Onions Australia merger, pre-harvest sanitation, snacking vegetables, Gatton AgTech

Vegalogue

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each month we'll be taking a look at issues affecting the Australian vegetable, potato and onion sectors, unpacking levy-funded research and meeting some of the incredible people who make up the vegetable industry.
This month, we discuss:

• The Onions Australia merger with AUSVEG
• Pre-harvest sanitation of leafy green vegetables
• The opportunities and hurdles for vegetables as snack foods
• The Gatton AgTech Showcase

Guests:

• Michael Coote, CEO, AUSVEG
• Adjunct Professor Tom Ross and Senior Research Fellow Dr Alieta Eyles, University of Tasmania
• Martin Kneebone, Managing Director, Freshlogic
• Ian Layden, Director for Vegetables, Systems and Supply Chains, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

Thanks for listening to Vegalogue! You can find out more about AUSVEG and the Australian vegetable industry at ausveg.com.au. Subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Tik Tok, or Twitter/X.

Chapters

1. Onions Australia merger, pre-harvest sanitation, snacking vegetables, Gatton AgTech (00:00:00)

2. Onions Australia merger (00:01:00)

3. Pre-harvest sanitation of leafy green vegetables (00:07:20)

4. Opportunities and challenges of vegetable snacking (00:13:56)

5. Gatton AgTech Showcase (00:25:00)