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The re-scheduled AOA Healthy Soils Field Days program is set to go ahead, however will now be confirmed by individual event due to the ever-changing restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is scheduled to run during February and March 2021 in major production regions across all states. Given recent infection clusters in various states,…
Levy payers can keep up to date on any developments in the regulatory oversight of crop protection chemicals via the Ag Chemical Updates produced as part of the Hort-Innovation-funded project Regulatory support and co-ordination (pesticides) (MT17019). The updates provide a summary of various regulatory issues and chemical reviews currently underway, both locally and internationally, including information on…
While fruit fly is not classed as a major pest for our industry, fruit damage by fruit flies is reported regularly by olive growers. So it’s good news that the path towards a more co-ordinated and sustainable fruit fly management system to protect Australia’s horticulture sector is now clearer, following the release late last year…
The holidays are over (for most of us, at least), so it’s time to get back to promoting and educating about our healthful and delicious olive products. Luckily it won’t be hard, with another batch of great new resources from the Olive Wellness Institute (OWI) team now available online for reading, listening and sharing. The…
Increasingly, consumers and investors are asking for evidence that sustainable and ethical practices are used by food producers and others in the supply chain. So Hort Innovation is working with growing businesses, consumers and others to develop a guide to help the horticulture sector share its sustainable, ethical and safe farming practice stories. A sustainability…
Updated 3rd April 2021 Olive Oil Overview 2020
The relaxation of travel restrictions has enabled the re-scheduling of the AOA’s Healthy Soils Field Days program, which will now run during February and March 2021 in major production regions across all states. Program Each field day focuses on the role of healthy soils in producing healthy trees and lifting grove productivity. The information presented will…
This year’s evaluation of Hort Innovation’s research and development investments demonstrated an average benefit-cost ratio of 3.4:1 across sample projects, projected to generate an estimated total net value of $40.5 million over 30 years. “Half of the identified benefits were social impacts, such as increased skills among growers and researchers, cohesiveness within industries and value chains, and…
Olive growers across Australia are being alerted to an additional fungal disease which has only recently been identified in olives in Australia. AOA Biosecurity Representative and OliveCare Administrator Peter McFarlane said that Neofabraea vagabunda (Neofabraea blight, ‘leprosy of olive’) has previously been reported in Australia on apples and pears, with the first report of the…
The olive industry is moving forward successfully with the adoption of IPDM (integrated pest and disease management) practices, and chemicals still play an important role for many growers, particularly in terms of early and spot spraying to control insect pests and diseases. But spraying only works when you do it correctly, and incorrect spray application…