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By Laura Thomas Weather has continued to dominate news headlines in recent days, as Australians endure soaring temperatures and wet, wild storms. It’s been a week of weather extremes. New South Wales has sweltered through severe heat and high fire danger, while Victoria and South Australia have been battered by rain and damaging winds. The…
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By Laura Thomas The mercury is rising across parts of the country, signalling another hot Australian summer is on its way. Spring has been warm in the eastern parts of the country already and for many farmers and rural landholders, fire preparedness tasks are now at the top of the to-do list. Dry, hot conditions…
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By Laura Thomas Heading along to the 2025 National Olive Industry Conference & Exhibition in Adelaide at the end of the month? There’s so much to see and do! As the peak event for industry, the event provides unparalleled expert access and learning opportunities across all parts of the olive-producing process. It will be held…
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It only happens once a year, so if you miss out on this year’s AOA National Olive Industry Conference & Exhibition, you’ve got a long wait ahead. And there’ll be a lot to catch up on, with a jam-packed program based around the theme of Productivity and profitability. And who doesn’t want to achieve that!…
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A groundbreaking new research project is putting science at the heart of defending horticultural production, developing “plant vaccines” to protect Australia’s vegetables from viral diseases. Funded by Hort Innovation and led by The University of Queensland (UQ), the five-year initiative is exploring how tiny biological molecules called peptides can be used to prime plants to…
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January 2026 will see the XI International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops held in Australia, being hosted at the Tatura SmartFarm in Victoria. Running from 18-23 January, the six-day event features plenary sessions, keynote, oral and poster presentations, workshops, technical tours, a conference dinner and social activities. Presented by Agriculture Victoria, the Instituto de…
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The Olive Wellness Institute has done it again, providing another great resource to help spread the word about the health benefits of EVOO and dispel one of the most frustrating myths. Run in September for health professionals, the webinar Reframing Healthy Fats in Every Practice was presented by well-known dietician Dr Joanna McMillan and MC…
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Ten of the nation’s leading agricultural research organisations are pooling their powers to bolster on-farm adoption of research outcomes and returns to farmers. Delivered through Hort Innovation and led by Enablers of Change, the three-year collaborative initiative will coach researchers and extension practitioners to pilot innovative approaches and learn from each other, with the ultimate…
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By Laura Thomas Olive producers are being encouraged to ensure plenty of water is on hand to water flowering trees, as a rare phenomenon threatens earlier predictions of a wetter than average spring. According to reports, a 30C temperature rise over Antarctica – known as Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) – has the potential to disrupt…
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The interests of the Australian olive industry were represented at a national Xylella preparedness workshop recently, as efforts to safeguard the nation’s agriculture sector from one of the most serious emerging plant disease threats worldwide continue. Convened by the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative, Wine Australia and Hort Innovation, the event brought together government agencies, research…
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