The growers earning $20k/ha extra, VegNET drone spraying demo

Vegalogue

Vegalogue is a podcast from Australian vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG. Each episode we take 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 episode, we discuss:

• The common factor driving a $20,000 per hectare difference between Australia's most profitable vegetable and onion growers and the industry average, as discovered by the Level Up Hort project.
• An aerial drone spraying demonstration night run by VegNET Gippsland.

Guests:

• Paul Omodei, Director of Horticulture and Agronomy, Planfarm
• Emily Scott, VegNET Regional Development Officer, Food & Fibre Gippsland
• Cherry Emerick, VegNET National Coordinator, AUSVEG
• Adam Schreurs, Director, Schreurs & Sons

Learn more about the projects discussed in this episode:

• Level Up Hort - National vegetable and onion benchmarking program (MT22009)
• VegNet 3.0 (VG21000)

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Chapters

1. Level Up Hort (00:00:36)

2. VegNET drone spraying demonstration (00:08:55)