AUSVEG partners with Bayer CropScience for the good of Australian vegetable industry

Date:12-16-2009

AUSVEG CEO Richard Mulcahy, together with Bayer CropScience, announced the forging of a partnership between the two companies that will see great benefits to Australian vegetable and potato growers.

Bayer CropScience, a global arm of Bayer, is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the area of crop protection, non agricultural pest-control, seeds and plant biotechnology, and employs approximately 18,300 people in over 120 countries.
As the national peak industry body, AUSVEG represents the interests of over 9,000 Australian vegetable and potato growers from the $3.7 billion wholesale Australian vegetable industry.

Bayer CropScience has immediately started working with AUSVEG in sharing vital R&D information to assist the industry in addressing major threats to crops.

Discussions are also being held on the state of science on the application of existing and potential new products to combat crop disease. Bayer CropScience will also be working with AUSVEG to identify market opportunities for vegetables, including sharing information on successful overseas models.

The decision to formalise the partnership between Bayer CropScience and AUSVEG will have ongoing positive benefits for Australia’s vegetable growers.

"We are very excited about the opportunities we anticipate will arise from this new partnership between AUSVEG and Bayer CropScience. Bayer CropScience has a wealth of experience and technical knowledge relating to our industry. The combined resources of AUSVEG and Bayer CropScience will benefit Australian vegetable growers immensely,” said AUSVEG CEO, Richard Mulcahy.

The partnership will result in close collaboration between the two organisations on issues specific to the horticulture industry and enable growers to share in the collective expertise of the organisations.

AUSVEG Chairman John Brent said he and the AUSVEG Board were proud of the partnership.

We are extremely excited by this partnership, especially after seeing the immediate increase in resources and technical knowledge Bayer CropScience has offered. We are sure this will result in an improved Australian horticultural industry,” he said.

Scott Ward, Horticulture and Summer Crops Portfolio Manager, Bayer CropScience, is also looking forward to strengthening the partnership between the two companies.

"Investment in the Australian horticultural industry remains important to Bayer CropScience. Since AUSVEG represents the interests of 9,000 Australian vegetable and potato growers, our partnership with AUSVEG further enables us to deliver innovative solutions to the market, to ensure that growers can produce healthier crops, more efficiently and more sustainably.”

Bayer CropScience will be involved in a number of industry events planned to take place over the next 12 months, including the AUSVEG National Convention, Trade Show, and National Awards for Excellence scheduled to be held in Queensland in May 2010.