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MINOR USE
AWARENESS
PROGRAM
Minor Use Awareness Program: Latest news
AUSTRALIAN VEGETABLE GROWERS CAN HELP TO ENHANCE THE
UNDERSTANDING OF MAJOR PEST ISSUES IN AUSTRALIA THROUGH
THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN TWO UPCOMING EVENTS WHICH WILL BE
HOSTED BY THE MINOR USE AWARENESS PROGRAM.
R&D
Farm Productivity,
Resource Use
& Management
Minor Use Prioritisation
Workshop to be held in
April
The 2016 Minor Use
Prioritisation Workshop
will be held on 28 April in
Adelaide, South Australia.
The Prioritisation Workshop is
absolutely key to the future of
the industry. It is used to gather
feedback from growers on:
• Current minor use permits,
to maintain access to necessary
chemistry.
• New minor use permits, to
gain access to new chemistry.
• Priority pest issues, to
determine the highest priority
pests.
The results from the
Prioritisation Workshop are
used to represent the entire
Australian vegetable industry at
national collaborative meetings
and other events.
Growers and agronomists
need to get involved in this
important workshop! The more
people involved, the better
the understanding of what is
needed for the industry.
To register your interest in
this event, contact AUSVEG at
minoruse@ausveg.com.au or
(03) 9882 0277.
MINOR USE
EDUCATION
SYMPOSIUM
Saturday 25 June, 1–5pm
RACV Royal Pines, Gold Coast, QLD
Funded positions are limited, register your interest today!
The symposium will feature talks by experts in the field of agricultural chemicals.
This presents an opportunity to gain knowledge and engage with like-minded attendees.
Held in conjunction to the 2016 National Horticulture Convention
– the perfect opportunity to be a delegate.
registration.hortconv.com.au
Sign-up to the Minor Use
Database
To be involved in the
Prioritisation Workshop, you
must first join the Minor Use
Database. This is used to
gather feedback for ongoing
communication with the
industry to ensure growers have
access to the chemicals they
need.
Joining the Minor Use
Database is an opportunity
to play an integral role
in improving access to
agrichemicals in Australia.
To join the Database, simply
request a Database Form from
the Minor Use and Agronomy
Coordinator by emailing
minoruse@ausveg.com.au.
June 2016: Minor Use
Education Symposium
The Minor Use Education
Symposium will run in
conjunction with the 2016
National Horticulture
Convention on Saturday 25
June, from 1-5pm at RACV
Royal Pines on the Gold Coast.
This event will cover a range
of topics covering chemical use
and access, to inform growers
and stakeholders about minor
use within Australia.
Last year’s Education
Symposium was a valuable
event, bringing speakers from
CropLife, Applied Horticultural
Research, NSW Biosecurity,
Bayer, the Australian Pesticides
and Veterinary Medicines
Authority and AUSVEG
together to discuss minor use
and chemical access for the
vegetable industry.
Attendees agreed that the
2015 event was highly
valuable with the following
feedback:
“Interesting resistance
talk.”
“Understanding of
regulations is important.”
“Can reverse resistance
through IPM.”
“Better understanding of
registration process.”
“Chemicals with resistance
can be salvaged and brought
back.”
Register your interest
today!
The 2016 Education
Symposium is gearing up to
be even better than last year’s
event. This is also the perfect
opportunity to register as a
delegate for the 2016 National
Horticulture Convention.
There are limited funded
positions available.
To register your interest in
this event, contact AUSVEG
at minoruse@ausveg.com.
au with the title ‘Minor Use
Education Symposium’ or call
(03) 9882 0277.
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To request any of the minor
use forms, please contact
AUSVEG Minor Use and
Agronomy Coordinator Scott
Kwasny on (03) 9882 0277,
email minoruse@ausveg.
com.au or visit www.ausveg.
com.au/minoruse.
The Minor Use Awareness
Program has been funded
by Horticulture Innovation
Australia using the National
Vegetable Levy and
funds from the Australian
Government.
Project Number: VG13096
This project has been funded by Horticulture Innovation
Australia Limited using the National Vegetable levy and
funds from the Australian Government.