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R&D levy funded projects 2009

These 2009 vegetable research projects were funded through statutory levies collected from growers and matched dollar-for-dollar by the Commonweath through Horticulture Australia Limited
Project	Project Title	Provider	Finish
Consumer (2)
VG09037	Importance of high vegetable consumption in controlling weight studies	University of Wollongong	30-Jun-12
VG09084	Health promoting vegetables that do not compromise taste	CSIRO Division of Food and Nutritional Sciences	30-May-11
Markets (3)
VG09009	Evaluating sweet potato varieties to meet market needs	Australian Sweet Potato Growers	30-Jun-13
VG09023	Alternative fruit fly control for market access and IPM enhancement in eggplant	QLD Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation	30-Dec-12
VG09086	Evaluation of vegetable washing chemicals	Global F.S.	31-Mar-11
Production (40)
VG09002	Environmental management strategy for the vegetable industry	AUSVEG	30-Jun-12
VG09015	Improved chemical management of Currant-Lettuce aphid	NSW DPI	30-Sep-12
VG09020	IPM of black root rot in carrots	Department of Agriculture & Food Western Australia	01-May-13
VG09024	Pesticide effects on beneficial insects and mites in vegetables	IPM Technologies	30-Jun-12
VG09029	Development of trapping to monitor Lepidopteran vegetable pests in Tasmania	TIAR	30-Jun-12
VG09030	Implementation of IPM on-farm	IPM Technologies	30-Jun-14
VG09031	Efficacy of SAR for disease control in rhubarb: a preliminary study	Applied Horticultural Research	28-May-10
VG09032	Identification of pheromone for monitoring cutworm in vegetables	TIAR	30-Jun-12
VG09034	Feasibility of suction trapping for assessment of DBM migration	The University of Adelaide	27-Feb-10
VG09038	Soil Pest and Disease Suppression (Soil PADS) framework	QLD Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation	30-Mar-13
VG09040	Improving IPM of melon thrips, mites and heliothis in vegetables	QLD Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation	28-Sep-12
VG09041	Environmental effects of vegetable production on sensitive waterways	QLD Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation	31-May-13
VG09046	Alternative control options for sucking pests in key vegetables	QLD Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation	01-Oct-12
VG09047	Endemic biodiversity to strengthen biocontrol and crop biosecurity	South Australia Research & Development Institute (SARDI)	01-Jul-12
VG09051	Scoping study on attracting insects away from vegetable harvest zones	QLD Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation	07-Sep-10
VG09052	Integration of crop and soil insect management in sweet potatoes	Australian Sweet Potato Growers	30-Jun-13
VG09053	Investigating options for the management of Rutherglen bug	NSW DPI	30-Sep-12
VG09055	Tomato-potato psyllid management	Victorian DPI	30-Jun-12
VG09060	Adoption of integrated pest and disease management in the vegetable industry of Western Australia	Department of Agriculture & Food Western Australia	01-Nov-12
VG09065	Water sustainability for the future	Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers Cooperative	31-May-10
VG09070	Managing a greenhouse capsicum crop: interactive DVD demonstration and resource package	Bwize Performance Management	30-Jun-10
VG09073	National greenhouse waste-water recycling project	Graeme Smith Consulting	30-Jun-10
VG09075	Developing biocontrol agents to combat food poisoning bacteria	The University of Queensland	31 -Jul-11
VG09082	Inducible host plant defences to improve insect management in brassicas	The University of Queensland	30-Jun-12
VG09085	Scoping study to develop a regional biosecurity framework for the Northern Adelaide plains	Scholefield Robinson Horticultural Services	30-May-10
VG09099	Active surveillance of pests and diseases: a scoping study in vegetables	Victorian DPI	01-May-10
VG09100	Influence of vegetable production on off-farm ecosystems through farm run-off water monitoring	Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers Cooperative	30-Jun-10
VG09113	Entomology and IPM project allocation	To be advised	01-May-14
VG09119	Minor Use allocations for 2009-2010	To be advised	01-Dec-10
VG09121	Neutralising pesticides in recirculating water systems in a protected cropping system	To be advised	01-May-10
VG09122	Minor Use harmonisation	To be advised	01-May-10
VG09124	Implementing alternative energy technologies	To be advised	01-May-12
VG09126	Vegetable IPM workshops for pathology and entomology	To be advised	01-May-12
VG09130	On-farm diagnostic kits for brassica disease: phase II	Victorian DPI	31-Aug-11
VG09134	Generation of residue data for pesticide Minor Use permit applications in vegetable crops 2009	Peracto	31-Dec-10
VG09135	Generation of residue data for vegetable Minor Use permit applications 2009	AgriSolutions Australia	31-Dec-10
VG09136	Generation of residue data for pesticide Minor Use permit applications in vegetable crops 2009	Agronico Research	30-Dec-10
VG09139	Management of insecticide resistance in silverleaf whitefly in vegetables	To be advised	31-May-10
VG09140	Generation of residue data for pesticide Minor Use permit applications in vegetable crops 2009	Agrisearch Services	15-Dec-10
VG09142	Australian Vegetable Industry Carbon Footprint Tool: stage 2	Provisor	15-Apr-11
Information (14)
VG09011	Understanding growers' decision-making to deliver improved IPM adoption	Victorian DPI	30-Jun-12
VG09019	Economic and carbon emissions model for controlled traffic farming in vegetables	TIAR	30-Jun-11
VG09021	Grower registration scoping study	GHD	01-Dec-09
VG09048	Improved IPM implementation through "knowledge hub" pilot	QLD Department of Employment, Economic Development &Innovation	31-Mar-12
VG09074	Taking stock of the Australian Asian vegetable industry	Connectica International	30-Jun-10
VG09095	Publication of Vegetables Australia grower magazine	AUSVEG	30-Jun-12
VG09096	Production of Australian vegetable industry VegeNotes series	AUSVEG	30-Jun-12
VG09098	National vegetable industry communication strategy: management and implementation	AUSVEG	30-Jun-12
VG09101	Continuation of the access to Asian foods newsletter project	Rural Industries R&D Corporation (RIRDC)	30-Jun-11
VG09114	Vegetable Conference 2011	AUSVEG	01-May-11
VG09123	Usefulness of Ute guides: scoping study	To be advised	01-May-10
VG09125	Vegetable statistics & data integration	To be advised	01-May-12
VG09131	Vegetable communications package (continuation of VG08105 andVG07062)	AUSVEG	30-Jan-10
MT09030	Facilitating IPM adoption in the melon/cucurbit industry of northern Australia	NT Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines	01 -Jul-11
Leadership (17)
VG09057	Leafy vegetables think tank	ARRIS	31-Dec-09
VG09067	Multimedia tools to showcase career opportunities in the Australian vegetable supply chain	Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers Cooperative	30-Jun-10
VG09069	Addressing labour skills shortages in horticulture through targeted programs and activities	Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers Cooperative	30-Jun-11
VG09078	Root vegetables think tank	ARRIS	28-Feb-10
VG09081	Improving business skills and value chain awareness for young Queensland vegetable growers: phase I	QLD Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation	29-Jun-11
VG09087	Capacity building in the Australian vegetable industry through people development	ARRIS	30-Jun-11
VG09115	VG leadership course	Horticulture Australia Limited	01-May-12
VG09116	New Zealand Study Tour 2010 - 2012	AUSVEG	01-May-12
VG09117	PMA Study Tour 2010 -2012	AUSVEG	01-May-12
VG09120	Program administration	Horticulture Australia Limited	01-May-10
VG09141	Growers Study Tour PMA/USA 2009	AUSVEG	30-May-10
VG09144	Vegetable Industry Development Program: national program coordination	Rural Directions	01-Jul-12
VG09145	Vegetable Industry Development People Development sub-program	Dianne Fullelove and Associates	01-Jul-12
VG09146	Vegetable Industry Development Consumers and Markets sub-program	Freshlogic	01-Jul-12
VG09147	Vegetable Industry Development Knowledge Management sub-program	AUSVEG	01-Jul-12
VG09900	Vegetable Partnership Agreement 2009-10	AUSVEG	30-Jun-10
VG09910	Vegetable Partnership Agreement 2009-10 (consultation)	AUSVEG	30-Jun-10

NOTE: This list does not include ongoing projects funded in previous years.

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