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Australian producers have once again done the industry proud at the New York International Olive Oil Competition 2020, awarded a total of five Gold and six Silver medals. Interestingly, all of this year’s winning producers are from Victoria and all are AOA OliveCare® signatories. The winners are: Cape Schanck Olive Estate – 4 medals: Gold –…
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In the April edition of Grove Innovation we announced the AOA’s new weekly webinar series, covering a range of productivity and profitability topics directly affecting Australian olive growers and producers. The virtual event series has been created to off-set the postponement of the national Healthy Soils Field Day program due to the current COVID-19 restrictions,…
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The second series of three webinars, scheduled to begin on 26 May, will cover key elements and insights for a successful on-line marketing business. While relevant for all producers, these webinars are designed for those who have had to adapt their sales models due to the collapse of food service and farmers markets around the…
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In this new world of life with coronavirus, there are few topics hotter than immunity. Which makes the latest in the series of Olive Wellness Institute webinars both timely and topical, as it explores The Ins and Outs of Olive Leaf Extract. Presented by naturopath Ian Breakspear, the webinar will delve into the evidence-based science…
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The future of plant health in Australia is looking brighter with a new opportunity for international collaboration in research on pests and diseases that are common threats. Australia’s Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI), has just signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Phytosanitary Research and Co-ordination network (Euphresco). The PBRI co-ordinates and supports plant…
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The latest edition of the Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook is now live, with a new interactive dashboard providing improved search functionality and user preferences. Produced annually, the Handbook features data on more than 70 horticultural products, including fruit, nuts, vegetables, nursery, turf and cut flowers. The data in the latest edition shows that in 2018/19,…
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