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Plant Health Australia Limited (PHA) invites applications from persons wishing to be considered for appointment as Non-Executive Directors of the company.
Read MoreHort Innovation is developing a refreshed Strategic Investment Plans (SIP) for each levy-paying industry within the horticulture sector. The workable draft is the first take following initial industry engagement, and the draft Olive SIP is now available online for you to review and provide your feedback. Your discussion and comment will assist in ensuring the…
Read MoreThe AOA’s highly successful Healthy Soil Field Day program reinforced the renewed interest in soil care, and the increasing realisation that healthy, functioning soil is the foundation of a successful grove. And it’s widely recognised that the Australian horticulture industry’s adoption of cover crops, reduced tillage and compost are all game changers for nitrogen tie-up…
Read MoreThe Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI), supported by Hort Innovation, has initiated a new collaboration for extension experts across plant industries and government to work together to increase co-ordination and information sharing on biosecurity issues. The Biosecurity Extension Community (BEC) met for the first time in April to discuss common biosecurity extension issues across plant industries…
Read MoreBeing held over the next six weeks, three OliveCare® Best Practice webinars will be of interest and value to all olive growers, processors and marketers of olive products, whether current members of the OliveCare® program or not. The webinars will be presented by the Australian Olive Association’s OliveCare® Code of Best Practice Administrator Peter McFarlane,…
Read MoreThe final report for the completed olive levy project OL17003: Australian olive industry sensory training is now available on the Hort Innovation website. Facilitated by the NSW Department of Primary Industries, OL17003: Australian olive industry sensory training was designed to provide the Australian olive industry (AOI) with the necessary skills to enable ongoing monitoring of…
Read MoreThe AOA’s OliveCare® Code of Best Practice program is all about helping growers and producers do things better, smarter and for a more viable outcome. So when OliveCare® Administrator Peter McFarlane received this timely processing question from a program member, he wanted to share the answer with other levy payers. What grade talc do I…
Read MoreThe Australian Olive Association (AOA) operates a communications and extension program for the benefit of growers and our broader industry. With several years of the current program now completed, they are seeking your feedback to help measure the impact of the program. Specifically, they want to identify which are the most effective platforms for delivering…
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The 2022-2026 industry Strategic Investment Plans (SIPs) will provide the roadmaps to guide Hort Innovation’s investment of levies and Australian Government contributions, ensuring investment decisions are aligned with industry priorities. Over the past 12 months, Hort Innovation has continued to engage with growers and industry stakeholders to develop a refreshed SIP for each industry within…
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