Jul 10, 2024 | Australia, Grove Innovation News, Olive business
The Australian Olive Association (AOA) operates a communications and extension program for the benefit of our industry. The program is an R&D project under the Hort Innovation-run Olive Fund. They need your feedback from time to time to help measure the impact of...
Jul 10, 2024 | Australia, Courses/Education, Grove Innovation News, Olive business, Research
In the past 12 months Hort Innovation have introduced a new advisory system, with 10 Industry Service and Delivery Managers (ISDMs) appointed to meet and work with growers on the ground. Hort says these closer connections are seeing the organisation receive an...
Jul 10, 2024 | Australia, Grove Innovation News, Olive Diseases
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has recently updated the minor use permit issued for a registered agvet chemical product for the control of Anthracnose disease in olives. Permit PER87332 (version 2) for Aero fungicide use on...
Jul 10, 2024 | Australia, Grove Innovation News, Research
Demand for healthy bee colonies for pollination and declining global bee health necessitate improved hive monitoring. Horticulturalists want pollination-ready hives, and beekeepers value early intervention against disease and stress. To address these challenges,...
Jun 11, 2024 | Australia, Awards, Competitions, Grove Innovation News, International News/Trends
The 2024 Australian International Olive Awards (AIOA) is now open for entries, offering the chance to be named Best EVOO, Flavoured Oil or Table Olive of Show from a growing field of high-calibre international entries. Ongoing quality improvement is one of the aims of...
Jun 11, 2024 | Australia, Grove Innovation News, Olive business, Technology/Science
A new project under the Olive levy R&D fund will monitor olive oil quality and labelling across the national supply chain. Running over the next three years, the Olive Oil Quality Monitoring Program (OL2302) aims to improve consumer confidence in Australian olive...
