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AuSPICA is the authority responsible for the seed potato certification schemes in Victoria, South Australia and Northern New South Wales (Guyra).

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Since 1995 AuSPICA, as an incorporated association, has worked with a consortium of National potato industry stakeholders to the benefit of members and the Australian potato industry.

In January 2010 AuSPICA took over the operation of the minituber seed production facility, now known as Toolangi Elite.

The head office of AuSPICA is at the Toolangi Research Station which is is a 52 ha farm that has a long history for high health plant production and propagation.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” delay=”100″][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#ffffff” icon_family=”none” url=”http://www.auspica.org.au/about-auspica/” text=”MORE ABOUT US” margin_top=”25″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_image=”6254″ background_image_mobile_hidden=”true” bg_position=”center top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”light” text_align=”left” top_padding=”13%” bottom_padding=”13%” color_overlay=”#004439″ overlay_strength=”0.5″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_custom_heading text=”YEARS AS INDUSTRY BASED ORGANISATION” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:center|color:%23a5a5a5″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1713052230506{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”]

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Seed Potato Certification

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The AuSPICA seed potato certification scheme has a considerable role in the production of high quality seed stocks for the Australian potato industry.[/morphing_outline][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-10-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#75a798″ background_color_opacity=”1″ background_color_hover=”#75a798″ background_hover_color_opacity=”0.6″ background_image=”6257″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” column_link=”https://www.auspica.org.au/auspica-services-information/”][morphing_outline starting_color=”#ffffff” hover_color=”#ffffff” border_thickness=”11″]

Services

MORE THAN JUST CERTIFICATION

While seed potato certification remains at the core of our business, AuSPICA also provides a range of other professional services to the Australian potato industry.[/morphing_outline][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”]

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