Industry Links

• ViCSPA - Provides a range of professional certification and quality assurance services and operates the Certified Seed Potato Scheme;

• DPI was established in December 2002 after bringing together a number of areas from the former Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE). The Department promotes the sustainable development of primary industries for the benefit of all of Victoria. It is one of ten Victorian Government Departments and reports to the Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Energy and Resources.

• AUSVEG - National peak industry body

• HAL - Horticulture Australia Limited - National research, development and marketing orgainsation

• VegCheque - an extension of the DPI for the vegetable industry

• VFF - Victorian Farmer's Federation.  The VFF is a federation made up of eight commodity groups representing farmers in the chickenmeat, dairy, eggs, flowers, grains, livestock, pigs and horticulture industries.

• VPGC - Victorian Potato Growers' Council - representing the interests of Victorian Potato Growers, operating under the VFF.

A comprehensive list of Horticultural links is available at the Rural Industries Research and Development  Corporations web site (RIRCD)