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As we head into 2026, a new webinar recording takes a deep drive into how Australians are shopping, spending and making choices around fresh produce and nuts. Presented in December…
By Laura Thomas Australian farmers are cautiously optimistic for the year ahead, according to latest industry data. A ”stable outlook and stronger appetite for investment” is touted for 2026, as…
By Laura Thomas It’s been another productive year for the Australian Olive Association, as it works to shape a positive future for the country’s burgeoning olive industry. As the national…
Shared learning and improved practices are what the annual AOA National Olive Industry Conference & Trade Exhibition is all about, providing an opportunity for producers and experts to get together…
The Olive Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) is the roadmap that guides Hort Innovation’s oversight and management of the olive industry’s investment programs, laying the foundation for decision-making in investments. The…
A ground-breaking project which turns agricultural waste into regenerative solutions for the future has shown promising outcomes for Australian almond growers. Funded by Hort Innovation and delivered by the South…
Hort Innovation has confirmed the re-election of Julie Bird and Jan Vydra to its Board following the organisation’s 2025 Annual General Meeting. Voting members re-elected Julie Bird and Jan Vydra…
Australia may be an island but the global world we live in means that pest and disease incursions are a reality – and increasingly so. We’ve already had fall army…
By Laura Thomas Summer officially arrived in Australia this week, delivering a mixed bag of hot conditions in the west and cold in the south-east. It seems variable weather is…
Olive oil testing will remain available via NSW DPIRD’s commercial edible oil and oilseed laboratory for the foreseeable future, in a change of heart being applauded industry-wide. Recently, the Department…