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Permit 13999 (Version 7) – Dimethoate for use on olives, has recently been re-issued and extended by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), with a new expiry date of 31 March 2022. Note: the permit allows Dimethoate use only on trees/fruit used for olive oil production and not for table olive production. View…
Read MoreOrganic amendments are mostly applied at pre-planting of cash or cover crops, and always contain carbon and all major nutrients, including nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur and potassium. In December, the Soil Wealth ICP project updated a global scan and review on organic soil amendments, providing reliable research-based information from leading sources around the world. This resource…
Read MoreThe state of the market for olive products is an important element in ensuring viability for our industry, highlighting opportunities for future production direction. AOA OliveCare® Code of Best Practice Administrator Peter McFarlane prepared this overview of the recent International Olive Council (IOC) March newsletter, which provided some interesting insight into current trends with its…
Read MoreWith gut health issues on the rise in Australia, the gut microbiome is a hot topic right now. The good news is that the Olive Wellness Institute team have answered the call for good fact-based information with their latest offering, a downloadable e-book on Gut Health. Assembled by a group of the OWI’s expert…
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To support growth in the horticulture sector, Hort Innovation has launched an extension initiative involving staff based in Australia’s main horticultural growing regions. The Regional Extension Managers work to enhance the co-ordination, communication and application of R&D outcomes across their regions, playing a linking role within the industry. Over the past year, the Extension Team…
Read MoreThe strategic levy investment project Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) – Updates (MT19008) was undertaken to investigate the current pest problems, agrichemical usage and pest management alternatives for the olive industry across Australia. A Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP), through the process of a desktop audit and industry liaison: (i) assesses the importance of the…
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Market access for horticulture products to international markets is gained through negotiation between the Australian Government and the Governments of our trading partners. The International Market Access Assessment Panel (IMAAP) acts on behalf of the horticultural sector to provide transparent, unbiased and consistent market access advice to the Australian Government to support those negotiations. While…
Read More3 April 2021 The Australian Olive Association (AOA) has convened a series of 6 of ground-breaking field days across Australia. The field days emphasised the important role of healthy soils in producing healthy trees and lifting grove productivity. At Lentara Grove, Exeter, TAS. A small but enthusiastic group of 12 olive producers representing 9 Tasmanian…
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