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Olive lace bug remains an important pest for the Australian industry and has recently been a major problem for many locations in NSW (particularly the Hunter Valley) and southern Western…
The Hort Innovation data team is hosting two webinars in August that will reveal the latest consumer insights for vegetables, and fruit, dried fruit and nuts. The information has been…
The next in the AOA’s continuing series of extension events has been scheduled, with the program building on the previous successful round of national Health Soils Field Days. Being held…
Ongoing quality improvement is one of the aims of the industry’s Strategic Investment Plan and R&D priorities, and the Australian International Olive Awards (AIOA) is one of the industry’s major…
Training fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labour are all possibilities being considered by Australian berry growers to…
The AOA’s National Olive Industry Conference & Trade Exhibition heads back to Canberra this year, marking a return to the national capital after a 13-year hiatus. Running across two full…
Passionate leaders in the horticulture industry are being called to apply to fill three Director vacancies on the Hort Innovation board. In accordance with the Hort Innovation Constitution, three out…
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has launched a new tool to help sustainably manage soil as a critical natural resource which sustains lives and livelihoods. Now live and available for…
The horticulture industry is on the look-out for emerging technologies to make it easier for growers to trace their produce along the supply chain, to support maximum food safety, quality…
AgriFutures Australia has released its latest report “Listen up: Young people’s perspective on the future of Australian agriculture and rural industries”, a compilation of thought-provoking perspectives and provocations from the…