Online training and tools

Blockbuster online training and tools to assist your farming enterprise

BY JOEL DINSDALE | QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR, VEGETABLESWA

TIMES HAVE CHANGED — we need only look at businesses such as Kodak or Blockbuster Video to get an indication as to how markets shift. This is known as “The Blockbuster Effect”. Farming is not immune from this phenomenon. External pressures are such that farming enterprises have had to adjust with the times and the training/tools space is one such area where the Blockbuster Effect is taking shape. There is a clear shift towards online training/tools to facilitate more training and increase efficiencies. With Blockbuster Video firmly in mind…I reminisced about the good-old-days when I used to rent videos and DVDs. My friend Todd owned and ran my local store, so I spent many a weekend hiring videos to pass the cold winters in Margaret River. After hiring what seemed like all the videos in the store, I began to look at the recommendation tags that used to sit below on the shelves so I could pick the best with ease. With that, I said to myself “wouldn’t it be great if there was recommended list of Blockbuster Online Training/Tools that could assist our WA Growers?”. Such a list does not exist (I checked), so I thought I’d give it a crack and create one (with the help of the vegetablesWA team). So, here’s a list of tools that the team Check it out to fulfill your labour can’t live without: requirements (for free). Joel’s top pick: www.studium.work I’d like to recommend Plant Health Manus’ top pick: Australia’s Biosecurity Online Training. Does it get anymore important than protecting your industry by implementing biosecurity on farm? For those businesses that are thinking about exporting produce, vegetablesWA has a link to a free Export Checklist. https://vegetableswa.com.au/wp-content/

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Sam’s top pick: Sam is often asked about chemicals when engaging growers. Sam recommends the APVMA’s Pubcris to determine if a chemical is appropriate for use on your crop(s). https://portal.apvma.gov.au/ pubcris Truyen’s top pick: Truyen has been busy assisting growers with water. Given that water is a critical resource required in production horticulture, he John’s top pick: John recommends the MyPestGuide Reporter App for help identifying those tricky pests and diseases that aren’t always straight forward to identify. www.agric.wa.gov.au/apps/ mypestguide-reporter Bryn’s top pick: While engaging with DPIRD, Bryn has identified a neat fertiliser tool that’s a must for growers. www.agric.wa.gov.au/fertiliser-calculator Online training/tools to facilitate more training and increase efficiencies. recommends using the DPIRD Irrigate WA app. Karen’s top pick: Karen recommends the Harvest to www.agric.wa.gov.au/apps/irrigate-wa Home website. This neat website Amber’s top pick: Amber is our Communications genius in charge of our vegetablesWA’s provides details on vegetable consumer insights that can assist growers when making decisions in the crop space. communications. Her recommendation www.harvesttohome.net.au for DIY graphic design is Canva.

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Have you got a favourite Online Training and/ Melissa’s top pick: or Tool that you’d like to share with other WA Studium is an online website that connects employer with jobseeker. Growers? We’d love to hear about it! Contact us at comms@vegetableswa.com.au

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