National Vegetable and Onion Benchmarks
Level Up Hort is a new fully funded national business analysis and benchmarking program for vegetable and onion FFS growers....
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Articles
How the Level Up Hort Program is helping growers navigate tougher seasons
As vegetable growers across Australia grapple with rising costs, shrinking margins, and increasing uncertainty, the Level Up Hort Benchmarking Program is giving them something invaluable: clarity.
Level Up Hort providing guidance and benchmarks for growers
Level Up Hort is helping vegetable and onion growers improve profitability through benchmarking and tailored business advice, giving growers clearer insights into costs, efficiency, and smarter on-farm decision making.
Quick wins, long gains: how benchmarking can boost your business today
See how benchmarking gives vegetable growers real numbers to guide smarter decisions, improve margins, and future-ready businesses.
Grower embraces benchmarking for success
North Queensland growers Jessica and Luke Volker use benchmarking to guide smarter crop choices, improve efficiency, and strengthen their growing organic farm.
How the Schreurs embraced change and grew the family vegetable farm
Schreurs & Sons builds on six decades of excellence, using benchmarking to drive innovation, continuous improvement, and stronger performance.
Benchmarking essential to profitability, sustainability
Tasmanian grower Michael Nichols uses benchmarking to boost yields, guide smarter investments, and strengthen Redbank Farm’s efficiency, sustainability, and profitability.
Benchmarking drives success for interstate expansion
From family market garden to national leader, 4 Ways Fresh Produce shows how benchmarking drives smart expansion, investment confidence, and sustainable growth.
Data for Success: the Level Up Hort Benchmarking Program
WA grower David Ellement shares how business benchmarking through the BHBC program sharpened decisions, improved focus, and strengthened long-term farm performance.
Podcasts
Vegalogue R&D: Business benchmarking case study with Mountainview Fresh Farms
Level Up Hort releases 2024 benchmarks, with growers like Chris Lyne sharing how business benchmarking strengthens farm performance and decision-making.
Vegalogue #12 – R&D Edition: The growers earning $20k/ha extra, VegNET drone spraying demo
Podcast exploring the common factor among Australia’s most profitable vegetable and onion growers, and an aerial drone spraying demonstration.
Vegalogue #2 – Retail spotlight, benchmarking vegetable growers and Young Grower of the Year
Retail competition reviews, a new benchmarking project for vegetable growers, and insights starting a new vegetable operation from scratch by Young Grower Robert Arvier.
Videos
Level Up Hort: Levelling up vegetable and onion business performance webinar
Watch this webinar to find out more about the Level Up Hort program, which offers free 1:1 specialist advice (valued at $10,000/year) to vegetable and onion levy payers for up to five years.
Media
Converting costs to income sets growers up for success
Operating efficiency is an important metric measured in Planfarm’s business analyses, as it highlights how effectively resources within a farm...
How operating efficiency targets differ between agricultural industries
Operating efficiency is an important metric measured in Planfarm’s business analyses, as it highlights how effectively resources within a farm...
Data for Success
Level Up Hort is a new fully funded national business analysis and benchmarking program for vegetable and onion FFS growers....