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One of the biggest challenges facing Australian horticulture is the capacity, or lack of, for horticulture professionals to gain new skills to enhance and ensure their future success in the industry. It stops start-ups from getting off the ground, limits long established businesses from evolving with a contemporary market, and creates problems with succession plans…
Read MoreHort Innovation has created a web page full of comprehensive information for those affected by bushfires. Information is provided in the following areas: – Bushfire updates and alerts – Practical bushfire recovery information – Financial support – Mental health resources – Insurance and legal services – Other services – Documenting the impact – Donations Visit…
Read MoreShock, sadness, and despair are words we can associate with the recent bushfires all over our country. It has been hard to comprehend the devastation that has occurred to such vast areas and to so many communities. Given the wide distribution of olive production there is good chance many producers and service providers…
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South African expert Linda Costa’s table olive workshops at the 2018 and 2019 National Olive Industry Conferences were a hit, and left growers wanting even more … so she’s heading back for a national workshop tour in February 2020. Working with the AOA, Costa will deliver a full day program in each state, ensuring industry-wide…
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Hort Innovation is working to identify and respond to the factors influencing the long-term sustainability of Australian-grown horticulture – from the workforce and produce to the performance of our farms and nurseries, and to protecting our planet. They want to understand and focus on the things that are most important to you, Australian growers and…
Read MoreThe Olive Wellness Institute (OWI) is now 18 months old and they’re keen to hear your feedback on their work to date, so they can track their progress and continue to improve their offer. They’re doing that via a grower survey, with the responses providing the valuable information they need for activity planning for 2020…
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The 2019 National Conference & Trade Exhibition in Albury, NSW was a great event, providing three information-packed days of interactive learning, networking and industry discussion. There was a lot to take in, so it’s great news that information from the events is now being shared online. A comprehensive range of presentation videos, PowerPoints and photos…
Read MoreRound 5 of the TasteBook™ sensory training program offered an unmissable sensory experience, exploring the nuances of Picual varietal EVOO. Following hot on its heels, in the New Year participants will have a double-sized learning opportunity, with the next two rounds being run together. TasteBook™ Round 6 and 7 will focus on Kalamata table olives…
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So much information, on so many topics – and then so much fun to be had. That’s the general gist of feedback from this year’s National Olive Conference & Trade Exhibition, held in October in Albury, NSW. With local growers of its own, the river city gave the olive industry a warm welcome and the…
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Fats and oils will be firmly in focus next February as Australia hosts the World Congress on Oils & Fats 2020 (WCOF2020) in Sydney, NSW. Attracting participants from across the globe, the Congress connects research scientists and industry involved in edible oils and their by-products. It provides a platform for young and developing researchers, disseminates…
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