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...
Apr 9, 2024 | Australia, Grove Innovation News, Olive Diseases, Research, Technology/Science
A landmark new initiative, Catalysing Australia’s Biosecurity (CAB), will draw on cutting-edge technologies and digital systems to strengthen the nation’s biosecurity defences and protect our native species, crops, livestock and food supply. With an initial...
Mar 19, 2024 | Export, Grove Innovation News, Olive business, Technology/Science
Freshcare and Hort Innovation are asking for your input into an industry-wide grower survey on Regulatory Technology (RegTech). The end aim is to help businesses and exporters meet regulatory requirements more efficiently, providing Australian agriculture with a trade...
Oct 10, 2023 | Australia, Events, Grove Innovation News, Olive business, Technology/Science
*Registrations close this Friday, 13 October – don’t miss out, register NOW here. From grove management to sales and marketing, with olive health benefits, composting and EVOO assessment along the way … no matter what you want to learn about, you’ll find it covered at...
Oct 10, 2023 | Australia, Grove Innovation News, Olive Diseases, Technology/Science
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has installed two new cutting-edge 3D x-ray units at Brisbane and Melbourne international airports, trialling the screening of incoming baggage for biosecurity risks. The devastation caused by the current...
Aug 8, 2023 | Australia, Grove Innovation News, Technology/Science
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 boost labour efficiency. Delivered through Hort...