The peak industry body said that following the overwhelmingly positive feedback from last year’s Guide, the 2015-16 Suppliers Guide has been updated to include the details of more agribusinesses that are vital to the day-to-day running of vegetable and potato growing operations.

“This resource has been published by AUSVEG to address a need in the vegetable and potato industries to help growers access information that can be used to improve the profitability and productivity of their growing operations,” said AUSVEG spokesperson, Lauren Winterbottom.

“AUSVEG has worked with growers and industry to gather the most relevant resources for Australian vegetable and potato growers, and has made this guide available free-of-charge,” she added. “The 2015-16 AUSVEG Suppliers Guide has been updated to include even more businesses that can help Australia’s growers in every aspect of their businesses.”

“From superannuation to crop protection to fertilisers, it’s all contained in the 2015-16 AUSVEG Suppliers Guide.”

The publication is the second edition of an annual publication produced by AUSVEG to connect industry with growers and has been released with the latest edition of industry magazine Potatoes Australia. It is also accessible online via the AUSVEG website, and will be released with the next edition of Vegetables Australia.

“Last year, AUSVEG produced a handy information source with details on important agribusinesses for growers that can be kept in a glove-box, used at the office, or even viewed on-farm with any mobile device,” Winterbottom said. “The latest Suppliers Guide follows in the same vein, and is designed with our growers in mind to make it as easy as possible to find the industry information needed to improve their businesses and continue to produce the highest quality vegetables.”

“It is a comprehensive list of go-to contacts for growers, and is presented in an accessible and user-friendly to help our growers operate their businesses in the most productive and time-efficient way.”