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The 2021-2031 National Plant Biosecurity Strategy (NPBS) was released in mid-April by Plant Health Australia (PHA), providing a framework to strengthen Australia’s plant biosecurity system over the next decade. The second-generation strategy outlines four focus areas needed to build a resilient and contemporary national plant biosecurity system that will continue to support Australian plant industries, the…
Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) 2017-2021 performance reports for each levy-paying industry have been developed and are available on the Hort Innovation website. The reports review the performance of levy investments against each industry Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) from 2016/17 to 2020/21: industry SIPs outline the key priorities for investment in each levy industry and ensure…
Women’s health needs vary widely between individuals and at different life stages. But one common theme is the need for good nutrition. The Mediterranean Diet, and extra virgin olive oil have been shown to assist with health issues ranging from general wellbeing through to reproductive concerns. In this webinar, Accredited Practising Dietitian Susie Burrell unpacks…
Key decision-makers from the horticulture, technology, transport and retail sectors gathered in Sydney recently to discuss the levers that need to be pulled for the horticulture industry to be more sustainable now and into the future. Following on from the release of the Australian-Grown Sustainability Framework last year, the Rural Research and Development Corporation and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…