Carl, a socio-environmental scientist, shared his insights from working with the vegetable industry in agricultural extension and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of large-scale industry investments such as the Vegetable Industry Extension Network (VegNET).
He also provided an update on a national agricultural plastics stewardship program with a focus on how it will affect protected cropping growers.
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Carl will share more on the insights, lessons learnt and next steps for the agricultural plastics stewardship program at the Protected Cropping Australia Conference from 17-20 July in Brisbane.
RMCG Associate Kristen Stirling will also present at the conference on the opportunities for intensive horticulture in urban Australia while RMCG Consultant Jake Gaudion will discuss a recent project relating to root zone and substrate innovation.