydroponic) / Various Insects CURRENT 18-Mar-08 31-Mar-11PER10402 AG Clethodim / Carrots & Parsnips / Grass weed control CURRENT 16-Jan-09 31-May-11PER10407 AG Prochloraz / Mushrooms / Cobweb disease CURRENT 19-Jan-08 31-Mar-11PER10416 AG Methamidophos / Head Lettuce / Western Flower Thrips CURRENT 25-Mar-08 31-Mar-13PER10417 AG Various products / Rubus, Ribes & Blueberries / Various fungal blights CURRENT 29-Jun-08 31-Mar-13PER10427 AG Fipronil (Regent 200 SC) / Swede & Turnip / Diamondback moth CURRENT 24-Jan-08 30-Sep-11PER10431 AG Methomyl / Beetroot / Helicoverpa spp., loopers, webworm CURRENT 30-Apr-08 30-Apr-11PER10433 AG Pirmicarb / Sweet corn / Aphids CURRENT 12-May-09 31-Mar-12PER10460 AG Phorate (Thimet 100G) / Sweet Potatoes / Aphids, Thrips, Jassids and Organo-

phosphate Susceptible Two Spotted Mite and Wireworm.CURRENT 2-Jan-08 1-Jan-13

PER10465 AG Betanal Herbicide Spray / Lettuce / Potato weed & Nettles CURRENT 16-Apr-08 30-Sep-09PER10468 AG Linuron / Celeraic / Weeds CURRENT 23-Apr-08 30-Apr-10PER10469 AG Prometryn / Celeriac / Weeds CURRENT 16-Apr-08 30-Apr-10PER10497 AG Imidacloprid / Brassica leafy vegetables / Aphids, Whitefly and Thrips CURRENT 11-Jun-09 31-Mar-14PER10511 AG Surflan 500 Flowable Herbicide (Oryzalin) / Garlic / Broadleaf & grass weeds CURRENT 18-Mar-08 31-Mar-13PER10571 AG Dimethoate / Durian, mangosteen, rambutan / mealy bugs, scales CURRENT 1-Apr-08 31-Mar-13PER10588 AG Iprodione / Broccoli / Rhizoctonia CURRENT 7-May-08 30-Apr-13PER10596 AG Success (spinosad) / Spring onions and shallots / Western flower thrip CURRENT 23-Apr-09 31-Oct-11PER10652 AG Alphacypermethrin / Avocado / Garden Weevil CURRENT 1-Apr-08 30-Apr-13PER10656 AG Pyrimethanil / Snow peas, Sugar snap peas, Protected tomatoes and Protected

capsicums / BotrytisCURRENT 1-Jun-09 30-Jun-12

PER10670 AG Abamectin / Tomatoes, cucumber, eggplant, ornamentals, strawberries & Cape Gooseberries / Two spotted mite & Western flower thrips

CURRENT 1-Apr-08 30-Apr-11

PER10672 AG Chlorthal-dimethyl / Parsley / Various broadleaf weeds and grasses CURRENT 14-Apr-08 30-Apr-13PER10674 AG Mancozeb + Metalaxyl-M / Brassica vegetables, Brassica leafy vegetables &

Rocket / Downy Mildew & White blisterCURRENT 14-Apr-08 31-Mar-13

PER10675 AG Metolachlor / Spinach, Silverbeet, Spring onions, Shallots, Green beans, Navy benas, Celeriac & Celery / Various broadleaf and grass weeds.

CURRENT 14-Jun-09 30-Jun-12

PER10676 AG Pendimethalin / Spring Onions, Shallots & Radish / Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT 16-Apr-08 30-Apr-13

PER10677 AG Propyzamide / Chicory & Endive / Grass and Broadleef weeds CURRENT 14-Apr-08 30-Apr-18PER10678 AG Chess Insecticide (pymetrozine) / Various vegetables & Pistachio / Silverleaf white-

fly, Lettuce aphid & Green peach aphidCURRENT 3-Feb-09 30-Apr-10

PER10688 AG Alpha-Cypermethrin / Cauliflower crops / Staphylinid beetle CURRENT 1-May-08 30-Apr-13PER10691 AG Diflufenican / Peas / Broadleaf weeds CURRENT 28-Apr-08 30-Apr-13PER10695 AG Methyl Bromide / Fruit and Fruiting Vegetables / Fruit Fly & Thrips CURRENT 4-Jun-08 30-Jun-13PER10714 AG Karate (Lambda-cyhalothrin) / Bulb Onions / Onion Thrip CURRENT 8-Sep-08 30-Sep-11PER10720 AG Betanal Herbicide / Chicory, endive, radicchio, silverbeet & spinach / Broadleaf

WeedsCURRENT 11-Feb-09 30-Sep-10

PER10722 AG Phosphorous acid / Avocados / Root rot (increased application rate) CURRENT 10-Apr-08 30-Sep-09PER10727 AG Ridomil Gold MZ WG / Celery & Silverbeet / Late Blight, Septoria Leaf Blight &

Downy MildewCURRENT 31-Mar-09 30-Sep-12

PER10729 AG Applaud Insecticide (buprofezin) / Celery / Greenhouse whitefly CURRENT 15-Jan-09 31-Jan-13PER10730 AG Abamectin (Vertimec) / Chillies and paprika / Two-spoted mite CURRENT 8-Aug-08 30-Sep-12PER10735 AG APRON XL 350 ES & Maxim 100FS / Broccoli / Damping off & Rhizoctonia CURRENT 1-Jun-09 30-Sep-11PER10758 AG Pendimethalin / Parsnip / Grasses and Broadleaf Weeds CURRENT 16-Jan-09 31-Jan-14PER10764 AG Pyriproxyfen / Cucurbits, eggplant & tomato / Silverleaf whitefly CURRENT 1-Jul-08 30-Sep-12PER10807 AG Vertimec (abamectin) / Head Lettuce (field) / Two-spotted mite CURRENT 1-Jun-09 31-Mar-14



PER10816 AG Amistar (azoxystrobin) / Horseradish / White Blister Rust & Downy Mildew CURRENT 1-Jun-09 30-Jun-12PER10818 AG Bravo Weather Stik Fungicide (chlorothalonil) / Cucumbers / Botrytis rot CURRENT 1-Jun-09 30-Sep-13PER10822 AG Sodium hypochlorite / Potatoes, Various seeds & Soil / Various insect and fungal pests CURRENT 30-Jan-09 1-Feb-14PER10845 AG Barmac Zineb Fungicide / Brassica leafy vegetables / Cercospora leaf spot &

Downy mildewCURRENT 11-Jun-09 31-Mar-15

PER10846 AG Rovral Aquaflo Fungicide (Iprodione) / Celeriac / Sclerotinia rot CURRENT 9-Jun-09 30-Jun-12PER10868 AG Ioxynil / Spring onions, Shallots & Welsh onions / Broad Leaf and Grass Weeds CURRENT 1-Jun-09 31-Mar-13PER10878 AG Trifluralin / Peppers (sweet and chillie) / Broadleaf and annual grass weeds CURRENT 11-Aug-08 30-Sep-13PER10882 AG Diazinon / Spring onions and shallots/ Thrips (excluding WFT) and onion seedling

maggotCURRENT 1-Jul-08 30-Jun-13

PER10900 AG Endosulfan / Cucumber, eggplant, peppers, & ornamentals / Western flower thrips CURRENT 8-Oct-08 31-Oct-09PER10902 AG Dimethomorph / Leeks / Downy mildew CURRENT 11-Oct-08 30-Sep-13PER10905 AG Dimethomorph / Silverbeet / Downy mildew CURRENT 10-Dec-08 30-Sep-11PER10906 AG Acrobat Fungicide / Spinach / Downy Mildew CURRENT 10-Dec-08 30-Sep-11PER10907 AG Acrobat Fungicide / Brassica Leafy Vegetables / White blister CURRENT 10-Dec-08 30-Sep-11PER10913 AG Azoxystrobin / Carrot / Sclerotinia Rot and Black Rot CURRENT 17-May-09 30-Sep-10PER10914 AG Azoxystrobin / Radish, leek & carrot / Powdery mildew, Downy mildew and White

blister rustCURRENT 9-Jun-09 31-May-14

PER10920 AG Chlorpyrifos / Brassicas / Vegetable beetle adults CURRENT 9-Jun-09 30-Sep-12PER10927 AG Lambda-cyhalothrin, gamma-cyhalothrin, alpha-cypermethrin and betacyfluthrin /

Australian Plague LocustCURRENT 11-Aug-08 30-Jun-11

PER10928 AG Cypermethrin / Locust CURRENT 11-Aug-08 30-Jun-11PER10934 AG Buprofezin / Tomatoes (protected) / Greenhouse Whitefly CURRENT 9-Jun-09 30-Sep-13PER10946 AG Linuron / Celery / range of weeds CURRENT 1-Nov-08 30-Apr-12PER10948 AG Abamectin / Eggplant / Two Spotted Mite CURRENT 17-Oct-08 30-Oct-13PER10964 AG Iprodione/ Carrots / Suppression of Black Rot CURRENT 17-May-09 30-Sep-10PER10971 AG Tecto Flowable SC or Storite / Sweet Potato / Field Rots of Seed Roots caused by

scurf (Monilochaetes infuscans) and root rot (Fusarium spp)CURRENT 1-Nov-08 30-Sep-10

PER10976 AG Bentazone / Snow peas and sugar snap peas / Broadleaf weeds CURRENT 10-Aug-09 31-Mar-15PER10979 AG Bupirimate / Cucurbits & Peppers / Powdery mildew CURRENT 31-Mar-09 30-Sep-14PER10980 AG Propiconazole / Radishes / Cercospora CURRENT 26-May-09 31-Mar-12PER10988 AG Bladex 900 WG (cyanazine) / Snow peas and sugar snap peas / Broadleaf weeds CURRENT 10-Aug-09 31-Mar-15PER11130 AG Linuron / Various Culinary Herbs & Spices / Weeds CURRENT 18-Jun-09 30-Jul-13PER11350 AG Mancozeb / Radish, swede & turnip / Alternaria, cercospora leaf spot, white blister CURRENT 10-Aug-09 31-Mar-15PER11358 AG Clethodim / Rhubarb / Grass weeds listed on label CURRENT 24-Jun-09 30-Jun-14PER11395 AG Methomyl / Lettuce / Helicoverpa spp., Cluster caterpillar and WFT. CURRENT 15-Apr-09 28-Feb-10PER11438 AG Glyphosate (shielded sprayer) / Specified vegetables / Grass and broadleaf weeds CURRENT 5-May-09 30-Jun-19PER11440 AG Sumiclex 500 (procymidone) / Peppers / Sclerotinia rot CURRENT 1-Jun-09 31-Dec-11PER11441 AG Propachlor / Radish, swede, turnip / Grass and Broadleaf weeds CURRENT 27-May-09 31-Dec-19PER11442 AG Lambda-cyhalothrin / Cucumbers (Greenhouse and Field) / Heliothis, Onion Thrips,

Rutherglen Bug and LoopersCURRENT 3-Jun-09 31-May-11

PER11443 AG Metribuzin /Specified Root Vegetables, Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas /Annual Weeds

CURRENT 18-Jun-09 30-Jun-11

PER11450 AG Ethofumesate (Tramat) / Beetroot & Onions / Grass weeds CURRENT 8-Jun-09 30-Jun-15PER11472 AG VectoBac WG Biological Larvicide / Various protected crops & mushrooms / Fun-

gus gnats and SciaridsCURRENT 18-Jun-09 31-May-14

PER11474 AG Metalaxyl-M / Lettuce / Damping off CURRENT 1-Jul-09 30-Jun-11PER11475 AG Alpha-cypermethrin / Brassica Leafy Vegetables & Radish / Redlegged Earth Mite,

Plague Thrips & LepidopteraCURRENT 11-Jun-09 30-Jun-12

PER11477 AG Lannate L Insecticide (methomyl) / Silverbeet / Various Insects CURRENT 1-Jul-09 31-Dec-10PER11479 AG Linuron / Leeks / Grass and Broadleaf weeds CURRENT 1-Jul-09 30-Jun-11PER11508 AG Secure 360 SC / Spring Onions and Shallots / Western flower thrips CURRENT 9-Jul-09 31-Jul-11



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Tel: (08) 9481 0834 Fax: (08) 9481 0024

Approximately 25,000m of 1 metre high windbreak fabric threaded onto 3 (three0 Hi-tensile trellising wires. Material is called Ulstrawind and is a knitted fabric not woven . Made in New Zealand.Includes end pine strainer posts and support pine posts at 8m with intermittent galvanized fence droppers at 8m.Windbreak is in panel form with tensioning winches for each section.Price: $2.20 metre including GST with everything to com-plete erection.Will split if quantity required is smaller or consider offer for the lot.For technical details and other information please contact Rod Copeland on (08) 9927 5061 or 0417 610 194.

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Ph Sam on 0418 957 236

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Bejo Seeds Pty Ltd • 460 Hall Road, Skye, Vic. 3977 • Tel.: (03) 9782 2811 • Fax: (03) 9782 2445 • E-Mail: [email protected] • Website: www.bejo.com.au

Breeding.

The foundation of it all.

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attention.

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