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Soil scientist John Barton is well known to many olive growers through his dynamic presentations at the AOA’s National Conference and Healthy Soils Field Days. More recently, the soil and composting guru has tackled a timely topic via a free webinar looking at reducing fertilizer costs with soil carbon. The session worked through the causes…
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The Farm Biosecurity Program, run by Plant Health Australia and Animal Health Australia, is once again supporting a scholarship for a primary producer to study a topic relevant to on-farm biosecurity. Nuffield Australia Farming Scholarships are a unique way for primary producers to participate in a life-changing experience, travel overseas and study an agricultural topic…
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A new Hort Innovation-funded pilot program is providing a tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. The initial phase of MT21201: Consumer usage, attitude and brand tracking will run for three months to ensure that the continuous tracker runs effectively, after which…
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The highly-acclaimed and comprehensive AOA Olive Oil Processing Workshop is returning as a face-to-face event this year, following two successful (COVID-induced) online programs in 2020 and 2021. The program will once again be delivered by international master olive miller Pablo Canamasas, and 2019 and 2021 AIOA Best of Show winners Peter and Marlies Eicher, of…
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Hort Innovation has announced the appointment of Brett Fifield as the new Chief Executive Officer, replacing Matt Brand. Brett will join Hort Innovation on April 26, moving from his current role as the Deputy Director General, Infrastructure, Investment and Business Development, and member of the Executive Leadership Team, at the NSW Department of Primary Industries…
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The Olive Wellness Institute has a new webinar on its calendar of interesting and educational events, this time focusing on the Mediterranean Diet and mental health. The evidence linking mental health and diet has grown, and we now know what we eat can impact both our mood and our risk of mental health conditions. The…
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The power of technology on a farm is in full force at the Soil Wealth Integrated Crop Protection (ICP) Koo Wee Rup demonstration site in Victoria. Koo Wee Rup is a family farm in Gippsland currently involved in vegetable cropping, and one of a number of Soil Wealth ICP demonstration sites across the country. Work…
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The 2020/21 Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook has just been released, providing data on more than 75 horticultural products including fruit, nuts, vegetables, nursery, turf and cut flowers. Published annually in February, the Handbook captures the previous financial year’s data, drawn from supply chain sources including international trade statistics and industry peak bodies. It includes information…
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The long-awaited Riverina Healthy Soils Field Day is finally happening, following postponements last year due to COVID restrictions. The event is the last in the highly popular national program, focussed on the importance of healthy soils for healthy trees and productive groves. The new date is Sunday, March 27 and the venue is Parafield Olives,…
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The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) has secured ongoing funding from Hort Innovation, enabling phase 4 of the project that strategically co-ordinates fruit fly management in Australia. The funding will see the continuation of the NFFC’s work over the five years from 2021-2026. Fruit fly is one of the biggest trade barriers for horticulture products…
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