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Women & Leadership Australia is currently offering professional development scholarships, open to women across all areas of the farming and agriculture sector. Scholarships of $1000-$5000 per person are available for four leadership development courses to encourage more women to increase their impact at work and step into industry leadership roles. Women & Leadership Australia (WLA)…
We’ve brought you news over recent months of the Olive Wellness Institute’s latest webinar series, which continued its mission of sharing topical, evidence-based information exploring the research and health benefits of all olive products. For those who weren’t able to make all the sessions there’s good news, with recordings of all three webinars now available…
The AOA’s ongoing program of productivity and profitability webinars has been a huge success, providing industry members with information, learning and discussion about a wide range of relevant topics. With the harvesting and processing olive season coming to an end for many growers, July sees the focus on the timely topic of EVOO shelf life…
The 2022 Australian International Olive Awards (AIOA) is now open for entries, offering the chance to be named Best EVOO, Flavoured Oil or Table Olive of Show from a growing field of high-calibre international entries. One of the industry’s major avenues for ongoing quality improvement, the AIOA prides itself on judging excellence, with all entries…
A two-day workshop is being run in Central NSW to address specific issues which growers in that region and the Hunter Valley have endured over the past few years. It’s been a rough time, with many groves hit by challenges including drought and fires, rain and flooding, and olive lace bug. As there have been…
AgriFutures (formerly RIRDC) is seeking your opinions on a broad range of topics relating to experiences and perceptions of Australian agriculture industries, via participation in the AgriFutures Australia Community Perceptions and Workforce Experiences’ survey. Along with R&D and extension programs to increase markets and address barriers to acceleration, one of the main focus areas of…
The Olive Wellness Institute team has recently launched a new online resource, rolling out an extra virgin olive oil virtual sensory kit. The team recognises that, while the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) are increasingly well known, there’s a lot less discussion around the sensory characteristics. And as EVOO has a wide…
Thanks to the great educative work of The Olive Wellness Institute (OWI), health professionals are increasingly aware of the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil. However, most know much less about the journey of growing olive trees through to producing high quality extra virgin olive oil, and how important the process is for the…
A new grower case study hub has been launched on the Hort Innovation website to share grower’s stories and how Hort Innovation investments have made an impact on their work and businesses. The case studies are industry-specific and present some of the impact that levy investments across R&D, marketing, extension and trade have had on…
Fruit, vegetable, nut, nursery and turf growers around the country who would like to see a technology demonstrated on-farm are being encouraged to reach out to the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF). Part of the $9M Gatton Smart Farm project partnership between Hort Innovation and the Queensland DAF, this Expression of Interest (EOI)…