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Four candidates are in the running for three vacant Board positions at Hort Innovation, the grower-owned research and development corporation for Australian horticulture. Hort Innovation Voting Members will be able to vote online, by telephone and in-person in Brisbane at the company’s 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 24. Hort Innovation Chair Julie Bird…
*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 way … no matter what you want to learn about, you’ll find it covered at this year’s AOA National Olive Industry Conference & Exhibition. Now…
The Federal Government’s Future Drought Fund (FDF) is investing $1.6 million over the next two years for scholarships and training through the country’s leading agricultural scholarship organisation, Nuffield Australia. The FDF Drought Resilience Scholarship Program is supporting farmers across 2024 and 2025 to increase their knowledge of new tools and practices helping the agricultural sector…
Applications for the 2024 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award and Acceleration Grant are now open. AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award The Award acknowledges the essential role women play in rural industries, businesses and communities, providing a platform to inspire and support Australian women to use and develop their skills to benefit those industries and communities. The Award…
Hort Innovation is running an informative webinar delving into consumer insights in sustainability, Australia’s global position, and the implications for the horticulture sector. Growers, producers and others in your business are invited to join industry bodies, government agencies, and those involved in food packaging and retailing, to take part in the session. The consumer insights…
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 risks. The devastation caused by the current varroa mite incursion, and the ongoing real threat of Xylella fastidiosa being brought to our shores via infected…
Being held at Peninsula Providore’s Nangkita Grove on SA’s Fleurieu Peninsula, this field day is the next in the AOA’s continuing series of extension events. The program builds on the successful round of national Healthy Soils Field Days, covering issues raised at previous events and a number of timely and relevant grove topics. It will…
AgriFutures Australia recently launched a series of data reports as part of its Pre-Farm Gate Waste Program. The reports provide baseline data on pre-farm gate waste in Australia to better inform management practices, policies and investment. The work involved extensive engagement with more than 200 industry representatives. AgriFutures recommends producers, peak bodies and decision makers…
We hope you’ve got 26-27 October marked down in your diary – and if not, get that marker pen out and do it now! That’s when the olive industry heads to Canberra, ACT for the annual info-fest on olive growing and production, and running a viable olive business. Being held at the University of Canberra’s…
Australian biosecurity has received another boost after the nation’s seven plant Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry renewed a partnership to tackle the nation’s most prolific pests and diseases. Since it was established in 2017, the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) has focused on preparedness, diagnostics, surveillance,…