Vegetable growers angry over research direction

An independent review into Horticulture Australia Limited is raising concerns that have been brewing among growers for many years.

The rumbling is in the vegetable sector with a number of submissions to an ongoing independent review of Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) revealing concerns that Australia's research capacity has been destroyed.

Discontented growers believe AUSVEG, the peak industry body for vegetables, is to blame - a claim that's vehemently denied. 

The debate about research spending in Australia is currently in the spotlight as a result of a statutory requirement from the Federal Government for an independent review of Horticulture Australia Limited and how it manages and spends $100 million of grower levy and taxpayer money. 
The ABC Rural article and audio is available here.