Growers Resources
Provided below is general, publicly available information resources for Growers.
The bulk of information for Growers is available in the Members Section of this website. To access all this data, you must be a member of WildFlowers Australia. Please consider joining to gain this and other benefits.
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Fact Sheets – Pest & Disease Management
RMCG has developed a suite of fact sheets specifically for the cut flower industry on common insects, pests and diseases, and best practices for management. These resources are available at the link below and will be updated as new materials are completed and become available.
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Webinar Recording – Integrated Pest Management & the use of Banker Plants
This RMCG webinar explores practical ways to boost beneficial insect populations and manage pests more sustainably on a flower farm. It includes two recent case studies on banker plants in capsicums and cut flowers, identifying suitable host plants to help grow predatory insect populations and reduce key pests. It then discusses chemical resistance, how it develops and practical strategies to reduce the risk of it developing on farm.
The webinar recording can be found at the same link.
Both the Fact Sheets and Webinar have been developed as part of a larger project seeking to reduce the use of plastics and chemicals in the cut-flower industry. The project is being delivered by RMCG on behalf of AgriFutures Australia, with funding from the Australian and NSW Governments’ Storm and Flood Industry Recovery program.