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Australian olive growers are encouraged to have their say about the outlook for horticulture and the impact of investment of their levies by participating in Hort Innovation’s annual Grower and Partner Survey. The survey is an important source of feedback to ensure Hort Innovation is delivering value for growers by investing strategically to address the…
Olive lace bug remains an important pest for the Australian industry and has recently been a major problem for many locations in NSW (particularly the Hunter Valley) and southern Western Australia. One of the reasons has been the weather patterns that have favoured survival of the initial (and in some cases, later) generations of developing…
The Hort Innovation data team is hosting two webinars in August that will reveal the latest consumer insights for vegetables, and fruit, dried fruit and nuts. The information has been produced through the company’s multi-industry project Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2022/23 (MT21202), which examines what Australians think, feel, and do in relation to fresh…
The next in the AOA’s continuing series of extension events has been scheduled, with the program building on the previous successful round of national Health Soils Field Days. Being held at Peninsula Providore’s Nangkita Grove on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula, the field day will communicate the results of a composting trial undertaken on the property.…
Ongoing quality improvement is one of the aims of the industry’s Strategic Investment Plan and R&D priorities, and the Australian International Olive Awards (AIOA) is one of the industry’s major avenues for promoting that quality improvement. The AIOA prides itself on judging excellence, with all entries assessed and awarded on merit, and all entrants receiving…
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 boost labour efficiency. Delivered through Hort Innovation and led by The Growth Drivers in consultation with berry growers, the research aimed to identify practical technology-based…
The AOA’s National Olive Industry Conference & Trade Exhibition heads back to Canberra this year, marking a return to the national capital after a 13-year hiatus. Running across two full days and evenings on Thursday 26 and Friday, 27 October, the 2023 National Olive Industry Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Ann Harding…
Passionate leaders in the horticulture industry are being called to apply to fill three Director vacancies on the Hort Innovation board. In accordance with the Hort Innovation Constitution, three out of the nine current Directors are set to retire from the Board in 2023. Applications are now open for these three Director vacancies, which will…
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 use, the Australian National Soil Information System (ANSIS) brings together soil data from across Australia, connecting multiple data sources to provide access to nationally consistent…
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 and sustainability claims. Supported by a $471,000 grant from the Australian Government, the initiative is being led by Hort Innovation in partnership with key players…