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The 2020 AOA National Olive Industry Conference closes with an additional evening session on Friday, featuring the 2020 Australian International Olive Awards Virtual Gala Presentation. The annual awards are an important part of the industry’s commitment to ongoing quality improvement, acknowledging the efforts of growers, producers and processors in achieving product excellence. This year saw…
Olive tree leaves have been used medicinally for hundreds of years and olive leaf extract (OLE) is an increasingly popular preventative and natural health product. Aiming to improve the appropriate selection of available products, new research has provided an evaluation and comparison of the chemical profile of a range of OLE products on the Australian…
A new national research project is currently underway, aiming to deliver practical management options to horticultural industries recovering from bushfires. Funded by Hort Innovation in partnership with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, the five-year project – Developing management strategies to enhance the recovery of horticulture from bushfires – will assess short and long-term effects…
A creative and innovative new project is getting young people involved in Australian biosecurity, deputising them as Pest Warriors on the search for “bad guy bugs” which may find their way into the country. An initiative of the Urban Plant Health Network, the Pest Warriors project was initiated by the Australian Government Rural R&D for…
The AOA’s National Olive Industry Conference is going online in 2020, following the postponement of the next physical event until October 2021. Being held from Tuesday, 13 October to Friday, 16 October inclusive, this year’s event will consist of four x two-hour afternoon sessions, running from 3-5pm (AEST) each day. Each session will have a…
Last month’s interactive webinar with South African table olive expert Linda Costa was a huge success, attended by a large cohort of participants both new to table olive production and with substantial experience. The event provided the opportunity to gain guidance and answers on issues with current ferments, and saw valuable discussion on processes and…
Pest and disease experts Dr Robert Spooner-Hart and Len Tesoriero have travelled the country over the past two years as part of the olive R&D project An integrated pest and disease management extension program for the olive industry (OL17001). The objective of the project is to provide Australian olive growers with access to current, practical information…
Plant Health Australia (PHA) has launched a new online course on the fundamentals of plant biosecurity in Australia. The new course, launched in July 2020, is called Plant Biosecurity in Australia and replaces the old PHA Foundation Course. The content of the old course was completely refreshed to keep up with an evolving Emergency Plant…
The impacts of COVID on exports have created concerns for exporters around airfreight capacity and market conditions into the future. Current airfreight capacity is significantly reduced in line with reduced international passenger travel, and those heavily reliant on airfreight are understandably concerned about the season to come. COVID has also affected market development opportunities activities…
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