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Vegetable growers are being urged to take advantage of a new four-part video series on Sustainable Vegetable Farming designed to give vegetable growers a deeper understanding of sustainable best management practices that can be implemented on their farm .
Greater Sydney Senior Land Services Officer ( Agriculture and Horticulture ) Matt Plunkett , said the video series is a great resource and the result of topics that were identified as priorities given from vegetable growers through the VegNET program .
“ Roughly five minutes long , each video touches on an important topic like pests and disease management , water and irrigation , soil management and farm property planning ,” Matt said .
“ Pests and diseases affect crop production and cost growers time and money . Growers can use a range of tactics to combat pests and diseases on their farms .
“ Irrigation is essential to produce high yielding crops and an efficient irrigation system will apply the right amount of water at the right time when the crops need it .
“ Soil health is critical , much like having healthy blood . Undertaking a simple soil test on an indicator paddock is a great starting point .
“ And finally , Property Planning is important to enable growers to run a profitable and sustainable vegetable farming business .
Filmed at the Greater Sydney Local Land Services Demonstration Farm in Richmond Lowlands , the video series contains expert advice from LLS extension staff and technical matter experts .
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