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The latest edition of the annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook has been released. The 2022/2023 edition includes information on 75 different horticulture categories across fruit, vegetables, nuts, and greenlife. Drawing on data from supply chain sources including international trade statistics and industry peak bodies, the Handbook includes information on retail and food service use, exports…
The Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) is currently underway across a range of levy-paying industries, including olives. The industry SARP reports assist in ensuring the availability of and access to effective chemical controls for each industry’s pest, weed and disease issues, and to address relevant needs and gaps. The review process provides horticulture industries with…
Last week’s AOA webinar Co-ops 101 for Olive Growers proved that multi-grower co-operatives are a concept olive producers are keen to contemplate. There was a great turn-out for interactive webinar, which explored the opportunities provided by co-operative business operations, and ended with some great discussion around structure options and practical realities. A second webinar being held next…
Developments in the regulatory oversight of crop protection chemicals are communicated via regular Ag Chemical Updates produced by the Hort Innovation-funded project Regulatory support and co-ordination (pesticides) (MT20007). The updates provide a summary of the various regulatory issues and chemical reviews currently underway both locally and internationally. The latest update, published in December, is available here, along with…
The Olive Wellness Institute’s great work just doesn’t stop, sharing user-friendly information on the health benefits of olive products via both attendance at events and its online presence. Recent additions have focussed on the Mediterranean Diet (Med Diet) – with olive oil at its core – including a new blog on the lifestyle value of…
Each year Hort Innovation conducts its Grower and Partner Survey, as an important instrument to support the company’s aim for continuous operational improvement. The insights provided help shape the work it does, the goals it sets and the decisions it makes. In particular, the Grower and Partner Survey 2023 was designed to measure critical KPIs…
The AOA’s extension program is getting off and running early this year, with an interactive webinar exploring the opportunities provided by co-operative business operations. Combining learning and discussion, the session will look at how mutuality and co-operation can collectively solve a problem and form foundations for shared ownership among olive growers. It will specifically cover…
Managing fruit fly is a complex process and requires long-term sustained and planned activity. To assist industry and increase the general understanding of fruit fly management, the National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) has developed a set of basic primers, tailored for Australia’s major fruit fly affected industries. The primers provide an overview on fruit fly…
Pairing the current alcohol and soapy water washes, sugar shakes and sticky strips with laser beams, cameras, vibration detection and DNA testing, are just some of the options being looked at to help beekeepers to monitor their hives for varroa mite. Delivered through Hort Innovation and led by Macquarie University, new research began last year…
There’s little doubt that extra virgin olive oil and olive leaf extract have huge health and nutritional benefits – the evidence is in. But what other properties does the olive tree have that are good for your health? Providing the answers is the Olive Wellness Institute’s podcast detailing the qualities of nature’s very own “super…