Technology/Science
The AOA’s annual Olive Oil Processing Workshop is a must-attend for anyone wanting to improve the quality of their olive oil, while ensuring maximum extraction. The course covers every aspect…
Freshcare and Hort Innovation are asking for your input into an industry-wide grower survey on Regulatory Technology (RegTech). The end aim is to help businesses and exporters meet regulatory requirements…
*Registrations close this Friday, 13 October – don’t miss out, register NOW here. From grove management to sales and marketing, with olive health benefits, composting and EVOO assessment along the…
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has installed two new cutting-edge 3D x-ray units at Brisbane and Melbourne international airports, trialling the screening of incoming baggage for biosecurity…
Training fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labour are all possibilities being considered by Australian berry growers to…
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has launched a new tool to help sustainably manage soil as a critical natural resource which sustains lives and livelihoods. Now live and available for…
The horticulture industry is on the look-out for emerging technologies to make it easier for growers to trace their produce along the supply chain, to support maximum food safety, quality…
Australia’s food systems must change now to remain sustainable in the future, according to a new roadmap released today by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. Food systems – spanning the…