Mar 30, 2017 | Australia, Environment
The wild weather that hit Northland earlier this month was not caused by climate change – but climate change made it more likely and more severe, a visiting climate expert says.
Mar 23, 2017 | Australia, Environment, General Olive News, Suppliers & Announcements
Australia’s plant biosecurity is set to strengthen after the nation’s seven plant Research and Development Corporations (RDC’s) today announced a new partnership approach to protect and enhance timber, food and fibre production.
Mar 23, 2017 | Australia, Environment, Research
Australian farmers will continue to have access to a popular insecticide following a decision from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) that confirms dimethoate is safe and effective to use on a number of agricultural crops. This is one...
Mar 10, 2017 | Environment, International News/Trends, Technology/Science
Agricultural tomato wastes could be used to produce valuable functional ingredients as part of a sustainable strategy that uses sustainable extraction methods and contributes to a bio-economy, say researchers. There’s a great R&D report on this topic in the March...
Mar 2, 2017 | Environment, General Olive News, International News/Trends
Expert ecologists at the UK-based Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) have devised a scientific model which could help predict the spread of the deadly Xylella fastidiosa which is threatening to destroy Europe’s olive trees. Don’t miss our update on Xylella...
Feb 23, 2017 | Environment, General Olive News, International News/Trends
South Africa’s olive industry is set to take a blow from recent wildfires that have plagued the Western Cape region, an area home to most of the country’s olive farms. South African Olive Farmers Feel the Heat as Wildfires Take Their Toll...