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Hort Innovation Regulatory Affairs – Crop Protection Manager Jodie Pedrana has advised that an extension of the Sivanto Prime registration label was approved by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) on 15 August 2022, as an outcome of various Hort Innovation projects. The label extension includes: Olives: Olive lace bug Black scale Tropical…
The latest updates to the Soil Wealth ICP Biological Products Database are now available for easy access online. The Biological Product Database is a tool for growers to assist with navigating the array of ‘biological’ products currently available to their farming business. The information has been compiled in response to questions from growers about available…
Time is ticking by and it’s now less than three weeks until entries close for the 2022 Australian International Olive Awards (AIOA). Australia’s premier olive competition, the AIOA offers the chance to be named Best EVOO, Flavoured Oil or Table Olive of Show from a growing field of high-calibre entries from across the globe –…
Registration is now open for the first face-to-face national olive industry conference since 2019, and we’re all excited about the chance to finally get together again. The long-awaited event will be held from Friday, 14 October to Sunday, 16 October inclusive in the beautiful port city of Devonport, Tasmania. This year’s content covers a diverse…
Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer (PSHB) Euwallacea fornicatus is a new and emerging threat at the urban forest-residential interface. Native to Southeast Asia, the beetle attacks a wide range of plants by tunnelling into trunks, stems and branches. PSHB has a symbiotic relationship with a Fusarium fungus, cultivating it inside the tree as a food source for the beetle and its larvae.…
Sharing topical, evidence-based information around the health – and other – benefits of olive products is what the Olive Wellness Institute is all about, and one important element of that work is myth busting. Its recent blog Deep Frying with Extra Virgin Olive Oil does just that, taking on the lingering false belief that you…
The next AgSkilled Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Human Resources (HR) Fundamentals course will begin this month, providing participants with the essentials to develop and fine tune your farming business’s WHS & HR. Provided by the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Tocal College, this course is designed for business owners, managers and supervisors…
It’s third time lucky for the AOA’s Australian National Olive Conference & Trade Exhibition, as the industry prepares to head to Devonport, Tasmania this October. The 2022 Conference will be the first face-to-face national industry event since 2019, after COVID restrictions forced the last two Conferences online. Pre-Conference field day This year’s Conference starts with…
One of the biggest issues our industry faces is biennial bearing, so the AOA is taking an in-depth look at the impact of various practices and circumstances. Of particular interest is the effect of fruit left on trees, or harvested very late, on the following year’s flowering and therefore crop level. As a basis for…
Each year, Hort Innovation invests more than $120 million into R&D, extension, marketing and international trade initiatives on behalf of Aussie growers and others involved in horticulture. And each year, levy-paying members have the opportunity to secure voting rights to have a say on the leadership of the company, and the rules that govern it.…