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Key decision-makers from the horticulture, technology, transport and retail sectors gathered in Sydney recently to discuss the levers that need to be pulled for the horticulture industry to be more…
Soil scientist John Barton is well known to many olive growers through his dynamic presentations at the AOA’s National Conference and Healthy Soils Field Days. More recently, the soil and…
The Farm Biosecurity Program, run by Plant Health Australia and Animal Health Australia, is once again supporting a scholarship for a primary producer to study a topic relevant to on-farm…
A new Hort Innovation-funded pilot program is providing a tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. The…
The highly-acclaimed and comprehensive AOA Olive Oil Processing Workshop is returning as a face-to-face event this year, following two successful (COVID-induced) online programs in 2020 and 2021. The program will…
Hort Innovation has announced the appointment of Brett Fifield as the new Chief Executive Officer, replacing Matt Brand. Brett will join Hort Innovation on April 26, moving from his current…
The Olive Wellness Institute has a new webinar on its calendar of interesting and educational events, this time focusing on the Mediterranean Diet and mental health. The evidence linking mental…
The power of technology on a farm is in full force at the Soil Wealth Integrated Crop Protection (ICP) Koo Wee Rup demonstration site in Victoria. Koo Wee Rup is…
The 2020/21 Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook has just been released, providing data on more than 75 horticultural products including fruit, nuts, vegetables, nursery, turf and cut flowers. Published annually in…
The long-awaited Riverina Healthy Soils Field Day is finally happening, following postponements last year due to COVID restrictions. The event is the last in the highly popular national program, focussed…