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Australia’s investment in agricultural research and development has reached almost $3 billion in 2023-24, according to the latest ABARES data. ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said the recently-published Agricultural research and development (R&D) investment in Australia – 2023-24 update found total agricultural R&D funding has increasing from $2.91 billion in 2022-23 to $2.98 billion in 2023-24.…
Hort Innovation has published its 2023/24 Annual Report, providing an overview of the company’s activities managing levy funds and R&D projects across national horticultural industries during 2023/24. The Hort Innovation Annual Report 2023/24 is presented in six sections, plus the financial report. Section 1: Introduction – introduces the role Hort Innovation plays within the horticulture sector and the strategic…
Each year, Hort Innovation conducts a Grower and Partner Survey to support the company’s continuous improvement, gathering feedback on engagement and outcome delivery for the horticulture sector. The Grower and Partner Survey 2024 was designed to: Measure key KPIs of the Hort Innovation Strategy 2024-2026. Measure the overall ‘relationship health’ Hort Innovation has with growers,…
October 10 is World Mental Health Day, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about the role that food plays in mood – and specifically how the Mediterranean diet and EVOO can improve mood. It’s covered it user-friendly detail in the recording of the Olive Wellness Institute’s webinar on Food and Mood, presented by Dr Wolf…
When it comes to driving growth in horticulture, who better to lead the way than the growers themselves? Hort Innovation aims to ensure that industry voices shape research, trade and marketing investments, which also ensures that industry needs guide those investments. To achieve this, it partners with each industry’s Peak Industry Body, developing an advice…
A groundbreaking $4.3M collaboration between growers and scientists is exploring the untapped health treasures available in plant produce. Delivered through Hort Innovation and led by a multidisciplinary team from Macquarie University’s Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Facilitated Advancement of Australia’s Bioactives (FAAB), the new research aims to uncover the secrets of bioactives – chemical compounds…
Quality, sustainability and viability are among the key aims for our industry and they’re all up for discussion at this year’s AOA National Olive Conference & Exhibition, now just a few weeks away. The industry’s ‘must attend’ annual gathering, the event brings together growers, suppliers and industry professionals for three days of invaluable networking and…
Sustainability has a lot of meanings for an agricultural business and we’ll be exploring a bunch of them at this year’s AOA National Olive Industry Conference & Trade Exhibition. Now only a month or so away, the 2024 national gathering is being held at the All Seasons Hotel, Bendigo, Victoria from 23-25 October. An optional…
Ever wish you could negotiate more effectively with your customers and suppliers? Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers has help at hand with its Negotiation Tactics Masterclass for growers. This free Masterclass will provide you and your team with the knowledge needed to level the playing field – whether that’s with an agent, a retailer or…
Olive lace bug (OLB) has emerged as a major issue in groves across the country this year, with an increase in both spread and severity of incidence causing crop loss and damage to many groves. Changing weather conditions – particularly an increase in moisture – are a major causative factor and are also responsible with…